Looking to get back in the hobby

[tyler1421]

Welcome! I just joined as well. Everyone seems very friendly and eager to help

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! You have come to the perfect place to help you get back into hobby!

 

[1112-425XL]

 

[Reef Regeneration Verified Sponsor]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[JumboShrimp]

Welcome back to the hobby. Now start swimming-- and your fish, too!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

Hello all. I recently moved to SC and due to what is involved in moving tank several miles to to new home in different state , I decided to get out of the hobby and have been out for several years. I have had several tanks over the years where 75gal was largest. New home has an area I believe would be great for at least a 125gal , larger I'm sure-HaHaHa, but believe a 125 would be big enough. Hence, my intrest has been peaked to get back into the hobbie. Before I left previous home I had a SCA 60gal rimless tank which I liked ALOT and find the rimless tanks much more astetically appealing. I have alot of old equipment such as Neptune, powerheads, pumps, LED lighting, DOS'ng pumps, ATO system, but sold tanks and stands before leaving previous home. Have always been a DIY'r for most part, but looking to streamline the initial new setup and looking for recommendations from group. I have always felt Cabinets as being most challenging part keeping plumbing equipment hidden and ease of maintenance key all while keeping focus on DT. It looks as tho SCA may have gone by the wayside so the WaterBox setups with included sumps and cabinets have caught my attention. Looking for suggestions from the group. TYI.

Welcome! What part of SC are you in? Im in North Myrtle Beach. I have an innovative marine tank in storage and their tanks and aluminum stands are nice, and I hear good things about waterbox tanks as well. Personally im not a fan of the rimless setups but that's just me.

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome back to R2R and back to the salty world.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Consider a glass cages tank they are the best quality tanks imo they really do care about and put a lot of craftsmanship into each of the tanks they build

they’ve great but they are 3x what a regular tank costs.

 

[reefernc02]

IMO it’s worth it I’m not forcing anyone just think that all options should be out there

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome back, glad you are here!

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Welcome to Reef2Reef

 

[Fish Styx]

Greetings and welcome to the reef!

 

[Reeferwab]

What part of South Carolina? I grew up outside of Charleston, went to college at USC and lived in Columbia for a while also. Anyways, welcome back to the hobby.

NMB

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

NMB

Nice, I can’t recall the last time I’ve been there. I think it was during high school which was over 30 years ago.

 

[Reeferwab]

Welcome! What part of SC are you in? Im in North Myrtle Beach. I have an innovative marine tank in storage and their tanks and aluminum stands are nice, and I hear good things about waterbox tanks as well. Personally im not a fan of the rimless setups but that's just me.

Hey Rusty, I live in Little River. What size and model Innovative Marine is it that you have in Storage? How long did you have it in service? And how much would you be looking to get for it? Got into the hobbie back in the late 90's and over time built up to a 75 until I moved a couple years ago. I still have most of the equipment from when I was in the hobbie, just got rid of tanks and sumps before I moved south. Always intertained the idea of going to 125 or larger. But never really had the room to do so. Also not sure if I want to go big 150 - 200 out of the gate or start small 50 -100 and gradually build back into the hobbie. Alot of room to fill up in larger tanks right out of the gate. As you can see, I have several questions I need to answer for myself

 

[Reeferwab]

Also come to the reef show in Columbia in October you can get some ideas of what you might like serval lfs bring tanks from different manufacturers that you can buy on the spot

Hey ReeferNC02, What event are you referring to in Columbia in October?

 

[gkprevite]

Welcome back. Sca aquarium is still around. They’re merged with empire billiards so their stuff is on their site. Still nice looking tanks at realistic prices

 

[reefernc02]

Also come to the reef show in Columbia in October you can get some ideas of what you might like serval lfs bring tanks from different manufacturers that you can buy on the spot

Hey ReeferNC02, What event are you referring to in Columbia in October?

The southern aquatic experience it’s a show that’s smaller than most but some really great vendors for saltwater, coral and freshwater Fritz is one of the sponsors

 

[Shnetts]

Welcome to r2r!!!