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02-17-2008, 06:46 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Age: 21
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|  Hello 3Reefers!
I am an aspiring marine hobbyist. I do not yet have an aquarium, BUT I really want to start one soon. I figured I would catch up and learn all I can before I start!  | 
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02-17-2008, 06:48 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>> you came to the right place... | |
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02-17-2008, 06:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef, glad to have you aboard. _________ 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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02-17-2008, 06:53 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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welcome, planning ahead will definatly save you some time and money when it comes time to get your tank, just listen to some of these wise guys here and youll be aok
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120g, 3 niger triggers, 2 tomato's, 2 puffers, 2 anglers,
eel, lrg black lion
5g, 4 baby black ociis, haitian, rock and bubble tip anemone, frogspawn, hammers, candycanes, blue ricordia, zenia, leather, plate coral, peppermint shrimp, yellow jawfish, porcelain anemone crab, lrg ass. bristle worms | |
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02-17-2008, 07:05 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Age: 21
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Att. all.
I think marine mushrooms are really coool.
im not implying on anything with the name.. Except that i really like the frilly little boogers!
Thanks for your acceptance and support!! _________  How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck Norris?
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02-17-2008, 07:11 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Welcome aboard _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | 
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02-17-2008, 07:25 PM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Welcome!!! If you keep the mentality of learning before you do anything, your aquarium will be a success!! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-17-2008, 07:27 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here!
Congrats on deciding to join us in this great adventure.
3Reef is a great place to learn up from...reading past posts will keep you busy a good while.
Some other links that you might find helpful below.
See ya around! "Om"  "Reef on" by J. Charles Delbeek "They are mysterious guests from an exotic world. Unlike anything else we keep in an aquarium, they represent the essence of the coral reefs that we try to duplicate in our living rooms. Our success at this effort depends greatly on how well we understand these unusual life forms.
Unfortunately, for the average hobbyist, the increased availability of these animals is not matched by the information available concerning their biology and care. Too often, hobbyists know more about who manufactures their aquarium equipment than basic biological information, or proper identification of the animals they are striving to keep. And yet, without this information it is difficult to provide the optimum conditions that will allow them to grow and reproduce." Answers to Everything! Learn to Live With It
Adam Blundell M.S.
"...As surprising as it may seem your tank will look ugly at first. This happens to all new marine aquariums as they cycle through their initial filtration phase. Your tank may go brown, and then green, and then red, and then just look junky. It happens. Consequently the one coral you really want to keep may not live. You may struggle to raise the prize fish you originally intended to acquire. It's okay; just learn to love whatever is working for you. Remember, not only is this a hobby, but we are keeping living ecosystems. Special efforts should be put forth to enjoy and appreciate what we are keeping, whatever it may be. It takes time and patience to turn a glass box full of rock into a beautiful, thriving reef tank..." _________ 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..."
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02-17-2008, 07:42 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Age: 21
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Ok, I'm not really sure on what size is the most "noob-friendly".
I've looked at nanos, and other sizes. i like the concept of nanos(i guess 3-5 gallons), but wouldnt such a small system be more difficult for me to reach maturity with? I heard that mushrooms like low-light(like at the bottom of a 16"tall tank) and low-water flow areas, i guess a nano would be too close to the light to flurish? | |
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02-18-2008, 05:26 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by MushroomHead  Ok, I'm not really sure on what size is the most "noob-friendly".
I've looked at nanos, and other sizes. i like the concept of nanos(i guess 3-5 gallons), but wouldnt such a small system be more difficult for me to reach maturity with? I heard that mushrooms like low-light(like at the bottom of a 16"tall tank) and low-water flow areas, i guess a nano would be too close to the light to flurish? | No "Nano's" are "noob-friendly" - in fact just opposite.
3-5 gallons you are talking "pico" -- which are really a superchallenge even for most experienced reefers to keep. Besides you barely have room for a single fish.
55 gal. is good size "starter" tank. But anything much less is going to present some serious challenges that may be difficult for a "noob" to deal with, IMHO.
Good Luck on whatever you decide on. Keep us posted. | |
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