WV reefers

[katietrimmier]

Hello! Saw the thread. I live in Wheeling. Pretty new to the hobby. I've had my tank up for a little over a year. It is a 60 gallon. I just started a 10 gallon nano tank for softies. Wish there were more people who lived in the area to trade, buy, and reef talk with.

 

[totion]

We can trade pretty cheaply with ground shipping. If you are interested feel free to pm me. Also there is a guy in wheeling who sells on Craigslist. I've bought from him.

His name on here is mrc8588 send him a pm or I can pm you his number if I still have it

 

[timah04]

Hey! I live in Charleston. Just recently getting back into the hobby. Anyone else here being burdened by this wonderful MCHM leak?

 

[totion]

Luckily for me I live in Beckley so I'm not affected. My parents live in Roane County but their water comes from a man made Lake so they lucked out also.

Let's see those tanks!

 

[Mrc8858]

I think Katie may have already stopped by for a couple starter pieces but thanks totion . They doing ok still Katie?

 

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[mtnrunner]

I'm in charleston and hoping RO water is good. All appears fine.

 

[katietrimmier]

Thanks for the reply totion! I have actually bought coral from the guy I think you are talking about. He really helped me when I was first getting started with coral.

 

[katietrimmier]

Everything is doing really well! Thanks! I'm thinking I might be brave enough to branch out soon and try new things. I'm going to upgrade the lighting on my big tank, but the pieces I got from you are loving the nano tank. I'll let you know when I'm ready for more.

 

[timah04]

I honestly just put a pair of percula clowns in my 24g nano. It's cycled for almost 7 months now, planning on a bigger tank in the near future but until then, my nano will work lol. I did however, rip the factory filtration out and put a canister/protein skimmer on. Any suggestions please let me know!! I'm used to much bigger tanks, have had from 65g up to 225g in the past. This nano business is a first for me, anyone on here have one?

 

[Mrc8858]

Some pretty sweet ricordea I'm trying to get rid of

 

[totion]

I have a 29 gallon display but total water volume is 50 gallons with the attached frag tank and the sump. The key to a nano is stability. A top off system is a must imo

 

[timah04]

I've been debating a sump, I think that will be a project for this weekend

 

[Mrc8858]

If a sump is an option then I would say there is no question. Imo every system including FW tanks are better off with a sump then with out.

 

[timah04]

I've always wanted to set up a sump but never had an opportunity to do it. Any pointers lol

 

[totion]

I built a stand to accommodate a 15 long sump. Go as big as you can to add water volume. You can get glass cut at Lowe's and silicone it in for baffles. If you can put a skimmer in it also.

 

[Mrc8858]

Depends, plumbing and sumps are an art in themselves if you ask me. I enjoy seeing everyone's take on plumbing as almost everyone's over time will start to have their own style. Best thing I can tell you is do your research and plan things out thoroughly. Also you'll want to go as big as you can fit for your sump.

 

[Mrc8858]

Oh yeah, and don't ever fall for a premade sump that costs hundreds if not thousands unless you have a whole lot of disposable income and just don't care about wasting money haha. You'll always get more for your money by building your own along with more room for customization.

 

[timah04]

Lol, yeah I've seen some price tags... It's absolutely crazy what some of them were... My goal is to eventually build my own tank, so putting together a sump will help with that too lol

 

[timah04]