Throwback Thursday: Share a photo of your very first reef tank setup!

[Daniel@R2R]

It's Throwback Thursday! Share a photo of your very first reef tank setup! Let's see 'em!

 

[Troylee]

 

[fishguy242]

Unedited, unfiltered...
circa late 80's...

 

[exnisstech]

Not a reef yet but this was the beginning of my journey.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Unedited, unfiltered...
circa late 80's...

Crazy you still have that picture

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Memories... Of terrible photography. I'm not good at it now, but me a year and a half ago was even worse.

This was my first tank, set up in early 2021. Much more recently than most people on this thread I'm sure, but long ago enough. Look at all those little green bubbles on the rock! I've got some in my current tank as well, but not quite as bad.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Here is my first ever tank from 2005. It was a 110 gallon tall. It had an external overflow and sump with Miracle Mud! The light was a 400w metal halide high bay industrial retrofit kit from Ebay. I made my own dry rock from portland cement, as dry rock wasn't widely available then.

 

[shakacuz]

Feb. 2021. my first, and only reef tank.

 

[KrisReef]

I remember that tank. I was so proud I got out my Kodak Instamatic with the flash cube and took a picture of it. I was going to show all my friends and family what I had. Sadly, I forgot to take the film into Thrifties and I haven't thought about it again until today.

Sorry, no glots.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Let's see some more of these!

 

[SPS2020]

They didn't have cameras when I started!!

 

[IntrinsicReef]

Here is my first 65 gallon reef that was started in '98. This was soon before upgrading tanks circa '07 ish.

It was on the Oceanic stand for the 58 gallon, but I had to have the extra 7 gallons, so I sawed some wood and put the All-glass 65 on top. Totally didn't match but I was happy!

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

Not my first reef tank, but the first I still have pics of. This was a 450 gallon peninsula. Pic is from about 2001.

 

[IntrinsicReef]

Here is my first 65 gallon reef that was started in '98. This was soon before upgrading tanks circa '07 ish.

It was on the Oceanic stand for the 58 gallon, but I had to have the extra 7 gallons, so I sawed some wood and put the All-glass 65 on top. Totally didn't match but I was happy!

Actually, I just checked the timestamp. Feb of '05. I still have those clownfish. Almost 20 years old. And they still bite me!

 

[revhtree]

Here I was talking reefing in June 2005. This was the first forum I ever joined and started learning from.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Here I was talking reefing in June 2005. This was the first forum I ever joined and started learning from.

I like how you have a big thing of doughnuts right there to while looking at reefing advice haha

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Not my first reef tank, but the first I still have pics of. This was a 450 gallon peninsula. Pic is from about 2001.

That is one extremely nice 450g! Still have it or what became of it now?

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

That is one extremely nice 450g! Still have it or what became of it now?

No I don't have it anymore. We moved from Minneapolis to Florida and I sold it instead of moving it. We now have a 460 gallon peninsula tank for our DT.

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Oldest reef picture I still have, 1981.

 

[fish farmer]

38 gallon with DSB sump/caulerpa refuge. 2002 before the move.


When fist sized platygyra were $70.