Please allow me to introduce myself (Rolling Stones)

Don Lidtke · Jan 6, 2017

The title should give you an idea of my age...lol. I can also be found by my character name on some MMO as SOG, Some Old Guy.

I'm retired after 30+ years as a sysadmin, so I am a geek, a gamer, a cyclist, a photographer, and a competitive shooter. I'm married, we celebrated 42 years in Aug last year, and have 3 amazing adult children. I grew up in Minnesota where I met My Love, built a house, took 13 months, in Burnsville MN, moved to CA for 34 years and now live south of Salt Lake City in Utah. We just moved here because our oldest son and grandson live here.

I ran a fish only salt water tank 25 years ago and have been waiting to get into a reef tank. The house in CA was great for raising of family but not for having an aquarium so with this house there was going to be a place for a reef tank. Once the basement is remodeled there will be a fish room and a 170 gallon tank. I'm counting the days! Also, I am looking for reefing group in the area if you folks know of any.

PJS · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to R2R!!
Sounds like a new build thread coming our way. We like pictures! ;)
Good luck and enjoy every minute of it!

Va_Reef · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to R2R

Looking forward to seeing the build, have you looked into aquarium controllers, given your background?

Ljaus · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to R2R, you will enjoy it here. When you do get around to starting your build please don't forget to start a build thread under members tanks.

Chrisfish · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to R2R, happy to have you here and look forward to following along.:)

kschweer · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to R2R!!!

KJ · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to R2R!!!

Mike_J · Jan 6, 2017

Best of luck with the fish room and the 170g in the new house. Can't wait to see it all come together for you! Welcome to R2R, you'll love it here!

cromag27 · Jan 6, 2017

Pleased to meet you. hope you guess my name.

PJS · Jan 6, 2017

But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game…

Lionfish Lair · Jan 6, 2017

"Woo woo, woo woo"

Everyone is going to be singing it now.

Welcome aboard!

Lowell Lemon · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome, I think you are not to far from some nice Local Fish Stores. Get Google going and check them out. Seems there is one called Reef Cave that is on Google...Think the contact person is Greg.

stevo01 · Jan 6, 2017

Don Lidtke said:
The title should give you an idea of my age...lol. I can also be found by my character name on some MMO as SOG, Some Old Guy.

I'm retired after 30+ years as a sysadmin, so I am a geek, a gamer, a cyclist, a photographer, and a competitive shooter. I'm married, we celebrated 42 years in Aug last year, and have 3 amazing adult children. I grew up in Minnesota where I met My Love, built a house, took 13 months, in Burnsville MN, moved to CA for 34 years and now live south of Salt Lake City in Utah. We just moved here because our oldest son and grandson live here.

I ran a fish only salt water tank 25 years ago and have been waiting to get into a reef tank. The house in CA was great for raising of family but not for having an aquarium so with this house there was going to be a place for a reef tank. Once the basement is remodeled there will be a fish room and a 170 gallon tank. I'm counting the days! Also, I am looking for reefing group in the area if you folks know of any.