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glad to see us Scots are always making a good impression!Glad to hear you’re better Bill, and can’t wait to see pictures of the new tank. By the way I have a Scottish daughter-in-law. She’s become the best part of the family.
Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world Bill. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when need it.
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Glad to hear you’re better Bill, and can’t wait to see pictures of the new tank. By the way I have a Scottish daughter-in-law. She’s become the best part of the family.
Hi Bill and welcome. I'm just getting back into the hobby myself, started in the 80s. I'm interested to see how you fare with a minimalist approach... that's what we had back then.but I like to keep it simple so it won’t be loaded with Technology just a skimmer and bio media and good old fashioned water changes.
Yeah I had a very simple set up including wooden air diffuser protein skimmer and sand bed filter before (Berlin system) live rock was a big thing! Didn’t keep anything near the variety guys have now but never had many issues eitherHi Bill and welcome. I'm just getting back into the hobby myself, started in the 80s. I'm interested to see how you fare with a minimalist approach... that's what we had back then.
I had a reef tank with a Fluval canister filter and the only thing I ever measured was salinity. I had elegance corals and lots of fish and invertbrates, eels, etc. And I didn't lose much.
I'm intrigued by all the new technology, but as I read the forum I wonder if the hobby has been overcomplicated to the point where everyone is just chasing the numbers round and round and round, add this, dose that, buy a sulfur reactor, etc etc.
Yes, well that is a difference, there are many more types of reef corals etc available today so perhaps it's not as simple as it was 30 years ago.Yeah I had a very simple set up including wooden air diffuser protein skimmer and sand bed filter before (Berlin system) live rock was a big thing! Didn’t keep anything near the variety guys have now but never had many issues either
Just wanted to say hello to everyone and glad to be here.
I’ve been keeping marines for around 36 years and before that Discus etc which seems to have been a right of passage for some. During this time I have had a reef setup (mainly SPS), fish only, oddball tanks and anything that floated my boat. Still amazed how technologically advanced the hobby has become but it leads back to one conclusion “we keep water” and then enjoy the critters we put in it.
My last Aquarium was a Deltec 250 gallon which unfortunately crashed when I found myself in hospital with Sepsis! I’m now fighting fit and have ordered myself a Red Sea Reefer S-850 but I like to keep it simple so it won’t be loaded with Technology just a skimmer and bio media and good old fashioned water changes.
Anyway that’s a quick Intro from me!
cheers Bill