ajmckay
Community Member
Hi all.
Bought my own aquarium (29g FW) when I was in third grade. I think I can count on my hand the number of years I haven't had a tank set up :) I've kept SW tanks for the past 8-9 years.
Currently I have:
- 40 breeder mixed reef tank with a 30 breeder sump on a DIY 3 tier stand
- Fluval Spec III SW invert reef
- 20 long FW tank
I've been an active member at Nano-reef.com pretty much exclusively since joining the hobby but I've decided I would like to broaden my horizons a bit and hopefully participate in some more advanced topics in addition to helping new hobbyists nurture their fascination with this hobby.
My reef related interests are:
- DIY. I reef on a budget but I also enjoy the process of designing, prototyping, and building things.
- Reef design. Textures, colors, negative space, composition & layout, lines, etc..
- Basic biological principles. Nitrogen cycle, cell division, taxonomy, interactions between organisms, etc...
- Maintaining a healthy reef
Outside of reefing I work in finance, have 2 young daughters, and my favorite thing to do is mountain bike. Recently went on a bike trip to Moab, UT and it was great.
Random pics:
Pom-pom crab just after molt (literally it just picked it's nems back up)
Need a new FTS - this is from earlier in the year but it's mostly the same
Display sump (30b cut in half horizontally where front section is display, drain & return in the back)
3 tier stand DIY
My GSP mat grows right to the water surface
Bought my own aquarium (29g FW) when I was in third grade. I think I can count on my hand the number of years I haven't had a tank set up :) I've kept SW tanks for the past 8-9 years.
Currently I have:
- 40 breeder mixed reef tank with a 30 breeder sump on a DIY 3 tier stand
- Fluval Spec III SW invert reef
- 20 long FW tank
I've been an active member at Nano-reef.com pretty much exclusively since joining the hobby but I've decided I would like to broaden my horizons a bit and hopefully participate in some more advanced topics in addition to helping new hobbyists nurture their fascination with this hobby.
My reef related interests are:
- DIY. I reef on a budget but I also enjoy the process of designing, prototyping, and building things.
- Reef design. Textures, colors, negative space, composition & layout, lines, etc..
- Basic biological principles. Nitrogen cycle, cell division, taxonomy, interactions between organisms, etc...
- Maintaining a healthy reef
Outside of reefing I work in finance, have 2 young daughters, and my favorite thing to do is mountain bike. Recently went on a bike trip to Moab, UT and it was great.
Random pics:
Pom-pom crab just after molt (literally it just picked it's nems back up)
Need a new FTS - this is from earlier in the year but it's mostly the same
Display sump (30b cut in half horizontally where front section is display, drain & return in the back)
3 tier stand DIY
My GSP mat grows right to the water surface
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