Obiji Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hello everyone, I'm David. My wife also created a profile (her name is Corey), and we have a third future SWF lover coming, her name is going to be Kylee and she is 4 months away from joining us (Nov. 26th). My wife and I are new to the hobby, however, we have been researching all of this for the last three years. I've just finally landed a job that will allow me to afford it (As we all know it can be pricey :-D) I have a 46 Gallon Bow-Front tank (Yay Petsmart) That has been in my garage unused for about 4 years now. I've had the plans/ambition, just not the $$$. We are now getting ready to get it all started. I've found a good place for my tank in my house, and come paycheck #1 we will be going to get 40 lbs of live sand. If anyone else knows where we can get starter stuff like sand and live rock for cheap, let me know I do not have ambitions for a reef tank just yet. I figure I would like to get the nitrogen cycle good and set for about 2 months, then start on some fish. Once I have the fish in place and my tank is stable, I will then start to consider the equipment needed for reef upkeep. It will be a pleasure to meet all of you. Speaking of which, when is the next meeting. We would love to meet you all and learn more! Sincerely, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Welcome to the addiction hobby! Prof has great deals on live rock/sand including a tank starter package he does. Just check the sponsor page for Epic Reef to get in touch with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Welcome and congratulations on the new addition to the family. Same here, from Leander....Yeah! Seems like you're off to a great start by doing...(research, research, research)... also check the "for sale and trade" threads for great finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 WELCOME!!! You'll meet a great group of people with years of knowledge and experience... Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Welcome and congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Welcome to all three of you, great to have more in the addiction...er...hobby. Definitely check with Prof, he can set you up with just about everything you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Welcome to ARC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmexbigspring Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Welcome and congrats this is a great group of people and once you start your tank and have any question don't be afraid to post there are no dumb questions in this hobby. Good luck and welcome abord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Welcome to the hobby, and congrats on the upcoming family addition. Get that tank up and running soon, as the little one will take up most of your time once she gets here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Hello and welcome! Use the the people here as much as you can, it will save you alot of time and money! Later Dustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obiji Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Thanks everyone for all the good wishes. We'll be getting our tank up and running as soon as we can Though I have changed my plans and I will be doing coral too :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innate1 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Welcome! Kylee is a beautiful name, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obiji Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 I do have one quick question, I have a single bulb T8 Lamp, will this be sufficient for "some" coral? I understand many require MH lighting, but at the cost of that lighting, it will be a while for me to get some. Current Lamp is an eclipse F30T8 30 watt, 36in T8, 26K Natural Daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Welcome! To answer your question, that might be sufficient enough for some soft corals such as Mushrooms, Zoanthids, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obiji Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Welcome! To answer your question, that might be sufficient enough for some soft corals such as Mushrooms, Zoanthids, etc. Cool, thanks for the info :-D I dont suppose you have a full list of soft corals that my light could handle do you? Or maybe a better list would be some that it cant :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I think you are pretty much going to need to stick to mushrooms, xenia and zoanthids. There are a few corals that don't require lights at all (sun polyps and carnations come to mind) but those require lots of feeding so can overload your filtration pretty easily. You may want to consider going into feather dusters as an animal as well. They also require a lot of feeding but not too much light. Keep your eye out on the for sale section. You'll see MH pendants come up for sale pretty frequently for great prices. A 150 or 175 would give you enough to move into LPS and some SPS at the top of tank and you see them for 75$ pretty regularly. If you find a 250 or a dual 150 you would be pretty good to go for just about anything. Also might want to consider T5s for the reefer on a budget. Bulbs are pretty cheap and I just saw a 4 strip go for $150 the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwiddershin Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 HI evreybody, im Davids wife, Corey. im new to this whole forum thing, but i thought id say hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Another husband and wife team! Nice! Helps with explaining the costs of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Welcome Corey....nice to have another tag team.... . -Cindy- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwiddershin Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 lol thanks.! i cant wait to get the tank up, and all the pretty fishies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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