Thank you Rev for the opportunity to help this great forum and community!
A little about me...
The 14th Annual Dream Ride To Benefit The Special Olympics (yes that's really me, lol)
First Name: Alex (friends I ride with call me "macgyver")
Age: Hmmm…old enough to drink, psst don't tell my mommy..lol
Why you choose your screen name: My old Military Police unit ID
Current tank specs: (see below)
Area of strength in the hobby: DIY, Planning and Implementation… I really think I have OCD… lol
I also dabble on the electronics side of reef automation e.g. controllers, lighting, metal stand and canopy fabrication (welding), and woodworking, etc.
Favorite hobbies outside of reefing: Dedicated husband and Father, outside of that I'm into motorcycles… rice-rockets, v-twins, bobbers, you name it! About 4yrs ago to date, I was clipped off my Yamaha 2009R1, I broke more than a few bones in my right arm, broke my clavicle, a knuckle in my left hand, fractured a rib, and collapsed my right lung… NOT FUN! 7-months later I was back on the my motorcycle! I look at reefing the same way; you'll have setbacks in this hobby, you'll want to say "That's It, I'm done" but, please never-give up, never quit as we all know, all good things require a little work and time!
What you enjoy most about the saltwater hobby: Love the build out process from planning to implementation, working with members of R2R and sharing knowledge (that’s a two way street, I have learned so much from you all this past year).
What you do as a member of the Reef Squad: Try to find members that can share their knowledge with our community in the DIY forum, answer “unanswered threads”, and welcome new member to our great R2R community.
One of my systems...
Tank has been up and running since 2012 and was seeded with Dr.Tim's and Only.
Tank:
Marineland 150g - 48x24x30 tall
Trigger System 36 ruby sump
Current lighting:
Radion G1x2
Supplemented by 6 x 54w ATI T5
Flow:
2 Mp40, 2 hydro Evo 850, 1 Sicce Voyager 2
200PS (1750 GPH) - PAN WORLD return pump
Filtration:
150 Lbs (dry weight) pukani
4" sand bed in both display and refugium
RO DC8 POV skimmer
BRS Upflow reactor for GAC and GFO (GFO not used anymore)
Controller:
Neptune Apex but only for things that need to be turn on or off.
Heater:
1 x 300w heater (apex controlled)
Current Parameters:
1.026 – SeaChem Salinity Salt
Alkalinity 7.0 – 7.5 (trying to match natural saltwater)
Calcium 420 (rising up slowly)
Magnesium 1350
Phosphates 0.00
Nitrates 0.0 (dosing KNO3) to maintain 0.13
Livestock
Coral:
zoanthids
mushrooms
LPS
Sps
NPS
Anemones
Fish:
Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas)
Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Blue Throat Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Snowflake Ocellaris Clownfish, Captive-Bred (Amphiprion ocellaris )
Sailfin/Algae Blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
Vlamingii Tang (Naso vlamingii)
Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
