Back into it after 17 years!

[carl125]

Hi everyone! My wife bought me a 125gal Tenecor acrylic corner pentagon tank for my birthday in 2004. We had a 90 gallon set up since 1995 as our first reef tank, moved it once while in Buffalo and then we moved back to the Hudson Valley in 1997 and all was good. We were recently married and moved 4 more times before we bought our first house in 2003! To say the least we became very proficient at moving a 90 gallon reef. Anyway, we never set up the corner tank and lo and behold another house presented itself to us and we moved again in 2005. Our plan was to renovate and set up the corner tank. Needless to say the renovation was daunting and the tank was stored and our 90 gallon became a glorified live rock holding tank. Three kids later, with the last one yet to leave the nest they pushed me to get back into it. So let the fun begin!!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[bnord]

Welcome and lots has changed and most of for the better... I started with a slate bottomed metal framed under gravel filter then took almost 40 years off...

have fun, ask questions, go slow

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome back to the party.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

And welcome back to the hobby!!

 

[carl125]

Welcome and lots has changed and most of for the better... I started with a slate bottomed metal framed under gravel filter then took almost 40 years off...

have fun, ask questions, go slow

Thanks! Started with under gravel then added sump with some rubble, HOB SKIMMER AND OVERFLOW after first move

 

[dstockwell]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[Jedi1199]

Welcome to the Dark Side...

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[SPS2020]

Welcome to Reef2Reef and back to the hobby!

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here!

 

[jsker]

 

[tbrown]

Hi everyone! My wife bought me a 125gal Tenecor acrylic corner pentagon tank for my birthday in 2004. We had a 90 gallon set up since 1995 as our first reef tank, moved it once while in Buffalo and then we moved back to the Hudson Valley in 1997 and all was good. We were recently married and moved 4 more times before we bought our first house in 2003! To say the least we became very proficient at moving a 90 gallon reef. Anyway, we never set up the corner tank and lo and behold another house presented itself to us and we moved again in 2005. Our plan was to renovate and set up the corner tank. Needless to say the renovation was daunting and the tank was stored and our 90 gallon became a glorified live rock holding tank. Three kids later, with the last one yet to leave the nest they pushed me to get back into it. So let the fun begin!!

Welcome back to reefing! That's a good looking tank empty, can't wait to see it full!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[WirelessMike]

Hi everyone! My wife bought me a 125gal Tenecor acrylic corner pentagon tank for my birthday in 2004. We had a 90 gallon set up since 1995 as our first reef tank, moved it once while in Buffalo and then we moved back to the Hudson Valley in 1997 and all was good. We were recently married and moved 4 more times before we bought our first house in 2003! To say the least we became very proficient at moving a 90 gallon reef. Anyway, we never set up the corner tank and lo and behold another house presented itself to us and we moved again in 2005. Our plan was to renovate and set up the corner tank. Needless to say the renovation was daunting and the tank was stored and our 90 gallon became a glorified live rock holding tank. Three kids later, with the last one yet to leave the nest they pushed me to get back into it. So let the fun begin!!

Welcome back! That’s how you do it!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hi everyone! My wife bought me a 125gal Tenecor acrylic corner pentagon tank for my birthday in 2004. We had a 90 gallon set up since 1995 as our first reef tank, moved it once while in Buffalo and then we moved back to the Hudson Valley in 1997 and all was good. We were recently married and moved 4 more times before we bought our first house in 2003! To say the least we became very proficient at moving a 90 gallon reef. Anyway, we never set up the corner tank and lo and behold another house presented itself to us and we moved again in 2005. Our plan was to renovate and set up the corner tank. Needless to say the renovation was daunting and the tank was stored and our 90 gallon became a glorified live rock holding tank. Three kids later, with the last one yet to leave the nest they pushed me to get back into it. So let the fun begin!!

Welcome! Glad you joined. You have TONS of BBA - Bounce Back Ability - great for this hobby and great life skill. WOW that is a lot of moving...

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This might help you find people local to you in Hudson Valley:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

 

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