New from Lehi
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Topic: New from Lehi
Posted By: IronMonkey
Subject: New from Lehi
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 12:20pm
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Hello all, I was introduced to this group when I went to the Reef Fest a couple weekends ago, and I just paid my dues and joined the group. I'm from Lehi and have been an avid reef tank enthusiast for quite a few years. I just recently came back to the hobby after I crashed my 75 gal (about 8 years ago) and vowed to not get back in until technology helped bridge the gap between my busy lifestyle and staying on top of a reef tank. I felt like it was time to dive back in so I built my own stand and canopy and purchased a 210 gal tank and have been going full steam on that for the last 3-4 months. So far, so good! Looking forward to many more years in the hobby and learning from all of you folks here. Thanks! -Adam
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Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 12:30pm
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Welcome Adam! What technology have you employed on this new system that you think will bridge that gap for you? How have you set it up and what areas were you having trouble with before that you think are solved now? Love getting information for all of our users and hobbyists. Have you thought about starting a build thread to document your tank and it's progress? Krazie  ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: Marcoss
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 12:40pm
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Hello Adam, Welcome back! I'm newer, with only a year or so under my belt, but am fully addicted. I am right down the street, in American Fork, should you ever need help with anything. Marcos ------------- RedSea Max S400 - 90G Rimless Frag Tanks x2 - 185 Lookdown Bin |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 12:52pm
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Welcome ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: PharmaSki
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 2:02pm
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Welcome Adam You should share some pictures of what you have been working on. I enjoy seeing what others have been doing! ------------- Yes, I'm a Pharmacist. No, the blue lights at my house are not growing "pharmaceuticals"... |
Posted By: arthuriv
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 2:08pm
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Welcome!! ------------- Quality Marines Aquaculturing & Captive Breeding program! Presented by Ashley & Chelsea from Reef On Thursday 6 Oct 2016 |
Posted By: catchoftheday
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 3:13pm
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Welcome to the crazy house lol just playing look forward to seeing some pictures ------------- I currently have a 24 gallon JBJ all in one tank has two powerheads a phosphate reactor with the small bubble skimmer it is also powered by 2 X165 W LEDs and as a mixed reef |
Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 6:34pm
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Welcome and as others have said you should share your tank with us. ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 7:09pm
| Man, another Utah county guy! Welcome to the club! |
Posted By: IronMonkey
Date Posted: October 13 2015 at 10:35pm
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Hey folks, thanks for the welcome! I'll start a build thread and post a bunch of pics. To the question about why I felt now was the time, I will answer with a bullet list of things that made now feel like the time to get back in:
Anyway, I know there are no silver bullets, but I think the general state of the tech in the hobby has dramatically moved forward and helps folks like me! Now the great experiment begins to see if the main thing that needed to progress had... which is me :-) -Adam
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Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 2:23pm
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Adam -
First off let me say Welcome to the Club
 I am also located in Lehi (out west, near the Smith's on Redwood Rd)... anytime you want to stop by and talk reef, just let me know.
This is a great club, with many resources and successful hobbyists here to help!
Let me just say I love your bullet points, especially # 1 (and if you think about it, #2 and #3 are really just a function of #1)
Somewhere in the quest to grow this hobby, somebody gave people the idea that this is a "cheap" hobby. It most certainly is not. The most frustrating thing for me is people trying to duplicate a $4K setup they saw in a store somewhere... on a $500 budget. Then falling far short, and wondering why?
Anyway, WELCOME TO WMAS... hope you enjoy your stay here  ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 5:35pm
| Wait, Bob, you got your set up done for only 4k?! |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 5:51pm
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Actually, mine is only about $3300 total. But keep in mind that I bought almost every single thing used. Brand-new, it would be close to about $6500 ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: IronMonkey
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 9:59pm
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Thank you all for the warm welcome and offers of help (I'm pretty certain I'll be cashing that chip in at some point! That means you, Bob and Marcoss LOL). I did go ahead and start a build thread so you can see what I've been up to. Here is a link to it http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77912&title=custom-stand-210-gal-build" rel="nofollow - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77912&title=custom-stand-210-gal-build Just finished all my testing for the day, textbook perfect readings on ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, calcium, phosphate, ORP and salinity. So far so good! -Adam |