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Topic: Brand new
Posted By: twhall
Subject: Brand new
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 10:53am
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Hello everyone. I use to have an aquarium as a kid, missed it and finally able to get going again. Just purchased a new Cad 100 gallon system, got some live sand from Reefon, and a lot of good advice from Benepets (thanks Rus). I live in West Valley / Kearns and always open to suggestions and help anywhere I can get it. I just built a stand for lights will have pictures soon. Thanks again, and I look forward to meeting members. |
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Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 10:58am
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Welcome! There is a wealth of information on this site as well as free meetings the first Thursday of each month, hope to see you at one. There are a few other LFS near you as well, great to check out. Check out some of the build threads, great advice in there. Great place to post your own and get comments and feedback. ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 11:26am
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Welcome! -------------  |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 12:06pm
Welcome, Tory 
Yes, our monthly meetings area great place to get together with a bunch of other hobbyists and learn and just talk saltwater
Our next meeting is Thursday, May 7th and is a Fragfest - we offer coral frags for sale, to the public, for dirt cheap
There is no admission fee, and everyone is welcome!
We also have free refreshments, free magazines, and plenty of conversation!
And please take advantage of this Message Board to ask as many questions as you want - that is what we are here for!
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 12:34pm
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LFS I am guessing local fish store? What is SPS that I have been reading about? |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 12:43pm
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Yes
LFS = Local Fish Store
SPS = Small Polyped Stony (a type of coral)
LPS = Large polyped Stony (a different type of coral)
Soft - bodied corals are usually just called 'softies'
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 12:53pm
| Ahh. Now that makes sense. See all these abbreviations and I was clueless. Now I can put together coherent sentences. |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 12:54pm
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Welcome!! ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: SharkByteShaz
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 2:27pm
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Bonjour!! ------------- HOLD MY BEER, I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING... |
Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 3:05pm
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Welcome! ------------- 150G mixed reef, growing coral farm. Thirteenth year keeping reefs, always here to talk fish. 801-850-7577. |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 3:12pm
Ok, I just have to get this in before Mark does it!   Welcome! Well apparently that gif is broken. lol I'll go steal Marks and use it.  ------------- 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: twhall
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 4:04pm
| Lol thanks krazie |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 10 2015 at 7:34am
| Okay I have been cycling my tank for a week now, and finally have brown showing up on my live sand. About time to get some crabs and snails. However, I am still in need of a decent sized reef rock. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 10 2015 at 8:15am
 Krazie, Maybe twhall doesn't know me? Time to get acquainted. If Tory would like to drive over to Murray, a visit to MarksReef Coral Farm could be an education as well as a windfall of free things to help his tank get up and running almost immediately with coral and fish. Please go to the Reefkeeping Tips link below to read more about how this is possible. Aloha and welcome, Mark  808-345-1049 text/call ahead 750 E. Lakepoint Dr. (~5550 So.) #4V in Murray across from the Murray Cemetery ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 10 2015 at 8:55am
| Cool to have help Mark. Will be reading this all day |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 8:59am
| Okay so the tank is a CAD Lights 2015 100G Artisan II Reef system. if you look that up you'll see the package I got. been cycling now for two weeks. I've added about 45 lbs. of live rock and live sand from Reefon/ Benepets. all parameters are doing great. running at 78 degrees and salt parameters are 1.025. have added 10 crabs, and 30 margarita snails who are doing a great job of getting rid of the brown original algae growth. Have also added 3 Green Chromis fish which are doing very well. water is crystal clear and things in the tank are looking good. Sump is growing green algae where I've put the macro algae in (Thank you Mark) Also with this algae there was some polyps that came with the sand. I've put that all up in the tank and they're out and looking wonderful. Hoping to add some Firefish soon. but don't want to rush anything. |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:07am
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Sweet - What do you have in mind for a stocking plan after the firefish? You going to make a top for it? ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:12am
| yes I am going to get bridal vail fabric and screen frame from Home Depot. |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:13am
I did something similar and I know a lot of the open tanks here have it. Once you get hang of it, pretty easy to put together, really worth doing - carpet surfing sucks. ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
twhall wrote:Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:25am
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still can't figure out how to add pictures. |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:30am
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Yay. I did it |
Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:33am
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Looks good! ------------- 180G Mixed Reef Tank 170G Dart Frog Tank |
Posted By: twhall
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 9:34am
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and for the sump
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Posted By: Marcoss
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 10:13am
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Beautiful! ------------- RedSea Max S400 - 90G Rimless Frag Tanks x2 - 185 Lookdown Bin |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 10:47am
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Looks awesome! Love those Cadlights systems! Good Luck! ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 11:01am
| That skimmer looks huge. |
Posted By: Pete Moss
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 12:30pm
 ------------- 125g 90g 2x33g 34g What stores do I recommend? Up North: Bill ( Saltwater Paradise 801-317-8115 ) Down South: Jerry ( Reef On 801-563-0600 ) Member of GCFB |
Posted By: Bryce
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 2:18pm
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Welcome, to the addiction, lots of friendly people on the forum, hit up Pete, Mark, and Nikki should you need any help or advice, I heard the three of them combined forces and are running some crazy, Utah rock, DIY LED, and coral rescue business...or maybe I just dreamed that...in any event, welcome!! ------------- 65g Reef |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 2:29pm
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Welcome!! ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: April 16 2015 at 2:39pm
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WELCOME!!!!! ------------- Next meeting: |