New reefer from Long Island .

[NS Mike D]

Basically a blank canvas at this point .

to answer your earlier question, start a thread in the member tank forum and post these pics and that is your build thread

 

[reefaland310]

Welcome. Another fellow long islander from ronkonkoma

 

[Brisay01]

Here's a great link with everything you need to know about setting up and maintaining a coral/invert QT. Happy New Year.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine-coral-and-inverts.288859/#post-3515086

Thanks and Happy New Year to you as well !

 

[Brisay01]

Welcome. Another fellow long islander from ronkonkoma

Thanks and Happy New Year !

 

[meir]

Nassau county . Bethpage to be specific.

Nice, I’m from Great Neck, LI myself

 

[mta_morrow]

Welcome to R2R! You have come to the right place. I started just as you are a little over 2 years ago. Congrats on your patience. I have just moved and tore down my 1st tank after 2 years of nothing but learning. I’m now waiting for my new tank to arrive next week. I’m really anxious to apply all I have learned to this build. I have learned how to ask for advice and how to sort through the many different options that exist in this awesome hobby. Your build looks great so far.

 

[jsker]

Thanks for the post! That’s a great story and awesome result of the game !! I actually was planning on attending the LIRA meeting myself next week but the problem is I work late on Friday nights so it’s a 50/50 whether I can get out to Commack in time . Hope to see you if I can get there and meet some new people .

No question is a dumb question, Starting a build thread is your own thread that you have to show off you system and use as a journal. Others can see and learn what you have done to build your system. Myself I like to go back and look and the things that I have done that work and that did not

 

[Brisay01]

No question is a dumb question, Starting a build thread is your own thread that you have to show off you system and use as a journal. Others can see and learn what you have done to build your system. Myself I like to go back and look and the things that I have done that work and that did not

Awesome ,
Thanks for that info. I’ll get on it !

 

[Brisay01]

Nice, I’m from Great Neck, LI myself

Good to know! I thought I was the only one from Nassau co. as Suffolk co. folks seem to be representing in numbers lol.

 

[Brisay01]

Welcome to R2R! You have come to the right place. I started just as you are a little over 2 years ago. Congrats on your patience. I have just moved and tore down my 1st tank after 2 years of nothing but learning. I’m now waiting for my new tank to arrive next week. I’m really anxious to apply all I have learned to this build. I have learned how to ask for advice and how to sort through the many different options that exist in this awesome hobby. Your build looks great so far.

Thanks for your post . Good luck to you as well . The hardest part about going slow and having patience is the pressure from my kids as to what’s taking so long lol.

 

[ourcoralreef]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Paul B]

New Hyde Park, Nassau.

 

[bpapo]

I'm from Bayshore Suffolk County

 

[Brisay01]

New Hyde Park, Nassau.

Awesome. Thanks for the warm welcome to R2R. I went out yesterday and bought some things to set up a coral and invert qt. Waiting on more items from brs. I read a couple great articles here on qt’ing corals.

One question I had was : After I cycle the tank) planning on doing a fishless cycle with ammonia along with a bottle of bacteria as I’ve done with my Dt and fish qt) what keeps the cycle going long term ? Meaning , without fish in the tank , how do corals and snails alone create enough waste/ammonia to maintain a healthy bacterial colony ?

 

[Brisay01]

I'm from Bayshore Suffolk County

Thanks for the warm welcome to R2R.

 

[Paul B]

If you have no fish in the tank you need to keep adding food. The bacteria will starve with no food and corals don't make enough waste. Can't you just put in a couple of fish to keep the cycle going?

 

[Brisay01]

If you have no fish in the tank you need to keep adding food. The bacteria will starve with no food and corals don't make enough waste. Can't you just put in a couple of fish to keep the cycle going?

Well I was under the impression that a coral qt has to remain absolutely fishless in order to assure that there is no chance or transmission of fish dieases , specifically parasites , from new corals . In other words, if new corals are brought in to the coral qt, and they are carrying marine ich cysts, any fish in the coral qt tank would be a host for parasites and keep the ice lifecycle going . I’m not sure how likely of an event this is as I have no personal experience with corals yet . I am just basing this off of what I have read. I also have a healthy fear of introducing parasites into my Dt.

 

[Paul B]

Brisay01. I am not the one to ask about quarantining anything because I don't quarantine anything. I am sure many people on here quarantine and would be able to answer your question better

 

[Brisay01]

Brisay01. I am not the one to ask about quarantining anything because I don't quarantine anything. I am sure many people on here quarantine and would be able to answer your question better

Thanks for the reply . Appreciate it . Stay warm today !

 

[Paul B]

I will, it went up to 14