Hello New Reefer from NC

Pete Horwath · Oct 11, 2018

Captain Quint said:
Yes, sir. I've done my scuba thing worldwide as well Started diving at 14 and started serious diving in 1977 whilst in the Navy. After those years I went civilian Master Diver with SDI/TDI & NAUI. I enjoy diving the loop more than with double 100's filled with Nitrox.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm Master Diver thru SSI. prefer warm clear reef diving. I would love to use my diving for this hobby. Anyone know where/whats legal to collect?

FishingLovingSons · Oct 11, 2018

Pete Horwath said:
Folks, I'm Pete from NC. I'm new here so just wanted to introduce myself. I've been in FW for years but this is only my first year with Reefs and I've already made 10 years of mistakes. Got into Marine because I'm a Master Scuba diver so bringing the reef home was a must! Now not sure which hobby I like better.

Currently obsession includes:

FW 75 Gal FW39 Gal
120 Gal Mixed Reef Tank
30 Gal QT Tank & two 20 Gal QT Tanks
Fish I have: 1 Mimic Tang, 2 Clowns, 5 YT Damsels, Coral Beauty, Neon Goby, File Fish, Fox Face and BOB the Lawnmower Blennie

MY Display Tank has been Fallow for 5 weeks as I learned the hard way to QUARANTINE, QUARANTINE and QUARANTINE. We have been through Marine Ich (lost one fish) and right on the heals of it we are finishing up a bad case of Marine Velvet (all survived, fingers crossed) Hopefully all fish will be back in the DT by Thanksgiving.

Welcome Pete! Master Diver thru SSI and NC native here too! I'm in Lake Norman area north of Charlotte. Amazing community here, glad you found it/us.

Captain Quint · Oct 12, 2018

Pete Horwath said:
I'm Master Diver thru SSI. prefer warm clear reef diving. I would love to use my diving for this hobby. Anyone know where/whats legal to collect?

I like SSI.

I used to have a contact with a guy who worked for L.A. and since I could go deeper with CCR they offered me some decent money to collect some deep water wrasse, but I would have been gone too much from my family so I declined.

Pete Horwath · Oct 13, 2018

FishingLovingSons said:
Welcome Pete! Master Diver thru SSI and NC native here too! I'm in Lake Norman area north of Charlotte. Amazing community here, glad you found it/us.

I’m just east of charlotte on Badin Lake! Small world

FishingLovingSons · Oct 13, 2018

Pete Horwath said:
I’m just east of charlotte on Badin Lake! Small world

Lol I know it well; have family in Albemarle and Mt Pleasant. Several other NC reefers on R2R as well. Welcome again! Side bar on diving: obviously anywhere in the Caribbean and my personal fave West Palm Beach. Most sites within half mile of shore- middle of Gulf Stream plus Atlantic wrecks. Jim Abernethy runs a shop down there and always a great day with his outfit.
http://scuba-adventures.com/