Reef Loving Greetings

[Popcorndog]

Hi to all you reef lovers! I am Neil from Illinois. I have been keeping salt water aquariums for almost 4 years, and learn something new about the hobby every day. Popcorndog is after my first dog who would jump into bowls of popcorn. He even knew the sound of a microwave popcorn wrapper and would run and sit by the microwave as it popped. I have a wife of 22 years and a 10 year old who picks out my fish. He has very expensive taste! My favorite fish is the Flame Wrasse. Favorite coral family is the chalice. I currently have a 90 gallon mixed reef tank with custom built cabinet that I made. Looking forward to sharing our experiences and hopefully improving my reef keeping skills.
Cheers

 

[Chrisfish]

Welcome to R2R Neil, we’d love to see some pictures

 

[WWIII]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R Neil and thank you for introducing yourself let's see some pictures we love pictures

#WelcometoR2R

 

[Antics]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Retro Reefer]

Welcome to R2R I also run to the microwave when I hear popcorn popping ;Hilarious

 

[PDR]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Popcorndog]

My tank before the October crash of 2017.

 

[mike werner]

Welcome Neil!i hope we can all be of some help.

 

[Popcorndog]

My favorite chalice

 

[Popcorndog]

My favorite fish, the flame wrasse.

 

[Popcorndog]

My tank after the October crash of 2017

 

[Popcorndog]

Hoping to bring this tank back to the beauty it once was.

 

[WWIII]

Caught in a wormhole, triple post. I'm ok now, I think.

 

[WWIII]

Well that was fun. Sorry about that. Lol.

Originally was inquiring if you knew what had caused the crash? Will be excited to see you bring it back to full glory! Following along here!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R !!! Beautiful tank.

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Popcorndog]

The tank crashed due to a bad batch of salt. I completed a water change with a new canister of salt, completed my water tests about a week and a half afterwards and discovered the magnesium was beyond the upper limits of the test kit. Took the salt to the lfs, he mixed some and got the same result. He replaced the salt and I tried to salvage the tank with a large water change. By that time it was too late, lost all the corals within a week. Actually, and surprisingly, the mushrooms and zoas survived. Unfortunately that set off a bacterial bloom that killed off all the fish, shrimp, crabs, snails, and starfish. Then it turned into a green algae aquascape. Not a fun experience. Spent weeks scrubbing rock only to have hair algae return within a week. Decided after four weeks of scrubbing and winter on its way to take the tank down and start over. Decided to go the dry rock path, as I spent countless hours trying to capture and remove hitchhikers from live rock that often would attack the corals or fish.

So for the time being, just call me Charlie Brown. I am just keeping my rocks in a tank for display;Happy

 

[Reefer Deez]

Sorry to hear about the crash
But welcome to R2R
It's a pleasure to have you here with us
I wish you the best and 8 hope you get the tank stocked as soon as your ready!

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R Neil, and great pictures!