well i guess i should introduce myself first of all my name is andrew and i currently attend uofd. I’ve had experience with marine aquaria while i was growing up, just a 20 long with a few damsels, random inverts and anomone’s but i’ve maintained some level of fresh water setup my entire life. I recently decided i wanted to get back into the saltwater hobby and stumbled upon this website randomly through google. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable regarding keeping saltwater tanks but i appreciate the wealth of experience granted by this outlet so I’m sure everyone will hear more from me in the future and expect a 55 reef build thread in the future
fish-welcome to DRC
New faces are always welcome! If you havent begun putting together the pieces for your new setup, you might just want to start a planning thread. There are a LOT of ways to keep a successful tank, but some are much easier than others. Once you have a solid idea put together post it, im sure you will get a ton of feedback and maybe some ideas to do things differently.
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Always great to see new member. Got any pics??
Nice, now we have at least 3-4 UD reefers? Perhaps you have classes with some of them. I just graduated in the spring.
WELCOME! Can’t wait to hear more about you and your tanks.
:Welcome) and fish-welcome
Welcome Andrew. I am a new member also. UDEL is a great school. I got my entomology degree there quite a few years ago… we won’t say how many… lOl
If you are planning a reef tank I would try and go with a wider tank than the 55g. It is so hard to aquascape with only 12" to work with. I had a tough time with my 39g for that very reason.
I look forward to reading your new tank thread.
must have missed this thread while browsing the other day but i wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome…
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Nice, now we have at least 3-4 UD reefers? Perhaps you have classes with some of them. I just graduated in the spring. [/quote]
possibly i’m a biology and history major so if they have taken any classes pertaining to those fields… UD is a huge school but i don’t have to tell you that
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Welcome Andrew. I am a new member also. UDEL is a great school. I got my entomology degree there quite a few years ago… we won’t say how many… lOl
If you are planning a reef tank I would try and go with a wider tank than the 55g. It is so hard to aquascape with only 12" to work with. I had a tough time with my 39g for that very reason.
I look forward to reading your new tank thread.[/quote]
that’s a good consideration but unfortunately space is an issue and i have a few fresh water tanks to contend with. In the future i’d love to have something custom…the 55 i had spoken about is currently FW i created a native tank with a few local species which are going back into the wild this spring when i plan on setting everything up…also this tank will not be permanent as i’ll be moving in a year so i’m reluctant to get any stony corals at this time or anything i perceive as fragile mainly planning on soft varities… zoa’s and mushrooms