Returning to saltwater after 40 years

[JRAD]

Hi-welcome!

 

[Ippyroy]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[WIReefer]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hi All,

I’ve been researching for a new BioCube 32 build and came across R2R. Pretty impressed.

I had several freshwater tanks as a kid In the 70’s And several others since, including an automated Cichlid tank.

I started my first of three saltwater tanks in 1980, In my dorm room, pictured below. Pacific coast tidal critters I caught myself. Please don’t do that now as it’s not legal anymore. In spite of what appears to be primitive equipment, these tanks thrived. I even had a series of octopus’ thrive. When one got to big, he went back and was replaced with a new smaller one.

This tank was vintage even in 1980

10 gallon metal frame With incandescent bulb
Crushed coral substrate
Under gravel filter driven by air stones
Real seawater, plants/kelp/algae?, fish, anemones, hermits, snails, crabs, octopus (not all home in this picture)
No heater

Welcome to the R2R channel.

 

[mijan]

Welcome to Reef2Reef

 

[G Santana]

Wow, that's awesome, I'm back after 20 plus years and that tank/setup looks alot like what I started with lol

Welcome back and enjoy the new technologies available, I'm still playing catch up lol

 

[tvan]

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[lavoisier]

And thanks for the pic and trip down Memory Lane. ;)

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[BackToTheReef]

Welcome to R2R!!! Live Wire stole my line ;) buuuut...

 

[Clownfish_Boy]

Welcome to our reefer (not the weed that gets you stoned) forum ! :D

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Welcome to the best reef! I wish I had a picture of my FW tank from earlier than 1980!! What memories. I didn't have a camera back then and I bred guppies and sold them to the LFS.

Elaine

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Welcome

Anytime I see a tank framed in metal or the wood vaneer I can tell you have experonece.Glad to have you