Scott Orr

Good evening folks! I'm Scott and have been in and out the area for 15 years. I'm prior military, and the last time the military moved me (2011), I decided to get out of the hobby until I knew I would be settled. Well, I'm out and will be here for the next 4 or 5 years, so I think I'm ready to dive back in. I started with a basic fresh water tank when I was 7 or 8. I had a few neon tetras and a loach in a 10 gallon tank. Over the next few years, I worked up to 29 and had a few gouramis, a pleco, and my loach that lived until I transitioned to salt water at 13 or 14. I converted the 29 to saltwater and started with the typical chromis, and added a couple of damsels, skunk clown, and a few live rocks over the course of about a year. Once I had a job, I moved into a pair of 55s, one had the previous fish which I added gobies and rock to, and the second housed dead hard corals and a single undulated trigger. I had these tanks through college and the inevitable joining of the military after my second year of college. While stationed here in MD, I decided to try again and had a 29 gallon tank with a pair of false perculas and a couple of damsels. The tank thrived and grew tons of coraline algae, but alas, I had to move after a couple of years and the fish went back to the store. I'm excited to get back to it and this site was recommended by a coworker and member as a great community to learn from, and eventually (if I work up the nerve to attempt corals!!) trade frags. Thanks for having me! Scott