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05-27-2007, 07:43 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY
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|  Brand Newbie- reef tank first timer!!
HI Everyone,
I am just starting out with this hobby with absolutely no prior knowledge-other than what I have read so far and discussed with my Dad. He is the impetus behind this new hobby. He has had saltwater tanks in the past and just recently got back into the hobby with a nano tank that he is keeping stocked primarily with corals. Well once I saw that tank I thought is was absolutely awesome and I started asking all sorts of ?'s and mt Dad was so excited that I was into a hobby that he loved, my step-moher has gotten into, and that was related to natutal science. (He is a scientist himself and it has been his disappointment over the years that I lived with my Mom growing up and my interests laid more in the arts than in the sciences-so he jumped on this!) Anyway he came to my house Thursday to present my with an early birthday present- a Red Sea Max tank and stand! I have finally gotten everything up and running tonight and put my water and salt in-basically that is as far as I know how to get so far! So when I stumbled across this forum I knew it would be a great resource for me. I know I will be asking tons and tons of what may seem like silly questions but I am truly learning as I go along! Thanks in advance for your help!  | 
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05-27-2007, 08:26 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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Welcome To 3Reef!
Thats awsome! I remember my tank was a b-day gift way back when...hah. I am sure that you are going to have a blast with reefkeeping, it is great! Do not worry about any "silly" questions, thats part of the fun!
Well, welcome again,
Feel free to ask anything.
By the way, what size is the tank? _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-27-2007, 08:54 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
Posts: 4,788
|  Welcome!
Ask lots of questions...someone here should be able to answer. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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05-28-2007, 01:46 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
Posts: 3,598
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welcome to 3reef! _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide  | |
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05-28-2007, 01:47 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 27
Posts: 198
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welcome to 3 reef
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as of 6/27/07
tank: 55gal, coralife super skimmer , odyssea 260w 48" compact light, Fluval 304 canister filter, power head, 50 lbs live rock
Fish: yellow tang, 2 false percula clown fish,dragon goby, 20 red legged crabs,9 blue legged crabs, 2 yellow tip damsels,7 nassarious snails,5 zebra snails,3 bumble bee snails,2 astraea cones,3 cerith snails. | |
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05-28-2007, 03:00 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
Posts: 3,236
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Welcome to 3reef, glad you found us and the hobby or should I say obsession....  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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05-28-2007, 04:20 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Keep an eye out for some guy calling himself Matt... real trouble maker that one.
I'm more of one though. My server tinkering used to give Matt no end of trouble... he was the most reliable indicator that I had done something bad and I'd hear from him in minutes. 
Biggest tip I could give you right now: Don't do what I did... you don't need sacrificial lambs in your tank right now... they WILL die. (I had one survivor - still in my tank to this day, everone else... died... twice... because I didn't plan) 
Buy a basic salt water chem set, (PH, Alkalinity, Ammonia, Nitrate - There are sets that come as one box like that) and a log book (a regular notebook is fine - I use an excel spreadsheet) to keep track of the chemistry levels and tank maintenance.
PLAN your tank... don't impulse it. It's a lot less expensive (though it may sometimes seem otherwise) and a lot less heartache. 
Buy goggles, and gloves if you plan to have corals... many of them have NASTY poisons, and you don't want to find out the hard way how allergic you are, or how toxic the poisons are. The forums here are littered with stories of people getting sprayed in the face. 
Welcome to the hobby.  | |
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05-28-2007, 04:31 AM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Welcome to 3reef and the saltwater world.
There are no silly questions.....only unasked questions which you may regret not asking in the first place.
There is a plethora of knowledge and experience in here. Feel free to ask anything.
Your dad should also be a great resource being a hobbyist himself.
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05-28-2007, 08:28 PM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
Posts: 2,932
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Welcome to 3REEF! Alot of good advice given here, and really if there was a silly question, I've probably already asked it. LOL | |
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05-30-2007, 05:36 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY
Posts: 5
Karma: 4
| Thanks for the welcome-my first question
Thanks for welcoming me- I apreciate and I am so glad I stumbled across this site. I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a problem I am having with the tank (it is a 34 gallon tank btw). I posted this in the fish tank forum but I will put it here too. I am having problems with thousands of tiny bubbles in my tank. The seem to be coming out of the power nozzles circulating the water. I have referred to the RedSea Max website and tried their recommendations to fix this but it keeps happening. Any thoughts or advice?
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