New guy (kind of)

Kryshah · Jan 19, 2015

Hello all, I've been a member here for the last few years, though I never posted until yesterday and I was encouraged to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Mat and I'm a high school science teacher, currently teaching biology, earth science and astronomy though next year I'll switch up to zoology, biology, AP biology and Earth science. I'm a huge reef enthusiast with a tiny budget and have taken the last four years or so to build myself up to a tank that I'm beginning to be happy with. I have a 125 gallon tank at home with a 20 gallon sump with a variety of soft corals, zoanthids, mushrooms, a few LPS and one red monti cap. Not a lot of fish though, a pair of oscillarus clowns, flame angel yellow tang, green mandarin, lawnmower blennie, and a bengai cardinal. I also have a 50 gallon set up in my classroom with a 20 gallon "show" sump. That system only has a pair of clarkii clowns and one yellow tailed damsel - the coral in that tank just consists of a few small frags from some of the ones I have at home. I've enjoyed lurking on this page, and the accompanying facebook page and will likely post more in the future. I tried reefcentral when I first began in the hobby and were met by some rather rude and outspoken folks which is why I've shied away from posting so far. Thanks for the warm welcome so far!

Rob.D · Jan 19, 2015

Thanks for posting Mat and thank you for being a teacher! Post some pics of your set ups!

Dmmz · Jan 19, 2015

Would like to see some pics of your tanks there are a lot of friendly helpful ppl on here

kschweer · Jan 19, 2015

Welcome! Would love to see some
Pictures as well. Your students are lucky, I would have loved to have a tank in my room in school.

mike007 · Jan 19, 2015

Welcome to r2r!!!!

Tahoe61 · Jan 19, 2015

Welcome. :wave:

Reefing Madness · Jan 21, 2015

Mike J. · Jan 21, 2015

Welcome to Reef 2 Reef. Thank you for teaching the next generation about saltwater aquariums! Welcome aboard!

vlangel · Jan 21, 2015

Welcome to R2R. You will find folks here very friendly. I had a similar experience on RC when I wasn't Internet or forum savvy. I only lurched for months after that but folks here are wonderful.

revhtree · Jan 21, 2015

Welcome to REEF2REEF! We're very glad you joined and hope that you will enjoy the forums, enter contest, start a tank thread, and just be a part of our family friendly community!

Thanks for joining and please make sure and post often!