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Thanks for the welcome!!! I definitely plan on being active here. It only took me like 3 months to get to a 1,000 on r2r.
There are quite a few of us local reefers in the area. Our door is always open.
Hey all,
My Name is Matt I live in Riverton and have been into aquariums for as long as I can remember. My first big tank was a 55g Oscar tank that I had when I was in my early teens. Before that was just small 10g tanks and gold fish bowls. I sarted with12 Oscars and in the end had 4 GIANT whales left. they lived for years till ich took over them. I burried them in my backyard.
A friend gave me a JBJ 24g Nano tank a number of years ago and have been hooked on saltwater ever since! That same friend about 4 months ago took down his 90g tank and gave that to me with all his paraphernalia to go along with it. That re lit the SW fire for me and I have been back elbos deep in it since.
I think it has been super neat to see the difference from when I first set up the 24g tank to how much knowledge I have learned now. (I still have tons to learn)
I drilled the glass and removed the wet/dry filter and put in a 36" Trigger Ruby sump. I have about 70 lbs of Pukani dry rock in the DT and 20 or so in the sump. It is controlled with an Apex control system. I have a a Reef Octupus XP1000SSS skimmer. A BRS dual carbon/GFO reactor. 2 Tunze powerheads in the DT, and the Tunze ATO. I built the stand and canopy myself. For lighting I have the 4' coralife power CFL that came with the tank. I am hoping to be able to upgrade to something better soon but free is free so i will tanke it for now!
I took the livestock I had in the 24g and moved them all over. 1 percula clown, six line wrasse, skunk shrimp, hermits and snails. I added a Green Chromis to make sure the 90 was safe for the others. Since then I have added a healthy CUC and a Diamond Watchman Goby.
Coral wise I have a few little LPS frags that I have picked up from LFS.
I have been reading reefcentral regularly and am glad I found the NJFC because I don't know many people in my area that are into SW. I am hoping to meet some people to enjoy my hobby with in my area. I did join the club and would love to become an active member and help all that I can.
Matt Z
My Name is Matt I live in Riverton and have been into aquariums for as long as I can remember. My first big tank was a 55g Oscar tank that I had when I was in my early teens. Before that was just small 10g tanks and gold fish bowls. I sarted with12 Oscars and in the end had 4 GIANT whales left. they lived for years till ich took over them. I burried them in my backyard.
A friend gave me a JBJ 24g Nano tank a number of years ago and have been hooked on saltwater ever since! That same friend about 4 months ago took down his 90g tank and gave that to me with all his paraphernalia to go along with it. That re lit the SW fire for me and I have been back elbos deep in it since.
I think it has been super neat to see the difference from when I first set up the 24g tank to how much knowledge I have learned now. (I still have tons to learn)
I drilled the glass and removed the wet/dry filter and put in a 36" Trigger Ruby sump. I have about 70 lbs of Pukani dry rock in the DT and 20 or so in the sump. It is controlled with an Apex control system. I have a a Reef Octupus XP1000SSS skimmer. A BRS dual carbon/GFO reactor. 2 Tunze powerheads in the DT, and the Tunze ATO. I built the stand and canopy myself. For lighting I have the 4' coralife power CFL that came with the tank. I am hoping to be able to upgrade to something better soon but free is free so i will tanke it for now!
I took the livestock I had in the 24g and moved them all over. 1 percula clown, six line wrasse, skunk shrimp, hermits and snails. I added a Green Chromis to make sure the 90 was safe for the others. Since then I have added a healthy CUC and a Diamond Watchman Goby.
Coral wise I have a few little LPS frags that I have picked up from LFS.
I have been reading reefcentral regularly and am glad I found the NJFC because I don't know many people in my area that are into SW. I am hoping to meet some people to enjoy my hobby with in my area. I did join the club and would love to become an active member and help all that I can.
Matt Z
Welcome Matt
fatoldsun
NJRC Member
always nice to see representation from the south jersey/phila metro contingent matt - i'm in moorestown. it's also nice to find someone else sharing space at the end of the alphabet - as a fellow "z" name I've learned over the years that there are a relatively small number of us....
I have some frags of branching hammer that I need to clear off my rack – if you’re ready to add some more LPS shoot me a PM
I have some frags of branching hammer that I need to clear off my rack – if you’re ready to add some more LPS shoot me a PM
Welcome Matt!!!!
that was a serious self-intro! love it.
Welcome to the club and thanks for joining.
In terms of activities for the remainder of 2012:
Beach Clean Up - this is a bit far for you but it's happening up in Sandy Hook on Saturday the 15th.
September Meeting - welcome to all - you have to rsvp though - on Saturday the 22nd.
MACNA 2012 - Dallas, Texas. Only for the truly dedicated. But it was awesome when we hosted it in Atlantic City.
NJRC Frag Swap - November 2012 check out the announcements.
Also we just started the pa gb....if you need stuff, check it out.
p.s. last time we had a club meeting at adventure aquarium - which is close to you. Maybe you can push the officers to try that again!
Welcome to the club and thanks for joining.
In terms of activities for the remainder of 2012:
Beach Clean Up - this is a bit far for you but it's happening up in Sandy Hook on Saturday the 15th.
September Meeting - welcome to all - you have to rsvp though - on Saturday the 22nd.
MACNA 2012 - Dallas, Texas. Only for the truly dedicated. But it was awesome when we hosted it in Atlantic City.
NJRC Frag Swap - November 2012 check out the announcements.
Also we just started the pa gb....if you need stuff, check it out.
p.s. last time we had a club meeting at adventure aquarium - which is close to you. Maybe you can push the officers to try that again!
that was a serious self-intro! love it.
Welcome to the club and thanks for joining.
In terms of activities for the remainder of 2012:
Beach Clean Up - this is a bit far for you but it's happening up in Sandy Hook on Saturday the 15th.
September Meeting - welcome to all - you have to rsvp though - on Saturday the 22nd.
MACNA 2012 - Dallas, Texas. Only for the truly dedicated. But it was awesome when we hosted it in Atlantic City.
NJRC Frag Swap - November 2012 check out the announcements.
Also we just started the pa gb....if you need stuff, check it out.
p.s. last time we had a club meeting at adventure aquarium - which is close to you. Maybe you can push the officers to try that again!
Lol thanks
I coach my daughter's soccer team so Saturdays are busy for the next few months. However, I am going to try and make the frag swap. I don't mind driving up north at all. We are members of the Adventure Aquarium and go regularly.
Welcome Matt. Start a "Tale of the Tank," and make sure you include some pictures.
It is a hermit crab. I have seen it more than one time also. I guess the Goby has a taste for crab legs. Well actually he only eats the body i think and then just dumps the rest. I can't figure it out. Speaking of crickets and spiders. When I had my Oscar tank when I was a kid we used to drop all kinds of stuff in that tank and watch them tear it apart. I remember one time we went to the pet store and got a pinky mouse and put that in. This sounds horrible now I guess but we were some crazy kids.