Back After a Loooong Break

Jeremy_d · Jul 23, 2023

7of9 said:
Hi there! I’m just starting to get back into the hobby after a looong break, so I consider myself a complete newbie. Back in 2008 I lived in Florida and had a 12g biocube nano reef. I really enjoyed it and kept it going for about a year, but then I had to sell everything and move to Alaska and live got busy. A few years ago, I moved back down to Wisconsin and just recently saw an ad for a LFS and got the itch again!

I’m looking to build a 15-20g nano reef, but I’m going slower this time. I know I’m moving within the state next June, so I don’t plan on getting things wet until after that. For now, I’m going to be learning and planning.

This time around I’d like to be more intentional about my tank, save up and get good gear, plan things out, and take the time to really establish a good foundation. My last tank was very much flying by the seat of my pants, but I’ve grown and changed a lot since 2008!

Anyway, I look forward to leaning here!

WELCOME!

CO2TLEY · Jul 23, 2023

Acroconut · Jul 23, 2023

Great to see someone else coming back to the hobby, and welcome to R2R.

CoralB · Jul 23, 2023

Welcome !!

TheScientificReefer · Jul 24, 2023

Welcome Welcome!

SPR1968 · Jul 24, 2023

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

Gumbies R Us · Jul 24, 2023

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

7of9 · Jul 24, 2023

Acroconut said:
Great to see someone else coming back to the hobby, and welcome to R2R.

yeah, moving to Alaska for 6 years and then moving and getting busy with kids made me take a break and then it's like I forgot that I *could* have a reef tank again! Now my kids are 17 and 19 and an ad for a LFS just popped up for me on Facebook and I was like, "Yeah...now's a great time to start again!"