Hey guys,
Just wanted to stop by and say "howdy" from down south.
A little about me - I've been in the hobby off & on since 1991 when I purchased a Oceanic 57 with that sweet, sweet gray stone finish and dropped in an under gravel filter with a HOB skimmer and a load of dead coral for decoration. Two weeks after set-up I added 2 Blue Devils, a Cow Fish, an Achilles Tang and 1 Volitan Lion. To make the odds of survival even more improbable, every couple months I would remove all the coral decorations and BLEACH them in an ice chest for a couple days to remove the algae build-up, hit them with a quick blast of the water hose and back into the tank they would go! Strangely enough, all inhabitants survived my lack of intelligence for a whopping THREE YEARS!! Needless to say, I broke every law in existence during that time when it came to proper husbandry habits.
Fast-forward to 2009, got me a 150 mixed reef up & running and finally realized that it was time to educate myself better. Had the 150 flourishing with lots of fish & corals for the next 3 years. LOVED that tank but I sold it when I moved to Arkansas for a year in 2013. Now, I have a new DSA 200 system and just added sand, LR and water as of yesterday. Looking forward to learning new things and making new friends. Thanks for stopping by.
Just wanted to stop by and say "howdy" from down south.
A little about me - I've been in the hobby off & on since 1991 when I purchased a Oceanic 57 with that sweet, sweet gray stone finish and dropped in an under gravel filter with a HOB skimmer and a load of dead coral for decoration. Two weeks after set-up I added 2 Blue Devils, a Cow Fish, an Achilles Tang and 1 Volitan Lion. To make the odds of survival even more improbable, every couple months I would remove all the coral decorations and BLEACH them in an ice chest for a couple days to remove the algae build-up, hit them with a quick blast of the water hose and back into the tank they would go! Strangely enough, all inhabitants survived my lack of intelligence for a whopping THREE YEARS!! Needless to say, I broke every law in existence during that time when it came to proper husbandry habits.
Fast-forward to 2009, got me a 150 mixed reef up & running and finally realized that it was time to educate myself better. Had the 150 flourishing with lots of fish & corals for the next 3 years. LOVED that tank but I sold it when I moved to Arkansas for a year in 2013. Now, I have a new DSA 200 system and just added sand, LR and water as of yesterday. Looking forward to learning new things and making new friends. Thanks for stopping by.
