Hello from Athens, GA

acesfull44 · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome Aboard Hasan Minhaj GIF by Patriot Act

Jimbhoy13 · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome to R2R John

marcinpolak · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome!

kevgib67 · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome, glad you are here! Your Bulldogs handed me the worst New Years in my lifetime!

ShepherdReefer · Feb 15, 2023

Hello there, and welcome to the channel.

redfishbluefish · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome @John1966 to R2R

Fish Styx · Feb 15, 2023

Greetings and welcome to the reef, John!

artieg1 · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome! The Atlanta Reef Club is quite active, and you are not too far.

CoralB · Feb 15, 2023

Welcome !!!

bnord · Feb 15, 2023

John1966 said:
I like your covered bridge.

I’m going to try to work it into a rockscape in a tank, smile

bnord · Feb 16, 2023

kevgib67 said:
Welcome, glad you are here! Your Bulldogs handed me the worst New Years in my lifetime!

our News Years experiences were slightly different - I got a chance to watch from a distance my #3 son ask his long time girlfriend marry him (said yes) and then, oh yeah, the game... Not sure which was better for me, but an overall best New Years ever
You guys played a heck of a game and suspect you will have a chance at revenge this year.

kevgib67 · Feb 16, 2023

bnord said:
our News Years experiences were slightly different - I got a chance to watch from a distance my #3 son ask his long time girlfriend marry him (said yes) and then, oh yeah, the game... Not sure which was better for me, but an overall best New Years ever
You guys played a heck of a game and suspect you will have a chance at revenge this year.

Well congratulations on your future daughter in-law! Well definitely a better game than the next one you played.

tharbin · Feb 16, 2023

Welcome to R2R!

dstockwell · Feb 16, 2023

Welcome to the Reef

Mikedawg · Feb 16, 2023

kevgib67 said:
Welcome, glad you are here! Your Bulldogs handed me the worst New Years in my lifetime!

We'll meet again! Good luck this coming season.

Nano_Man · Feb 16, 2023

kevgib67 · Feb 16, 2023

Mikedawg said:
We'll meet again! Good luck this coming season.

Hopefully, I’m glad to see someone other than Alabama or Clemson! I’m about to get some hate.

Buckster · Feb 16, 2023

Welcome to R2R!

Fish Think Pink · Feb 17, 2023

John1966 said:
Hi, I have been running reef tanks for about 6 years now, and currently I have a connected 500 gallon system of 8 tanks (10, 35, 3x40, 2x75, 140) plus two separate 35 Biocubes. Before moving cross country, I ran a small tank for 5 years in the 1990s.

I am interested in trading corals locally, currently I have a huge excess of Utter Chaos Zoas, and a few extra frags of 12 or so other types of coral. Currently a couple of the tanks are primarily devoted to growing out frags for trade, but I lack local contacts.

I started with ocean-cultured live rock and aim for a somewhat natural look to the tanks with some algae.

I also do one or two collecting trips a year to Florida, and have gathered some fish, and many hermit crabs, snails and other inverts.

I am interested in pushing my tanks to the next level in terms of coral, and am looking forward to spending more time optimizing conditions and increasing diversity over the next year. The last year involved a (local) move, which was still a big challenge for the system, leading to a cyano and dino outbreak that I have recently cleared.

Welcome! Glad you joined. Sounds like you are well on your way!

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 under Forum > Member Aquariums 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 Athens:

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