Back at it again!

[Briskee]

Thank you all. Just finished a water change and moderate algae clean-up. Thought I'd post a couple pics.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

welcome back! Things have changed a bit eh?

 

[Briskee]

That’s an understatement. Talk about a learning curve :astonished-face:

 

[56longroof]

That’s an understatement. Talk about a learning curve :astonished-face:

Welcome back to the hobby. I'm getting back into it after a 35 year hiatus. There definitely has been alot of changes and improvements but alot of the old ways are still relevant. I'm sticking with what worked for me then. DSB and metal halide lighting but I do appreciate the WIFI pump and wavemaker controllers.

 

[kvansloo]

Hello, and Welcome.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Welcome back to the hobby. I'm getting back into it after a 35 year hiatus. There definitely has been alot of changes and improvements but alot of the old ways are still relevant. I'm sticking with what worked for me then. DSB and metal halide lighting but I do appreciate the WIFI pump and wavemaker controllers.

35 years, wow! What is DSB?

 

[AlyciaMarie]

Welcome back! That's a long break, but glad you're back and that you've found our community!

 

[Shnetts]

Welcome Back!!

 

[56longroof]

35 years, wow! What is DSB?

Deep sand bed. It's another method of reef keeping. Not real popular right now but it does a excellent job of keeping a tank stable. I think as technology advanced it fell out of favor but I like the simplicity and my most successful tank back then had a dsb. There are a couple good books on the subject if your interested.

 

[rhitee93]

Welcome back.

We are on very similar timelines. I had a tank in the early 2000's but got out of if about 20 years ago. I am now approaching the 1-year anniversary of my new tank.

As you said, things are different now!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board. hello from PA!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hello All - I wanted to introduce myself since I’ll likely be posting a lot in this forum. I’ve been out of the hobby for about 20 years, got back into it about a year ago. How things have changed. I had a 90g before that was doing pretty well, but had to move, bought a house, had some kids, and never picked up the hobby after. I still have a little treasure trove of equipment in my basement, albeit 20 yrs old. My new tank is a 180g peninsula rimless. I’m going through the usual growing pains with a 1 yr old tank, hair algae, re-learning what to do and how to cope. I read this thread (https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/should-i-just-restart.1057368/page-7) and it’s exactly what’s happening in my tank. I’ve got a fuge, nice skimmer, UV light, Apex controller, and AI lights. I’m run the lights on the lower end hoping that will not encourage algae growth. Also have a Duncan colony, Leather, Torch, Candy Cane, Monitpora, and Kenya Tree. A couple tangs, two clowns, a couple pajama cardinals, sand sifting blenny, and a couple others. Looking forward to the challenge and discussing topics with everyone here. Thanks!

Welcome! It sounds like you are well on your way with your restart tank. I'm sure it will settle and it's all going to come back to you.

 

[Briskee]

Deep sand bed. It's another method of reef keeping. Not real popular right now but it does an excellent job of keeping a tank stable. I think as technology advanced it fell out of favor but I like the simplicity and my most successful tank back then had a dsb. There are a couple good books on the subject if your interested.

I had a deep sand bed in my 90g. At the time, someone at the lfs recommended that was the way to go. Had the metal halides too, in a DIY canopy. I can say one thing for sure, my 90g never had an algae problem. Don’t know if that relates to my issues now. Maybe that was beginners luck.

 

[56longroof]

I had a deep sand bed in my 90g. At the time, someone at the lfs recommended that was the way to go. Had the metal halides too, in a DIY canopy. I can say one thing for sure, my 90g never had an algae problem. Don’t know if that relates to my issues now. Maybe that was beginners luck.

This is just my opinion but, I think alot if the algea and dyno problems are directly related to not using real live rock and a sand bed. I do not remember anyone having any of these issues back in the early to mid 90's. Maybe a hair algea outbreak here or there but it wasn't a common occurrence.

 

[Buckster]

Hello and Welcome back to the hobby and to R2R!

 

[Reef Wizard]

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Welcome! Eastern PA? Maybe we can swap frags or fish in the future. You're probably an hour and change west of me. 180 rimless? Drool

 

[Briskee]

Eastern PA-ish. I heard That Pet Place in Lancaster has a frag swaps, but haven’t seen a date posted.

 

[Briskee]

Thought I'd post a little update here. Overall, I'm generally happy to be back in the hobby. The family enjoy the fish and they are an excellent conversation piece. I've picked up a few new skills, e.g. fragging corals. I've never done that before - mostly because I didn't understand how. But this is forum is very handy. I keep mostly hardy corals (LPS and some softies) that are tolerant of my learning curve. Anyway, that's it for now. I'll save the complaints for another thread.

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!