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GrumpyDaddy68
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I hope so too; I have been watching videos all weekend and I have multiple ideas for my first reef tank.
GrumpyDaddy68
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believe me... originally it was going to be a nano 10 gal and now I’m selling the idea to the ‘boss’ to be up to 60ish gal.
Brew12
Electrical Gru
You need at least 1 more gallon. Make it 160ish. After all, it is only a difference of one.....believe me... originally it was going to be a nano 10 gal and now I’m selling the idea to the ‘boss’ to be up to 60ish gal.
Tomoko Schum
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"Hopefully this is not the last meeting."
It won't be.
It won't be.
Tomoko Schum
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believe me... originally it was going to be a nano 10 gal and now I’m selling the idea to the ‘boss’ to be up to 60ish gal.
A 10 gallon nano is manageable although a bigger tank can be more stable. I started out with a 15 gallon nano reef years ago. It was wonderful and very stable, too. However, I ended up upgrading into larger tanks a number of times...
GrumpyDaddy68
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I would be glad to hear multiple experiences; because of size constrains I don’t thing I can go more than 36ln wide.
I stop by Petsmart and I like the Aqueon 45.
However, I could start now with the 10gal...
I stop by Petsmart and I like the Aqueon 45.
However, I could start now with the 10gal...
Brew12
Electrical Gru
My first tank was a 6' long, 120g system. It gave me some big advantages with fish but was not the easiest system to learn on. Making a mistake on a system that large was brutal. Its not like a 10g system where you can do a 100% water change if you have an oops. A 10g system would be much easier to learn on. And trust me, I had many self inflicted wounds. I keep a few frag skeletons near my supplies to remind me not to be dumb.
Tomoko Schum
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If you can have a 45 gallon tank in the space, I would go with it. It makes the tank a lot more stable.
I recommend that you use an auto top-off system to keep the tank topped-off. I still use my old DIY ATO ($5 float switch + a free urine specimen jar for snail guard + $3 extension cord + $18 aqua lifter vacuum pump.) An ATO keeps the water level steady. A simple task of topping-off tends to get neglected with our busy schedule. This could be quite a detriment.
Bulk Reef Supply has a nice ATO kit : https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reefkeeper-float-switch-bracket-kit-digital-aquatics.html
Click on the video tab right below the picture of the float switch kit. There should be a video explaining how to put together a float switch.
Tomoko Schum
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My 15 gallon tank used to be on the kitchen counter in the L-shaped corner of my kitchen. I hid my above-tank refugium in the cabinet above. I crammed a few things behind the tank, too. If you have a space to put a 20 or a 30 gallon tank on a st and, that would be great.
A year later I did my first upgrade. I had a metal stand for my 29G tank and a friend who used to be a NARC member made a three-sided wood enclosure for me to make it look like a real good wood stand inexpensively. We also built a clam shell canopy to house Power Compact fluorescent bulbs (this was before T-5 became popular.) Another NARC friend drilled my tank and I put a small overflow box with an exterior/modified durso stand pipe. I made a sump with a center refugium section out of a 20 gallon long tank and placed it inside the stand. Later, the same NARC friend also built my first small calcium reactor for me.
I think we can get NARC going again. It would be fun to do things together and help each other out.
A year later I did my first upgrade. I had a metal stand for my 29G tank and a friend who used to be a NARC member made a three-sided wood enclosure for me to make it look like a real good wood stand inexpensively. We also built a clam shell canopy to house Power Compact fluorescent bulbs (this was before T-5 became popular.) Another NARC friend drilled my tank and I put a small overflow box with an exterior/modified durso stand pipe. I made a sump with a center refugium section out of a 20 gallon long tank and placed it inside the stand. Later, the same NARC friend also built my first small calcium reactor for me.
I think we can get NARC going again. It would be fun to do things together and help each other out.
H@rry
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I think that was Mariner. Don't think you're off the hook though, it still outstanding and accruing interest @ 18%. That was about 1995 so you do the math!
Tomoko Schum
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We started out meeting at Pet Gallery (John's old store) after work on the 1st Thursday of the month. We did that a few times and then started holding meetings on Saturdays once a month. Did Mariner hosted the first Saturday meeting? Back then, Greenbean was only 16 and was not allowed to come to meetings unless it was held at a public place. When Mariner hosted the meeting at his house, Greenbean wanted to come so badly since Mariner's teenage daughters were going to be there, lol.
Tomoko Schum
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Our forum used to be on Reef Central, but a number of our members managed to get kicked off. We had to move over here to R2R because of too many misfits.
Tomoko Schum
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I thought you'd be laying low...
beaslbob
2500 Club Member
gee more than me? LOL
Funny how now balancing a tank with chaeto and not doing water changes is the new method. LOL
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beaslbob
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Gee. I didn't know John's old store actually had a name. Always called it Johnny's
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