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Vikki

Hi, I'm kinda new here. Have been reading posts and discussing things with Bryan, who joined here a little while ago and I thought maybe, since he managed to addict me to this hobby now too, I may as well get involved and learn some stuff on my own. He gave me his 15g nano to play with and I haven't started yet, so be kind. I have been watching and learning as he deals with his 72g here and I had been watching him with his 95g for almost a year, so though the idea is not new to me, some of the concepts are. He's made me sit down with him and run water tests every time he does them, so I know what that's all about. And you all seemed to love the database I made for him, so that give me some hope for fitting in here. ;D

As for the nano....ok, I'm going to act like a dumb girl here...I want lots of pretty fish, hows that?
 
mikem

mikem

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Welcome Vikki. You'll hafta wait for your next upgrade before you can get LOTS OF pretty fish. In the mean time, ask any questions you might need answered.
 
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Vikki

Thanks. And though I'd love to have a huge school of multi-colored fish, I know that's a bit far fetcehd fro a 15g. I just don't know which go with what fish. I know damsel are nasty and Angels eat coral and most of the pretty ones I have asked to buy when I got to the fish store with Bryan every other day ;D he tells me they won't live out the night in one tank....so is there are hard fast rule on what fish get along?
 
mikem

mikem

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Firefish have a nice color to them. So do some gobies.
If you're like everyone else in this hobby, you'll have a tank big enough for seahorses by next year.
 
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Brian

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Welcome to the addiction...uhh...I mean hobby, Vikki!

I give it 6 months till you upgrade your tank...Good luck! :)
 
mikem

mikem

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Bryan said:
If i get a bigger tank shecan have the 72G (My room mate)
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Sounds like a good deal to me. Start introducing her to Matt so he can get her educated while you look for your upgrade. ;D
 
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Vikki

He already has a 95g sitting idle up in NY that I know he would LOVE to bring in here, but then there would be no room to sleep.
 
mikem

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Vikki said:
He already has a 95g sitting idle up in NY that I know he would LOVE to bring in here, but then there would be no room to sleep.
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Get rid of the TV.
 
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Vikki

You're not being a very big help, Mike. If it were up to Bryan, all the walls would be made of tank....which, ok, would be damn cool, but.....
 
dastrader

dastrader

Well I guess it is time to dive in ;D

My name is David,

I have been tagging along for about 8 months now. I set up a 28 JBJ about 7 months ago. I got into the hobby by complete accident. 3 Years ago my wife and I were landscaping our back yard and she wanted "some water". That led to a 900 gallon pond with a little waterfall. That led to 3 Koi and 10-15 goldfish. I've learned a ton over the last three years and managed to not lose any fish with the exception of a Blue Heron that got 2-3 of the bigger goldfish before I was able to stop him.

From that, I just happened into a Reef store and was hooked. I am impatient by nature and am trying to use the little bit of patience I do have to do things right. So far things have gone pretty well (it's only been 7 months), with the exception of getting a little lax for about 1 month, and hair algae taking over. For the last 3 weeks I have been extremely diligent including daily pulling (manually) of the algae, and hopefully it is in remission (although it appears it will take some time to get rid of it)

A little more about me. I am 36, have a wife and a 10 year old son. We live in Madison (near Morristown). My last hobby which I just gave up due to the cost was flying. I got my pilots license about 3 years ago (My dad was a pilot in the army and it was always a dream of mine). I know, I know, reefing is not cheap, although I am trying to control cost by staying small with a nano and fighting every urge I have to go big. Maybe someday someone will have that incredible system that they just want to see go to a good home :).

I just wanted to Thank everyone for there posts. Like I said, I have been tagging along for 8 months or so, and have found this site (along with some others) very helpful, so I finally stopped dragging my feet and became a full member and wanted to say THANKS.


David
 
mikem

mikem

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Welcome to NJRC. Did you ever consider turning your 900gallon pond into a native saltwater pond? ;D
 
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Vikki

Wow, Mike, you're on a roll. ;D If I don't watch myself, I have a feeling I'm going to have to invest in scuba gear soon.
 
mikem

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Vikki said:
Wow, Mike, you're on a roll. ;D If I don't watch myself, I have a feeling I'm going to have to invest in scuba gear soon.
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You don't have scuba gear yet? Shame on you.
 
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