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4 to 5 years. Change water. Good lights. Skimmer. Leave it alone.
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I bought the same book back in late 80. You are right about dated. I had undergravel filter and wet/dry filter. Reefing had came along wayYou forgot a 1 - 2 year option.
I bought this book 30 years ago to help me start out, then Emma was born and life just got in the way...
Covid gave me the opportunity to do the research and I started my 15 gallon nano 13 months ago.
I've still got the book which is obviously outdated in the equipment sections - it looked like reverse undergravel filters and wet/dry sumps were all the rage in the early 90's.
I think who assumes these are months will be in this hobby for a very short timeI assume this is in years. Just remember: it's not the years, it's the mileage.
I see that our hobby is wel represented bij veterans followed bij newbees.I wanna see a rough spread of what kind of reefers are active in the community and when they joined. (years)
Have to search the brain cells -----
Started Fresh after I married ( had as a kid @ home) in1964. Moved up as the kids grew & bought a house.
The 125 got sold for a 220 & set up FO on the salty side in'77. That tank later on had a leak & was replaced & sold in 2011. Moved & now have a 250 mixed reef.
So - 58 years.
LolI think who assumes these are months will be in this hobby for a very short time
You forgot a 1 - 2 year option.
I bought this book 30 years ago to help me start out, then Emma was born and life just got in the way...
Covid gave me the opportunity to do the research and I started my 15 gallon nano 13 months ago.
I've still got the book which is obviously outdated in the equipment sections - it looked like reverse undergravel filters and wet/dry sumps were all the rage in the early 90's.
Nice !1970 - 1976 Fresh water
1976 - 1999 Salt water, primary fish, brief dabble with coral
1999 - 2017 Fresh water (due to raising children)
2017 - present Salt water coral reef tank
I also had that pause for a few year. Just focusing on settling down and and building a good life for my familyI don't remember the exact year but I know it was while I was still in high school in the late 90s. But there was a 10 year window where life got to busy and I didn't have any tanks.
I started reefing when I was 16 in 1997. I had kept freshwater tanks for couple years before that. My first tank was a little 10g all glass aquarium with regular fluorescent lighting (but two bulbs!, one actinic and one 50/50), a glass lid, a ‘skilter’ (half power filter, half skimmer, it was so loud and put out tons of microbubbles), a little maxijet, a bunch of fiji live rock (we didn’t know how good we had it back then), a black and blue damsel (haven’t see any of these in stores in years), a firefish, a bunch of mushrooms, and a CuC. It did surprisingly well for what it was and how little I knew. I also had (and killed) a couple condylactis anemones in that first few months (wasn’t testing, used tap/well water, and had crappy lighting). I’m a little bit ashamed to think about some of the stuff I did (because that’s what I was told to do) back then, it’s crazy to think about how much we have collectively learned since then.
Yea mine was having to work two jobs and raise newborn twins. Plus I had just moved and killed most of my fish so I was kinda disgusted with the hobby at the time anyway.I also had that pause for a few year. Just focusing on settling down and and building a good life for my family
We all have our fair share of mistakes.I started reefing when I was 16 in 1997. I had kept freshwater tanks for couple years before that. My first tank was a little 10g all glass aquarium with regular fluorescent lighting (but two bulbs!, one actinic and one 50/50), a glass lid, a ‘skilter’ (half power filter, half skimmer, it was so loud and put out tons of microbubbles), a little maxijet, a bunch of fiji live rock (we didn’t know how good we had it back then), a black and blue damsel (haven’t see any of these in stores in years), a firefish, a bunch of mushrooms, and a CuC. It did surprisingly well for what it was and how little I knew. I also had (and killed) a couple condylactis anemones in that first few months (wasn’t testing, used tap/well water, and had crappy lighting). I’m a little bit ashamed to think about some of the stuff I did (because that’s what I was told to do) back then, it’s crazy to think about how much we have collectively learned since then.
Undergravel Filter? I still use one, Am I bad?You are right about dated. I had undergravel filter and wet/dry filter. Reefing had came along way
Actually, the birth of my first daughter meant I never got started 30 years ago!Welcome back in the most beautifull and challenging hobby.
As you might have seen the total reefingscene has evolved.
My bad, just round up to the nearest option will do fine...
We have been from lack off good equipment and many waterchanges to over, to overdoing the equipment. Now there is a shift to minimize equipment, use biochemistry and abandon waterchanges.