Halloa! Halloa! I Loves Me a Zoa!

[AtlantiCat]

Greetings Programs!

I've been getting so much good advice from this forum for the past couple of months that I decided to roll the dice and join. I'm a middle-aged fart from Chicago's southwest suburbs with over 30 years of experience in freshwater fish and plant keeping (please don't hurt me) and I've just joined the Dark Side (I heard there would be cookies ).

My Fisher-Price "My First Reef Tank(tm)" is newly cycled and I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Safecracker and WWC AOI Zoa colonies as my starter livestock. This tank will be a Day-Glo Neon Punk Rock Flower Garden (aka a Zoa garden), aaaaand I might maybe potentially could possibly start another...eventually...if I run out of space....

Outside of all things aquatic, I'm an open-wheel race fan, a terrestrial gardener (mostly veggies and fruit), a foodie, a gamer, a weirdo, I read like a fiend (Brandon Sanderson currently), know the lyrics to far too many 80s tunes, and have been adopted by two cats and two dogs (one of whom is my avatar).

Nice to meet you!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[bigbugoutfitters]

Welcome! Im currently on my 4th read thru of the mistborn series, and considering starting the wheel of time again just to get to the last 100 pages of the series. Happy reefing!

 

[fishguy242]

hi,welcome to the reef...

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[blaxsun]

 

[Gtinnel]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Greetings Programs!

I've been getting so much good advice from this forum for the past couple of months that I decided to roll the dice and join. I'm a middle-aged fart from Chicago's southwest suburbs with over 30 years of experience in freshwater fish and plant keeping (please don't hurt me) and I've just joined the Dark Side (I heard there would be cookies ).

My Fisher-Price "My First Reef Tank(tm)" is newly cycled and I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Safecracker and WWC AOI Zoa colonies as my starter livestock. This tank will be a Day-Glo Neon Punk Rock Flower Garden (aka a Zoa garden), aaaaand I might maybe potentially could possibly start another...eventually...if I run out of space....

Outside of all things aquatic, I'm an open-wheel race fan, a terrestrial gardener (mostly veggies and fruit), a foodie, a gamer, a weirdo, I read like a fiend (Brandon Sanderson currently), know the lyrics to far too many 80s tunes, and have been adopted by two cats and two dogs (one of whom is my avatar).

Nice to meet you!

Welcome! Glad you joined. Sounds like you are going to fit right in! Freshwater is like the 'gateway drug to saltwater' - many of us (me too) started there.

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:

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

 

[Zach B]

Welcome

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[ScubaShane]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[Keko21]

 

[Fishy888]

Greetings Programs!

I've been getting so much good advice from this forum for the past couple of months that I decided to roll the dice and join. I'm a middle-aged fart from Chicago's southwest suburbs with over 30 years of experience in freshwater fish and plant keeping (please don't hurt me) and I've just joined the Dark Side (I heard there would be cookies ).

My Fisher-Price "My First Reef Tank(tm)" is newly cycled and I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Safecracker and WWC AOI Zoa colonies as my starter livestock. This tank will be a Day-Glo Neon Punk Rock Flower Garden (aka a Zoa garden), aaaaand I might maybe potentially could possibly start another...eventually...if I run out of space....

Outside of all things aquatic, I'm an open-wheel race fan, a terrestrial gardener (mostly veggies and fruit), a foodie, a gamer, a weirdo, I read like a fiend (Brandon Sanderson currently), know the lyrics to far too many 80s tunes, and have been adopted by two cats and two dogs (one of whom is my avatar).

Nice to meet you!

Hi and welcome to R2R! The people here are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Hopefully you’ll start a build thread. We’d love to see your build as it progresses.

It seems we have a few things in common. I’m about your age it sounds like. I’m definitely a foodie and enjoy cooking and grilling. I’m not as much a gamer as I once was but every once in a while…..

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

If you follow the path of the rest of us you will definitely run out of room and start a second tank or get a larger tank haha.

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[AydenLincoln]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[Waters]

Welcome !!

 

[bnord]

hey
thanks for joining and remember, slow and steady - particularly when you are starting ...

 

[Kraig]

Welcome!