Hi! getting back into the hobby

[crazypants]

Hi all! I was in the general aquarium hobby in the 90s. I spent a lot of time collecting and propagating local wetland plants in southeast Texas as I was focused mainly on the freshwater aspects of the hobby at the time. I even had a plant press. I had all kinds of native and non-native stuff back then, but mostly freshwater, at least for what I personally owned.

Fast forward to a few months ago and I decided it was time to get back into the hobby, but this time I wanted to take on reef keeping. I maintained dozens of marine tanks for pet shops back in the 90s, so why not have my own??

Well, apparently the hobby, methods, available livestock and all kinds of stuff have changed in the past 20+ years. Omg! So I read stuff and read some more stuff and got on YouTube and learned all kinds of stuff.

So from all that, now I’m breaking in a fluval 13.5 that I modified to drain into a 10gal sump, and set up a refugium with c. prolifera on live sand. The display tank is bare bottom. The sock section in the sump has additional bio media to assist.

my LFS gave me a nice little discount on some starter corals, so I grabbed a Xenia, a blue sympodium, and a blue dot mushroom. I’m aware of the weedy nature of Xenia… I want it anyway

Anyway, pics!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello, and welcome to the channel.

 

[Matt L]

 

[Gtinnel]

Welcome to R2R

 

[FreshSaltH2o]

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[TheyGaveItToMe]

Awesome, we have allot of great LFS in the Houston area.

 

[dstockwell]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[jsker]

 

[LeannaBanana]

Welcome to RTR! Love the tank so far. :star-struck:

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef and back to the obsession

 

[RichReef]

Welcome back!

 

[Wrassenaround]

Welcome to Reef2Reef and back to the hobby! How is the phyto culture going?

 

[bnord]

Welcome and interesting diverse background will make us a better club...

 

[Zach B]

Welcome :)

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hi all! I was in the general aquarium hobby in the 90s. I spent a lot of time collecting and propagating local wetland plants in southeast Texas as I was focused mainly on the freshwater aspects of the hobby at the time. I even had a plant press. I had all kinds of native and non-native stuff back then, but mostly freshwater, at least for what I personally owned.

Fast forward to a few months ago and I decided it was time to get back into the hobby, but this time I wanted to take on reef keeping. I maintained dozens of marine tanks for pet shops back in the 90s, so why not have my own??

Well, apparently the hobby, methods, available livestock and all kinds of stuff have changed in the past 20+ years. Omg! So I read stuff and read some more stuff and got on YouTube and learned all kinds of stuff.

So from all that, now I’m breaking in a fluval 13.5 that I modified to drain into a 10gal sump, and set up a refugium with c. prolifera on live sand. The display tank is bare bottom. The sock section in the sump has additional bio media to assist.

my LFS gave me a nice little discount on some starter corals, so I grabbed a Xenia, a blue sympodium, and a blue dot mushroom. I’m aware of the weedy nature of Xenia… I want it anyway

Anyway, pics!

Welcome and Welcome Back! Glad you joined. You'll enjoy having your own little bit of reef dreaming and not just helping/taking care of others saltwater aquariums.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This might help you find people local to you - Houston has an active FaceBook presence too:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no where near simple. This task is going to take patience, a ton of...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[blaxsun]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world.