Guess I'm Done

[TangerineSpeedo]

My only problem with Ohio is skyline chili.

Right....
... That and New Years eve 1989 in Cleveland...

 

[VintageReefer]

@CyberNinjaZ

80g reef ready
48x20x20 rimless low iron glass
Ghost overflow
Custom cabinet / stand - marine grade plywood skinned in waterproof laminate
Custom 26g sump
9g ato
Plumbing kit
Shipping directly from CurrentUSA warehouse to your driveway in Ohio

1600$


They have about 13-14 left and then the deal is over forever. Join us

Best reef ready tank deal of 2024 - whose looking for a new tank?

I’ve been holding off on posting this but now I’m ready I came across what I believe is the absolute best deal you’ll ever see on a reef ready system Background - Current USA had a custom tank built for their marketing photos. It’s all over their website under the sections for r24 led reef...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[bubbgee]

@CyberNinjaZ

80g reef ready
48x20x20 rimless low iron glass
Ghost overflow
Custom cabinet / stand - marine grade plywood skinned in waterproof laminate
Custom 26g sump
9g ato
Plumbing kit
Shipping directly from CurrentUSA warehouse to your driveway in Ohio

1600$


They have about 13-14 left and then the deal is over forever. Join us

I wish you guys have this in 36in length, I would have been sold on it. I dont have the space for 48.

 

[Lavey29]

That’s inflated due to historical reasons for separating The City of St. Louis from St. Louis County. In a metro of 3 million people, there is bound to be crime. When you take crime statistics for a population that big and use only the population of the City of St. Louis as the denominator (280,000), you get a really big number.

There are certainly places I wouldn’t go at night, but that’s true of almost any big city.

You're right it is every city now. Make sure your fish are secure.

 

[VintageReefer]

I wish you guys have this in 36in length, I would have been sold on it. I dont have the space for 48.

For this price you make a space lol.

One extra floor tile wide
One shoebox
Unless you have a 36” recessed nook

I bought it and have no space lol. I’m going to take down unused av equipment and relocate a file cabinet and put a tank there instead

 

[JohnCol]

Them beautiful tanks you see that are no algae and purple everywhere that isn't covered in coral. Are years in the making. It don't happen over night hang it there. Let the tank be and leave it for awhile even if you do get rid of the live stock let the tank run no light just let it be. It will get back in order. With time it will clear up and go away.

 

[Formulator]

Them beautiful tanks you see that are no algae and purple everywhere that isn't covered in coral. Are years in the making. It don't happen over night hang it there. Let the tank be and leave it for awhile even if you do get rid of the live stock let the tank run no light just let it be. It will get back in order. With time it will clear up and go away.

They are also exceedingly uncommon. Most of us have bouts of algae here and there. Don’t let it detract from the beauty of everything else. A little green patch here and there never hurt anything. The tanks you see in magazines shouldn’t be the expectation for every hobbyist tank!

 

[exnisstech]

I'm sorry your having problems and feeling down but the state you live in has nothing to do with your success, failure, or how you deal with issues that arise in this hobby.

EDIT: Not all that but these tanks were all started and run in Ohio

 

[kevgib67]

Isn't @Tidal Gardens in Ohio? Than has a pretty sweet setup...

And Corals.com! Tidal Gardens is 50 minutes from me and did curbside pickup a few times ( due to covid) and Corals.com is 25 minutes from me.

 

[kevgib67]

I'm sorry your having problems and feeling down but the state you live in has nothing to do with your success, failure, or how you deal with issues that arise in this hobby.

EDIT: Not all that but these tanks were all started and run in Ohio

 

[kevgib67]

@Lavey29 has a beautiful tank here in Ohio.

 

[Lavey29]

@Lavey29 has a beautiful tank here in Ohio.

Uh I'm in Commiefornia locked and loaded.

 

[kevgib67]

Uh I'm in Commiefornia locked and loaded.

Dang, I knew my public education was going to come to haunt me! I meant @exnisstech , sorry. I love that you have Patrick Star as your avatar!

 

[Budman93]

Hey all

I lost my female clown recently, as she decided to try to fly, which ended with her disappearance until I found her under a shelf, dried like a raisin. I've also had an outbreak of algae that is being very stubborn and difficult to remove. My urchin is giving it all she's got.

I've been on the look out for a 65 reef ready for a good while, now. It's been over a year and I've yet to find one within reasonable driving distance (less than 2 hours). My only local supply shop would order one for me, with an additional $160 plus tax fee. I refuse to pay that for a tank that is sold in other states without that add-on fee. Unfortunately and understandably, no one will ship it from out of state, either.

So, that leaves me with the decision to drastically over pay for everything here (ohio), keep my current build and hope everything doesn't die, or just give the critters away and accept the loss. Considering how I've been feeling lately, I think I'm going to find a good home for everyone and hang up the towel. It's just too difficult to find or do anything of value in this state, anymore. Maybe one day, when I inevitably move, I'll start up again.

This seems like an awesome community. Hopefully everyone else has better luck than myself.

Happens to everyone. Every 5-10 years i seem to start up a reef tank and eventually wind it down. Cyclical almost. Good luck in whatever you decide

 

[JohnCol]

I wish I had older pics of my tank. I went through hair algae, diatoms that were horribly thick. That brought with it red slime. Fought with flat worms once before, faught marine velvet once and lost. My most recent photo after giving the coral a much needed hair cut. The purple gorgonia and leather on the right were about the size of basketballs. They literally took up half the tank each. My tank is 5 years in. The past 2 years I haven't fought with algae issues. One of my biggest failures back when I started in the early 2000s. Was going to fast with to new a tank. A tank is saltwater don't hit maturity until around a year of age. Things really start to change at around 3 years.

I had bought with such things as micro brittle stars. Exploding in the hundred than deal with consequences of die off. Did the same with astrea stars. Same with bristle worms. All that micro fauna has to find a happy medium in your tank. And nothing happens over night.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Uh I'm in Commiefornia locked and loaded.

Time to move to Texas

 

[Eggs]

It's Ohio...

Between living in Florida and Ohio, Ohio has much more experienced reefers; the LEAR group in the Cleveland area throws the best frag swap (not counting Reef-a-palooza) that I’ve ever been to, and that’s quite a hefty number.

 

[Eggs]

Hey all

I lost my female clown recently, as she decided to try to fly, which ended with her disappearance until I found her under a shelf, dried like a raisin. I've also had an outbreak of algae that is being very stubborn and difficult to remove. My urchin is giving it all she's got.

I've been on the look out for a 65 reef ready for a good while, now. It's been over a year and I've yet to find one within reasonable driving distance (less than 2 hours). My only local supply shop would order one for me, with an additional $160 plus tax fee. I refuse to pay that for a tank that is sold in other states without that add-on fee. Unfortunately and understandably, no one will ship it from out of state, either.

So, that leaves me with the decision to drastically over pay for everything here (ohio), keep my current build and hope everything doesn't die, or just give the critters away and accept the loss. Considering how I've been feeling lately, I think I'm going to find a good home for everyone and hang up the towel. It's just too difficult to find or do anything of value in this state, anymore. Maybe one day, when I inevitably move, I'll start up again.

This seems like an awesome community. Hopefully everyone else has better luck than myself.

If you’re still looking for a tank, or general local help, have you tried the Facebook groups? There’s a particular one for your area.
For Ohio, much more activity on that platform.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Between living in Florida and Ohio, Ohio has much more experienced reefers; the LEAR group in the Cleveland area throws the best frag swap (not counting Reef-a-palooza) that I’ve ever been to, and that’s quite a hefty number.

It's still Ohio. And your anecdotal evidence does nothing to convince me that people who are land locked cook better sea food than people who are at the heart of the ocean.

Also, it was a joke... I thought ops claim of Ohio being a hindrance to reef keeping to be a bit strange.

 

[Rjukan]

@CyberNinjaZ

80g reef ready
48x20x20 rimless low iron glass
Ghost overflow
Custom cabinet / stand - marine grade plywood skinned in waterproof laminate
Custom 26g sump
9g ato
Plumbing kit
Shipping directly from CurrentUSA warehouse to your driveway in Ohio

1600$


They have about 13-14 left and then the deal is over forever. Join us

Best reef ready tank deal of 2024 - whose looking for a new tank?

I’ve been holding off on posting this but now I’m ready I came across what I believe is the absolute best deal you’ll ever see on a reef ready system Background - Current USA had a custom tank built for their marketing photos. It’s all over their website under the sections for r24 led reef...

www.reef2reef.com

If I had some money to burn I would jump on this. I'm so sick of the 60g cube layout.