Hi From KY

[BluegrassReef]

hello I am new here but not to the hobby (addiction)....LOL

My name is Michael and I have been in this addiction for the last couple of years. At the present time I only have a 20l But in the next week or so I will be setting up a 90rr That I bought about 3 months ago and I am going to pick up a complete 75 this weekend. i plan on combining all 3 tanks into 90.

I will be staring the process this monday After I get back from picking up the 75. I will start a build thread if you are interested in the creation of my 90 SPS reef. But until then here are some pics of my 20l. Hope you enjoy.

mike

 

[revhtree]

WELCOME to R2R Mike!! Great looking corals!

How did you find R2R if I may ask?

 

[BluegrassReef]

Hey revhtree...I saw the post about club zoa on ETRC. I am lotsoftats on that forum and MTRC.

 

[coral diver]

WELCOME TO R2R
YUP YOU GOT THE ADDICTION ALRIGHT :glasses11:

And enjoy the hospitality

 

[oceanparadise1]

Nice pics!!

 

[bluegrass]

the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home...
welcome bud
casey

 

[oceanparadise1]

Ha i got confused, ur guys name are almost the same, i was like why is he welcoming him self!! LOL

 

[BluegrassReef]

thanks guys for the warm welcome. I am very excited about my 90 and will post pics of it's progress here.

mike

 

[oceanparadise1]

U better LOL jk, nice to have you along!

 

[Lytehouse]

Welcome to R2R....

Really nice place. Looking forward to pics of the build.

 

[92GallonReefer]

Welcome and nice pics!
Where do you live in KY?

 

[oceanparadise1]

Make sure u start a build thread so we can all follow along!

 

[ahayes13]

hi, welcome to the group. everyone here is really nice. the pics you posted look great, love all your zoos. cant wait to watch your building process of the 90, im sure you are excited! cant wait to see it all come together

 

[BluegrassReef]

thanks guys I don't have any pics other than an empty tank but I can give you an equipment list so far:

90rr
2 x 250w halides in reef optics 3 hqi reflectors powered by lumatek ballasts
either 2 or 4 54w t5's for atinincs
percision marine sump 30x14x16
euro reef cs6-2+ skimmer
3 echomod maxi jets

I will leave the 20l running until I make my final bulb choices. going with 10k just haven't figured out which ones. Any of you guys have any suggestions? Oh look my first question...LOL

mike

 

[oceanparadise1]

LOL i like the hamilton 10ks

 

[BluegrassReef]

I was thinking of going with reeflux I have a buddie that can get them cheap. he will also be the one that i stock my tank from. he is a dealer and he is doing a buy right now. 10 zoa colonies for $175,10 mixed box of clams $200 and 10 full sps colonies for $425 he said the last time he did the sps buy he got an 8 inch millipora. all colonies are fragable out of the box. that is where the 75 come in. it will be plumbed into the 90 as a frag tank.

mike

 

[oceanparadise1]

Yea reflux are awsome to!

 

[BluegrassReef]

guys I have another question since this will be a sps tank with just a few softies thrown in(wife is a ricordia and yuma lover...lol) How do i figure out my calcium consumption. I know it will change when I star to add sps and clams but what is the basic way to figure it out? test everyday for a week or month or what.

I want to get this right so I figured I would ask before I had problems.

mike

 

[oceanparadise1]

Just test it week 2 week and add accordingly

 

[BluegrassReef]

well say if it's 450 one week and 400 the next and I am dosing 2 part how much ca do I add to bring it back up to 450?

reef chemistary is a whole new world to me..