Making a come back to a great hobby

Java Eagle · Aug 23, 2010

It has been perhaps 20 years since I have had a salt water tank. Many things have changed over the years. I have been reading about under gravel, trickle and canister filters, protein skimmers, Ozone, UV sterilizers along with various things like phosphates, Nitrates and biological filters. How did I ever keep anything alive before? Do I have a tank set-up now the answer is no. I am apparently working on a PH degree in salt water technology with the intent of setting up a Fish/Invertebrate, heavy on the invertebrate marine tank. I plan on an 80 gallon tank as a minimum. I think to have an invertebrate tank with out any fish would make my wife wonder what I was doing and give her cause to believe I am going senile which perhaps I am. I have been reading â€œThe Marine Aquarium Problem Solver" among other books & articles. Any advice or insight would be most appreciated.

revhtree · Aug 23, 2010

Awesome welcome to R2R! Were glad to have you!

gilmour01 · Aug 23, 2010

my biggest suggestion would be to read through the build threads on this and other sites. you will get alot of useful info on how things are currently done. alot of books are outdated, but the basics are still there. last but not least, welcome the boards.

cheers, scott

Speg · Aug 23, 2010

It does seem to get easier/better as new technology is brought out.

That's what is so great about forums..people can often give you really great advice right here instead of having to buy hundreds of books...

Good luck!