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hamerhed · May 4, 2012

Justin, and I am a reefer. But I'm not addicted to it. I can quit any time I want. No, I really can!
Anyway I'mout here in Utah, just a few miles south of the Great Salt Lake. I've been in this habit,er, hobby for about 2 years now. I have a 30 breeder with no sump or skimmer, PC lighting (soon to get on the LED bandwagon!). One clown, one chalk basslet and a yellow watchman goby. Plus various CUC members. A few softies and a LPS. One benefit of living close to the lake is that there is an area in which Lake Bonneville Tufa Rock (google it) can be found and used in a reef. It looks just like fiji rock and is completely inert. Also the sand in the area is oolitic and clean. Many locals use it in their tanks without any problems. Plus its free! Makes good base rock.
Reef2Reef seems friendly and inviting. I'm looking forward to getting and giving helpful info!

pgr11 · May 4, 2012

Welcome. Just remember admiting you have a problem is the first step in embracing it...........LOL

Mike&Terry · May 4, 2012

Justin, Welcome to R2R! :welcome: You should start a build thread and please share some pics of your tank.

revsgirl · May 4, 2012

Hi there, Justin!! You should be in good company here on R2R! Would love to see your tank. You should post some pics in the Members Tank thread! See ya' around! Happy reefing!

BarbH · May 4, 2012

Hello Justin and welcome to r2r, you are in good company with other fellow add... I mean hobbyist

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revhtree · May 4, 2012

LOL! Welcome to R2R bro!

Loki · May 4, 2012

Lol. I love when people start a thread with admitting their addiction. Welcome to the forum. Pictures are always appreciated!

hamerhed · May 4, 2012

Thanks all for the warm welcome! pics will come later... I'm at work

AsphaltPays · May 4, 2012

Welcome to R2R looking forward to some pics Happy Reefing

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hamerhed · May 4, 2012

here are some pics. Sorry for the crappy pics, I have a crappy camera. Also I'm battling some red cotton algae.

This is the island that locals collect tufa rock and oolitic sand. All but 3 of the rocks are the tufa rock.

REEFKEEPER10 · May 4, 2012

Welcome.

SmokeyCFH · May 4, 2012

Welcome! and great lookin' tank! Lucky you have a place to get that rock! Sure brings down the price on starting up a reef tank! lol

laskopyre · May 4, 2012

Welcome to R2R! Nice setup. Wish I had a place to get rock like that...lol

hamerhed · May 4, 2012

Thanks! BLM allows a person to harvest 200lbs at a time. Its very poreous and light. If you pressure wash it, it really opens up and looks prety good. The sand (which I'm not currently using) is very white and looks really good as well. The rock does make start up cheap! I started with about 5lbs of fiji live rock and the rest is the tufa rock. The hard part about getting the rock is you need an off road capable vehicle and good directions for collecting. Its fairly picked over these days until someone finds a new vein!