I guess I'm a noob with experience...

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to R2R and back to the dance

 

[KevyKevTPA]

KevyKevTPA,

What size is your tank?

It's a 55. Big enough for now, maybe we'll get something bigger at some point who knows.

Thanks to you and all the other folks for such a warm welcome, dang friendly place y'all got going it seems.

 

[Just John]

Welcome!
I live in Palm Harbor. I can give you a couple of zoa frags if you would like. I have Bloodsuckers and Daisy Cutters I can trim back.

You can also find some full rocks here occasionally:

Zoas, Softies, Mushrooms & Anemones

MR Reefs manufactures acrylic frag racks, magnetic frag racks, transport systems as well as acclimation boxes for mushrooms and anemones. Custom frag tanks, ...

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[KevyKevTPA]

Welcome!
I live in Palm Harbor. I can give you a couple of zoa frags if you would like. I have Bloodsuckers and Daisy Cutters I can trim back.

You can also find some full rocks here occasionally:

Zoas, Softies, Mushrooms & Anemones

MR Reefs manufactures acrylic frag racks, magnetic frag racks, transport systems as well as acclimation boxes for mushrooms and anemones. Custom frag tanks, ...

www.mrreefs.com

Soft Coral Colonies For Sale - Free Shipping Over $200

Browse our selection of soft corals for sale at Corals.com. Discover hardy and colorful soft coral colonies that enhance the beauty of any reef tank.

www.corals.com

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Hi John from Palm Harbor-
We live just off 19 near 52nd. I am astonished and grateful that you would offer us free stuff, I guess people really are friendly here! Does the forum have PMs?

Kev

 

[Just John]

Just sent you one

 

[tharbin]

It's a 55. Big enough for now, maybe we'll get something bigger at some point who knows.

Thanks to you and all the other folks for such a warm welcome, dang friendly place y'all got going it seems.

55 is a nice size. Big enough for some serious aquascape and fish and small enough to manage easily. About 35 years ago I ran two acrylic 55s that were plumbed together to a 40 gallon breeder sump. It was a great setup, aggressive fish in one, peaceful fish in the other with common water.

I'm currently only running a 15 gallon and it is just a little small. If I didn't already have this I would go with somewhere between 40-60 gallons as kind of ideal for me. Your tank looks good already.

 

[Magic City Reefer]

Hello! Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Welcome to the R2R family. You'll fit right in.

 

[ying yang]

Hi and welcome and yeah very friendly here ^_^
Hope all is well

 

[Jimbhoy13]

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

 

[Kiwi reefer]

welcome to R2R

 

[Fish Think Pink]

A few months ago, my wife surprised me by getting the parts we needed to get our old tank up and running again. I guess we started about 12 years ago, and had a tank up for about 5 years, including one move and one attempted move. Sadly, we broke some stuff on the attempted move and never got around to replacing it, and then I became disabled (long story) so it wasn't even close to being on our radar... but things have improved enough to put it back up.

Lots of changes in technology, we had a sump before, now we have an attached bio/chem filter that did a bang up job on the cycle, combined with live sand and a single aquacultured live rock that brought all our old dead rock back to life.

To prep for getting our first corals going (again), we just replaced our 12-year old T5 lights with some crazy bright (so bright I don't think we'll ever get close to 100%, even with SPS in the tank) from Viparspectra. I'm thinking the first move will be a small-medium rock covered in some crazy colored zoas and we'll go from there. As of now we've got a mated clown pair (with no anemone (yet), a small school of 4 pajama cardinals who are still trying to figure out the pecking order, and a six-line.

At any rate, here's a couple of pics to conclude my intro...

Welcome! Glad you joined. Sorry for the move and glad you (and tank) have BBA - Bounce Back Ability!!

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). Essentially, what you have above you can just copy into a new post over under Forum Member Aquariums (select size) and then link that post to your account.

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...

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[amygetsalife]

Nice to meet you! Seasons come and go, enjoy being back to reef time.

 

[shadow_k]

Welcome to reef2reef !

 

[KevyKevTPA]

Have you considered starting your build thread?

That sounds like a good idea, although it's looking rather threadbare right now. But then again, what better place to start, no? Thank you for the advice.

 

[KevyKevTPA]

Have you considered starting your build thread?

Build Thread - Moseley Water Zoo Build Thread

We just restarted our 55g mixed reef (to be) water zoo. Haven't done too much other than the initial setup, cycle, live sand, one aquacultured piece of live rock, and all of our old dead rock, which sat in those orange Home Depot buckets for about 5 years. First addition was 2 clowns, then we...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Build Thread - Moseley Water Zoo Build Thread

We just restarted our 55g mixed reef (to be) water zoo. Haven't done too much other than the initial setup, cycle, live sand, one aquacultured piece of live rock, and all of our old dead rock, which sat in those orange Home Depot buckets for about 5 years. First addition was 2 clowns, then we...

www.reef2reef.com

Strange your build thread badge hasn't yet shown up on your profile... I appreciate you made the time so I could go check out your tank - WOW are you doing AWESOME!

Usually badge appears within an hour of linking in your account. I found this info they gave me when I was new, in case it helps you:

Once you have created a build thread then you can get your VERY FIRST USER BADGE! YAY! It's easy to do and I have created a thread that tells you how to do it here: BUILD THREAD BADGE

 

[KevyKevTPA]

Strange your build thread badge hasn't yet shown up on your profile... I appreciate you made the time so I could go check out your tank - WOW are you doing AWESOME!

Usually badge appears within an hour of linking in your account. I found this info they gave me when I was new, in case it helps you:

Once you have created a build thread then you can get your VERY FIRST USER BADGE! YAY! It's easy to do and I have created a thread that tells you how to do it here: BUILD THREAD BADGE

I didn't do the whole go to your profile and paste your link part, but I did now an got my very first ribbon! Thanks!

 

[TnFishwater98]

A few months ago, my wife surprised me by getting the parts we needed to get our old tank up and running again. I guess we started about 12 years ago, and had a tank up for about 5 years, including one move and one attempted move. Sadly, we broke some stuff on the attempted move and never got around to replacing it, and then I became disabled (long story) so it wasn't even close to being on our radar... but things have improved enough to put it back up.

Lots of changes in technology, we had a sump before, now we have an attached bio/chem filter that did a bang up job on the cycle, combined with live sand and a single aquacultured live rock that brought all our old dead rock back to life.

To prep for getting our first corals going (again), we just replaced our 12-year old T5 lights with some crazy bright (so bright I don't think we'll ever get close to 100%, even with SPS in the tank) from Viparspectra. I'm thinking the first move will be a small-medium rock covered in some crazy colored zoas and we'll go from there. As of now we've got a mated clown pair (with no anemone (yet), a small school of 4 pajama cardinals who are still trying to figure out the pecking order, and a six-line.

At any rate, here's a couple of pics to conclude my intro...

Welcome to Da Reef!