thinking about joining...new to the hobbie

[MattN]

hey all im thinking about joining your club...to give u an idea of what i have for now is a 20gl with about 16-18 lbs of live rock, reef octopus protien skimmer,i got a frog spawn,green star polyp, and eagle eye zoanthids,2 clown fish,6 blue leg crabs,cleaner shrimp,and a DA lite...i have only had my tank set up for about 5-6 months now and already want to upgrade tank size...

 

[Downbeach]

Hop on board, there a lots of folks who are willing to help you.

 

[SLUF681]

Yep. Glad to have you!

 

[mike007]

Welcome you are at the right place.

 

[MattN]

awesome

 

[Coralacan]

Great place to be. Lots of info and everyone's cool.

 

[glb]

Welcome!!!


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[Ole Man]

Jump in,great place to get your feet wet,questions answered,and have a lot of fun in the hobby! :bigsmile:

 

[egilmore]

sweet someone closer to me than they are to Knoxville welcome aboard!

 

[nitrox36]

Welcome and enjoy the hobby no other like it, always evolving. We are happy to have you, any questions let us know

 

[MattN]

Thank you....cant wait for the next meeting

 

[tangboy]

Welcome

 

[Ole Man]

Matt: I PM'd you directions and phone #, any problem finding my place just call,coming from Crossville you have a straight shot here.

 

[nitrox36]

Hope to see you at the meeting!

 

[MattN]

thank you...i should be there i dont have anyting going on that weekend

 

[SLUF681]

thank you...i should be there i dont have anyting going on that weekend

Awesome! Bring your appetite, we like to eat, and eat good we do!

 

[MattN]

awesome...i will bring some pictures of what i have so far...nothing specail but its a start lol

 

[SLUF681]

They're all special! Some are just bigger than others. Smaller tanks are much cheaper all around, to aqua scape, to stock, to light, etc. A smaller tank is much easier and cheaper to "grow in" and fill up with corals. A larger tank doesn't look so hot for a long time unless you buy large colonies. That gets expensive in a hurry. You can buy a decent size frag for a small tank and it looks great right away.

One thing that I would suggest though, if you want a really nice display tank don't just constantly buy frags and then turn around and sell them and replace them. Don't become enamored with buying corals just because they have a name and a high price tag. If you like a coral and think it looks good, buy it for that reason and be proud of it! Anybody that has anything negative to say about what YOU like in YOUR tank is missing the point of reefing. Don't ever treat your tank as a vanity contest. I've seen tanks that are 2 or 3 years old and look like they've been set up for 2 or 3 days instead. That's what frag tanks or frag racks are for. Lol. Those people will be the same ones to tell you your tank doesn't look good or talk about how you are so proud of your Kenya trees. Put what YOU like in YOUR tank. It's not a vanity contest.

 

[MattN]

yea you do have a very good point...the frags i bought at the frag swap i plan on keeping forever lol i only bought some the frags that i like...only reason for wanting a bigger tank is well cause i can put more coral in and also diffrnt fish as well..i am really happy with my 29 long i have right now but deffently want to upgrade down the road

 

[SLUF681]

Oh, for sure. We'd all like a bigger tank for one reason or another. Room for a particular fish is an excellent reason. What I was saying though was, don't sell yourself short "nothing special but it's a start". Not many of us have the same tank that we started with (I sure don't) and most of us didn't even start out with any equipment that was nice. I think out of my original setup, I'm still using 2 Koralia powerheads and my return pump!

Oh, and my live rock, most of which I made myself. I had a lot of people that told me my rock would look like crap. Most of those same people probably couldn't find the 5 or 6 pieces of "real" live rock in my tank. Never accept an answer from anyone as fact if they can't give you a better explanation than "Because that's just the way you're supposed to do it". That's usually the cover up for ignorance.