Rob A March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Hello from Stafford, VA. My name is Rob and I’ve been actively keeping saltwater tanks for 4 years now. I’ve had freshwater tanks on and off for as long as I can remember. I kept some saltwater fish back in the mid 90’s for a few years but got out of the hobby due to a variety of circumstances. In 2010 I acquired a 120 that was plumbed with overflows so I jumped back in! I slowly built a reef with some softies and LPS and fish. After a few years my wife said she knew I wanted a bigger tank and found me one on Craigslist (everybody say what?!) so this past summer I set up a 220 (that I had to drill first) and I sold the 120. Around this time (actually a few months earlier) I decided to try my hand at SPS so I got a frag tank and set that up so now I have the 220 and the frag. I want to make sure I have what it takes to keep SPS alive so I only have frags and with one exception they are all in the frag tank. I also picked up some bryopsis so nothing can leave the frag tank until I feel like it is all gone. I got an Apex controller for Christmas so I’ve been slowly setting that up, as well as automating my top offs and freshwater production. What a lifesaver that is! I have a couple Vortec pumps on the 220 and I’m concentrating on getting more infrastructure in place. I want to start automatic dosing next. As you can see it's a pretty messy set up but I hope to get it more organized as time goes on Prior to moving to Virginia I lived most of my life near the ocean, spent 10 years in the Navy and I’m a Pisces…so I figure fishkeeping must be the thing for me to do! We have a couple of dogs and a bunch of cats and both of us work, so with the fish hobby I don’t have much time for anything else. I hope to learn more from WAMAS and hopefully I can contribute something useful as time goes by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Hey, welcome aboard! That is really nice of your wife, I don't think mine would ever search for and buy me a tank! You have joined a great forum, with great people, advice, and just general reef information! Will you be able to make our meeting next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR-Tanked150 March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makai531 March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Welcome to Wamas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Hi rob! Glad to see a few more of us down here! hope your coming to next Saturdays meeting...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 Welcome! Nice looking tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachabballi reef March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 Hi Rob!! Welcome to the club! Love the tanks and hopefully we will see you at our next meeting on april 5th.... Don't hesitate to post with any and all questions ....this club has some serious insomniacs and is very active so you will get responses usually immediately no matter when you post it LOL..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob A March 30, 2014 Author Share March 30, 2014 Thanks everyone! I would like to come to the meeting, just depends on our schedule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrn10 March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 Welcome to the club. Nice to find another reefer in our area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 Welcome! Glad to have you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni March 31, 2014 Share March 31, 2014 Welcome! There are a handful of us in the area. Looking forward to meeting you in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattiejay6 April 1, 2014 Share April 1, 2014 Welcome! There are a handful of us in the area. Looking forward to meeting you in person Like Roni said! Welcome! I am down in Fredericksburg so not to far :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals April 1, 2014 Share April 1, 2014 Nice setup! I want a frag of that orange acan in the corner of your frag tank. I have SPS colonies and lots of frag to trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob A April 2, 2014 Author Share April 2, 2014 If you know how to frag it safely you've got a deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne3380 April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle June 17, 2014 Share June 17, 2014 Welcome and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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