New member

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Greetings Reefers.
I am a new member and want to introduce myself. My wife and I have many years of experience with raising koi in a 3200 gallon pond in the state of Washington. But I am moving to Phoenix in a few months, like maybe late June, or early July. It is not very practical to have a koi pond in a climate where summer temps can be 3 digits for months, and sometimes up to 115f. So instead we are going to have a salt water aquarium. I never do anything small or half way so I plan to start this journey with a 180 or 210 gallon tank or larger. We got VERY inspired eating at a restaurant in Wyomissing Pennsylvania last year called Coastal Grill, where there was a HUGE reef aquarium. I was instantly spellbound and I have to have that in my home. Maybe not that big. Maybe....
So since I am very scientific about everything I do, I am studying to gather as much knowledge about having a large reef aquarium, and be successful the first time. I am in the process of watching all 31 videos from BRStv which are very informative and helpful. And I have been ordering books. I already have Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung's "The Reef Aquarium" Anyone who can recommend books will be great.
So I look forward to contributing on this forum and learning all I can from the many experts who have been doing this forever.
Thanks for having me...
Elliot

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Lots of people out here in Phoenix run koi ponds so it is a possibility. Surface agitation and waterfalls can be your best friends for temperature.

 

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