A little bit about myself, I've always been interested in marine life and never had the courage to try out a reef tank. My mother was a biology teacher and as a kid I was glued to anything the BBC produced that was related to the ocean. I spent my high school years working at a pet store in Kansas and joined the Army shortly after. While stationed near the ocean I became interested in scuba diving and once I met my wife she introduced me to free diving in the Hawaiian Islands. Now 18 years into my career and nearing retirement I decided to finally give saltwater tanks a try. So now 8 months into my tank I decided to document on here. Most of my success I credit to this forum and the great people that are a part of it.