Tumey
Reefer With A Broken Brain ( TBI Survivor )
Let’s start with Hello to all of you members that make R2R such an excellent resource for reef hobbyists like ourselves.
I’m Tumey, pronounced like “ 2me “. I’m a Maintenance Machinist for Arconic Davenport Works, formally Alcoa. I will always know this great company I work for as Alcoa. Growing up with them in my home town community & seeing the plant daily it couldn’t be anything other than Aluminum Company of America ( Alcoa ) to me.
I’m not a big social media guy or have an outgoing personality but I’ve learned a lot about Reef Keeping and continue to learn from reading posts in the forum. I have finally decided to pull the trigger & join the community.
I’m definitely a nature & animal lover. Here at home we have 3 hounds & a golden retriever, 3 parrots, a cat, a chinchilla & my tank.
I currently have a 150 gallon Oceanic, closed loop with dual durso overflows. The tank has been setup for pretty close to 15 years. It’s nothing fancy but I’d have to say I’ve been pretty successful with a low dollar setup that sometimes doesn’t get regular maintenance. Filtration is a Pro Clear 150 trickle, bio balls removed, original venturi skimmer setup driven with a Taam Rio 2500. Danner Mag 18 return, Little Giant 2-MD-SC Recirculating Pump that moves approximately 400 gph & an Ice Cap 3k Gyre in tank to help with flow. I have an Odyssea T5 Metal Halide combo running 4 x 54w ATI Blue Plus & 2 x 250w Ushio 20k bulbs.
My tank is LPS dominant with some leathers, Z’s & P’s, mushrooms & ricordea. As for my fish I have a mated pair of False Percula Clowns, A Male Blonde Naso just starting to get his streamers, A Pacific Blue Hippo, A Six Line Wrasse, 3 Banggai Cardinals, A Bi-Color Blennie, A Tail Spot Blennie, A Male Lyretail Anthias, A Carberryi Anthias and 2 each, Citron & Green Clown Gobies. There’s a small CUC consisting of 2 fairly large Brittle Stars, Some Emerald & Hermit Crabs, A mix of Cerith, Nerite, Margarita & Turbo Snails, Several Peppermint Shrimp and I’m Sure there’s other life I’ve never even seen before somewhere in the tank!
Before acquiring the setup I had several freshwater aquariums and have kept different reptile species over the years.
If you’re still with me thanks for reading this far!
I work 3rd shift from 11pm till 7am so I operate on a completely different schedule than most. I may not reply to a post or answer PM’s until after I wake. My day usually starts at 2:00pm CST & then there’s other days like today when here it is almost 4:00 and I’ve yet to go to bed.
I’ll be creating a build thread at some point in the near future for my new Crystal Dynamic Aquarium Mfg 235 gallon peninsula. It’s sitting on the stand empty just waiting to get wet. I still need to decide on the plumbing layout and what return pump I’ll be using. Anyway, I’ve probably brought someone to tears with boredom but Thank You Again for reading my lengthy introduction.
Tumey
I’m Tumey, pronounced like “ 2me “. I’m a Maintenance Machinist for Arconic Davenport Works, formally Alcoa. I will always know this great company I work for as Alcoa. Growing up with them in my home town community & seeing the plant daily it couldn’t be anything other than Aluminum Company of America ( Alcoa ) to me.
I’m not a big social media guy or have an outgoing personality but I’ve learned a lot about Reef Keeping and continue to learn from reading posts in the forum. I have finally decided to pull the trigger & join the community.
I’m definitely a nature & animal lover. Here at home we have 3 hounds & a golden retriever, 3 parrots, a cat, a chinchilla & my tank.
I currently have a 150 gallon Oceanic, closed loop with dual durso overflows. The tank has been setup for pretty close to 15 years. It’s nothing fancy but I’d have to say I’ve been pretty successful with a low dollar setup that sometimes doesn’t get regular maintenance. Filtration is a Pro Clear 150 trickle, bio balls removed, original venturi skimmer setup driven with a Taam Rio 2500. Danner Mag 18 return, Little Giant 2-MD-SC Recirculating Pump that moves approximately 400 gph & an Ice Cap 3k Gyre in tank to help with flow. I have an Odyssea T5 Metal Halide combo running 4 x 54w ATI Blue Plus & 2 x 250w Ushio 20k bulbs.
My tank is LPS dominant with some leathers, Z’s & P’s, mushrooms & ricordea. As for my fish I have a mated pair of False Percula Clowns, A Male Blonde Naso just starting to get his streamers, A Pacific Blue Hippo, A Six Line Wrasse, 3 Banggai Cardinals, A Bi-Color Blennie, A Tail Spot Blennie, A Male Lyretail Anthias, A Carberryi Anthias and 2 each, Citron & Green Clown Gobies. There’s a small CUC consisting of 2 fairly large Brittle Stars, Some Emerald & Hermit Crabs, A mix of Cerith, Nerite, Margarita & Turbo Snails, Several Peppermint Shrimp and I’m Sure there’s other life I’ve never even seen before somewhere in the tank!
Before acquiring the setup I had several freshwater aquariums and have kept different reptile species over the years.
If you’re still with me thanks for reading this far!
I work 3rd shift from 11pm till 7am so I operate on a completely different schedule than most. I may not reply to a post or answer PM’s until after I wake. My day usually starts at 2:00pm CST & then there’s other days like today when here it is almost 4:00 and I’ve yet to go to bed.
I’ll be creating a build thread at some point in the near future for my new Crystal Dynamic Aquarium Mfg 235 gallon peninsula. It’s sitting on the stand empty just waiting to get wet. I still need to decide on the plumbing layout and what return pump I’ll be using. Anyway, I’ve probably brought someone to tears with boredom but Thank You Again for reading my lengthy introduction.
Tumey
