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New to WAMAS and coming back to the hobby after 10ish years.


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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

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Welcome! Thanks for your service, first of all. Lot's of knowledge and opportunity to spend money at wamas. Ha!

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Welcome! You'll find an amazing community here, with lots of active/prior military and those that have also had starts and stops along the way.

 

Hopefully we'll resume in-person meetings again, which would be a great place for you to chat with others, hear great speakers, and possibly even win some raffle prizes to help rebuild your setup!

 

It's great to have you!

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Hello Scott,

Welcome to the group.

I have a free frag for you when you are ready to receive it.

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Welcome back, Scott. Thanks for serving and best of luck with the new tank! We're glad to have you here.

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