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Hi! My name is Octavia, I am from Surprise, Arizona! My Husband & I started in Saltwater about 6 months ago! When we started, we started out big! Lol A lot of people were saying if we wanted to start in Saltwater that going small would be better for us. I wasn't having that! I got into Saltwater for the simple fact that I was going to have a Powder Blue Tang & she couldn't be in anything less than a 125. Our tank was purchased just for her but now we are getting more fish & a lot more corals! :D We've made a lot of Friends along the way & so far we love it! My two Sons (Bentley; 2 years old & Brodie; 9 months old) love to watch the fish! My oldest Son loves his "Nemo's"! Anyhow, I hope to meet some new people on here & get some advice on things! I look forward to talking to some of you! Here are some pictures I took last night & tonight.. Also I have some information on my Tank & Livestock..


125 Gallon Tenecor Acrylic Aquarium (72 x 18 x 20 w/ center-low profile 18 x 5 (plumbed) overflow. Overflow equipped w/(2) 3/4 I.D drains and (2) 1/2 I.D returns w/dual sprayers on each return. Overflow box plumbed w/silent drains, bulkheads and nylon barb connectors. Lid cut outs included (2). Canopy has mounted (2) Coralife Compact Fluorescent 65 watt straight pin w/compact bukbs and ballasts w/connectors. Each unit contains: (1) 10K straight pin compact bulb, (1) 470 Nanometer royal blue (actinic) compact bulb, (2) Metal Halide pendants w/ballasts (each has independent ballasts). 55 gallon glass sump w/GS3 Skimmer (will be buying a new sump & skimmer)

Livestock;
(2) Clownfish
Powder Blue Tang
Sailfin Tang
& a couple more

Monti Pora
Green Bay Packers Zoanthids
Ultra Red Mushrooms
Bubble Tip Anemone
Purple Tip Hammer
Hammer
Pulsing Xenia
& more

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Hi Octavia! Welcome to R2R! Great lookin tank you got there!!


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Hello and welcome to R2R!

We appreciate your membership!

Thanks for joining and please make sure and post often!

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Welcome to R2R and AZ FRAG!

I'd say you are off to a really good start there. If you get a chance February 16th in Scottsdale we will get together and have a PROP auction. It's a great time to meet the other reefers in the Valley and get some nice frags for real cheap. I will post more details next week.
 
Thanks everyone!
Absolutely, we will be there next month! One of our Friends/Neighbor Andrew goes to them all the time. We were just talking about it last weekend & decided we will be going with him this next time! I'm looking forward to it! :)


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welcome... Nice to see someone close to my area

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Welcome. Nice to hear the family has interest in the aquarium. At least living in Arizona uou'll never need a heater. I have family that lives in Phoenix. I look fwd to future pics of your tank in the fyture.
 
Welcome. Nice to hear the family has interest in the aquarium. At least living in Arizona uou'll never need a heater. I have family that lives in Phoenix. I look fwd to future pics of your tank in the fyture.

Actually I saw a reef tank (not mine) wiped out by a cold temp this winter. It got down to 60* for a few days. I have only been here for four years and this is the coldest year i remember. Saw my first Arizona snow too. So we can't over look heaters still.
 
Yeah Scottsdale got hit with snow & it was a lot. At my house we got hail, lots of hail! Our weather keeps getting worse & a lot of people we know have heaters in their tanks & chillers. We've thought about getting one.


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Yeah Scottsdale got hit with snow & it was a lot. At my house we got hail, lots of hail! Our weather keeps getting worse & a lot of people we know have heaters in their tanks & chillers. We've thought about getting one.


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I dont run a chiller... And i.run 3 250 watt halides and 4 80 watt t5... Do have a heater though

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Hey tst400, I didn't realize you were in AZ. Nice dude!!
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

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