George Monnat Jr Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Hello All, I had FW tanks growing up, and I never wanted the hassle of SW tanks. A little over a year ago my wife finally got her SCUBA certification. After we went blue water diving she got excited about a SW aquarium. That's when I ran across a LFS, Fishy Business, a few blocks from our previous residence. Shane there set us up with a 20 gal w/ 25 pounds of LR, and I was hooked. At the beginning of this year we bought a house and moved out near 620 and Anderson Mill. I decided since we were moving it was a good time to upgrade. I did so to a 6' 125 gal DT w/ 33 gal sump and 190# LR (again, through Shane at Fishy Business), hoping to start getting coral and clams. I didn't realize what a huge undertaking that was from a simple FOWLR 20 gal to a reef 125 gal with the lights, skimmer, sump/refugium, etc. Now I'm hooked and spend too much time on it (a story I'm sure that you're all familiar with). I've been reading a lot, mostly on the Reef Central forums. Last week I exchanged PMs with a guy on RC, and he asked if I was a member of ARC. I didn't, but I've joined up now. I guess SirReal63 deserves credit for a reference. My DT is still fairly immature, and I'm trying to be patient. I have mostly CUC with ornamental shrimp and a couple of blennies. 3x small (1/2"-3/4") red-legged hermit crabs [waiting for these to die off, so my cerith may live] 1x small (1”) emerald crab (in sump/refugium) 1x small (1.5”) orange linckia star (in sump/refugium) 10x small bumblebee snails 30x nerite snails ~16x cerith snails (**** hermits) 1x large (2") pistol shrimp 12x small (1/4"-1/2") sexy shrimp 4x medium (1.5") scarlet/skunk cleaner shrimps 2x medium (1.5") blood red fire shrimp 1x medium/large (4" dia.) brown BTA 1x large (2" dia.) Hawaiian Feather Duster 3x medium (1/2", 3/4" & 1" dia.) purple feather dusters 1x yellowtail damselfish (1.5") 1x Randall's Prawn Goby (2.5") 1x bicolor blennie (2") 1x tailspot blennie (1.5") 3x clumps of Chaetomorpha in sump (floating around one piece of LR ~1-2#) Almost all of the above have been great for a couple of months now, and all of the fish except the tailspot came over from the 20 gal. My skimmer's been working great and my parameters are good, so I'm starting to get antsy about adding zoas, rica, etc. That's my BTA shaped like a heart with a Sexy Shrimp on it. Too bad it wasn't Valentine's Day (which is also my anniversary), the wife would've loved that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubasteve92 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Welcome to ARC!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Welcome! Looks like you've done your research and put a lot of thought into the tank setup already. You're plenty of steps ahead of your average beginner! You're doing it right with the slowly adding. If you can maintain that speed of adding slowly, you can maintain that delicate balance you have already in the tank. Good luck and blast questions whenever you have them! -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Welcome to the addiction. You wont find a finer bunch of folks here! Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Welcome. As I always say, say hello to a great hobby and goodbye to any spare money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Welcome to the club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 welcome...great introduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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