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Topic: Greetings Posted: January 28 2011 at 4:41pm |
Greetings folks.. My name is Shad and I live in West Jordan. I've been fascinated with salt water aquariums for 20 years, but never actually got in and bought/built one. It was always a question of time, money, etc.. I find that neither is as much of an issue any more, so I've decided to "get my feet wet" as it were.
After doing some research, reading the forums here, and elsewhere on the internets, I'd like to start off small.. I'm planning on picking up a 10 gallon tank and all the necessary accessories this weekend, and start building a nano reef with the assistance of my 15 yr old daughter. If we can get this tank up and running and keep everything alive, we will eventually graduate to a larger tank...
Any suggestions on what to start with? I'm planning on heading out to Stansbury to get some sand and rocks, do I need 4wd to get out there this time of year? Where should I pick up some LR, LW, etc?
Thanks!
Edited by Shad - January 28 2011 at 4:42pm
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 4:45pm |
Hey Shad, Welcome! If you need someone to show you were to go we would be more then happy to take you out there. The first time we went out we didn't go far enough. Let us know and we would be happy to go with you. Troy and Pam
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 4:45pm |
BTW we live in Grantsville so it's not too bad from here :)
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 4:46pm |
I would just call Mark and buy some off of him. It'll be better quality than you can easily find and the cost is more than reasonable.
Get your equipment together or make a list and ask here for opinions before you buy. That can save you quite a bit of money.
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Shad
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 5:22pm |
Someone here had posted a link to a youtube series done by a guy in Hawaii where he used basic components from Wal-mart.. I was planning on using his guide for the start... Once I get up to introducing life, I'll have a ton of questions.
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 6:09pm |
Welcome to WMAS, any questions or help you need feel free to ask!
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 6:21pm |
I'd highly recommend checking out some tanks. Lots of people in your area.
I'm in Centerville, and you are welcome to come anytime.
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 6:25pm |
Welcome to the WMAS!!!
Give me a call or PM. I live in Tooele and have a FWD truck and can take you out to the spots and anyone else that would like to go! I can also hook you up with some LW, some LS, some caulerpa and cheato, and maybe even some LR. My number is: 435-830-4514 and my name is Arthur.
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 7:46pm |
I would give you my big Welcome Fish, but I notice that you have been here a long time. Oh well you deserve the welcome after having lurked here almost forever. That Walmart components tank sounds interesting. What's the link.? I'd be interested to see how it compares and what I might learn from it. Okay, I searched and found one where they show buying a $43 10 gal starter kit at walmart. I can already see how I could do it cheaper, faster and better. Feel free to contact me about it. The big problem I see with the tank in that video is it will have insufficient flow and and two unneeded pieces of equipment. The Oolitic Sand is fairly easy to collect without a 4X4 (if you call me while out there, I can direct you) but it's difficult for people to find good Utah rock these days. You are in luck. I have plenty. Feel free to visit me, see my tanks and learn more about the use of Utah Rock and Oolitic sand. I can even send you home with a free frag of Green Sinularia mounted on LR, with some LS and the necessary algae to put in your new tank. It will do just fine in a jar until the tank has water. Tell you what. I love doing this. Come visit me and I'll give you free sand and free rock for a 10 gal tank. I even have a small pump that would do awesome. I'll bet someone here on the MB has a 10 gal tank for $5 and I have a $10 pump that would do awesome. Then all you would need is the $8 light&fixture from Home Depot.
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Posted: January 28 2011 at 8:34pm |
Holy Crap! Mark is right.... you joined in 2004?????? WOW!!!!!
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Posted: January 29 2011 at 1:27am |
He he.. Yeah.. I guess I first signed up on the site a long time
ago.. I told you, I've been fascinated and wanted to put together a
reef for a long time.. Came close to pulling the trigger a few times,
but just never did it.. But yeah, I've lurked a long time, and have had
other interests take some of my time over the past few years..
The link for the guy on youtube is: http://www.youtube.com/user/ipsfdotcom
So the wife and I went on a "fact finding" mission this evening. Came home questioning my little plan.. They had the tank kit that this guy used at Petsmart for $24, for the tank and the hood, but without the filter. Wife noted that the 10 gal tank was 'puny' and thought it was kinda ugly on top of that. Plus we'd have to buy some kind of furniture to put it on.. We've decided the front room is the best location as it has less traffic, and is a place that we can sit and enjoy the tank, so it has to look nice..
We started to entertain the idea of a larger tank... They had this one that we liked.. Comes with both the tank and the stand, but no filtration system... I'm sure we'd have to upgrade lights too..
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3804460&lmdn=Fish+Aquariums+%26amp%3B+Bowls
We even looked at a couple larger tanks, but I don't want to spend that much on my first outing... Next stop was Walmart. Pretty much a bust.. Some of the same stuff as Petsmart, but with the addition of obnoxious teenagers.. :( I really hate that place..
I spent some more time this evening on the KSL classifieds, but didn't see anything that really peaked my interest.. Nothing within my budget anyway.. So now I'm just not sure again. I may take some of you that are close by up on your offer to visit.. Anyone available tomorrow? (Saturday)
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