XrayGuy Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Hey there, I have a 55 gal reed tank( my first saltwater tank) that I set up a couple of months ago. I am looking to possibly find some fellow reefers in my area to be able to get together with once in a while so I can continue to learn and/or improve on the way I am doing things, trade frags, etc. I live in Vancouver, WA. So far, I LOVE this as a hobby and I find myself staring at my tank for at least 1-2 hours per day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 First off, looks like a great start!! Secondly, Welcome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome to the forum xray!(clap) There are a lot of knowledgeable people out your way. Off the top of my head I would say: Rick, Saltfinsax, Shane (USCG..something or other), Mick (JGF...something or other) are very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bace Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 welcome! I'm new too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XrayGuy Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thank you guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hozer21 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 First off, looks like a great start!! Secondly, Welcome!! I would have to agree it's looks good for just starting and welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome aboard Nice size to start out with. There are a bunch of reefers on this side of the bridge. I am on the east side of Hazel Dell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome to the forum xray!(clap) There are a lot of knowledgeable people out your way. Off the top of my head I would say: Rick, Saltfinsax, Shane (USCG..something or other), Mick (JGF...something or other) are very helpful! I guess Robert and I don't exist in Vancouver.....lol Welcome to the boards. Plenty of helpful people in Vancouver as well as the portland area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Nice looking aquascaping there- welcome to the site-some good folks around here and dont be shy about questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 nice. But those damsels will become problems later for you. You will want to remove them before you really get into corals. It will probably be a whole tank job. Take out all the rock. Put the rock and all but one inch of water into buckets, totes, tubs, tupperware, etc. Then catch the bugger fish. Put back all the stuff and never have it look as good as it used to... :( There is a reason that the first part of the word dam-sel is... well this is a family friendly site so I won't print it. Get yourself the obligatory pair of clowns (probably grown over in Vancouver by Barleycuda AKA Dave) and maybe a dwarf angel (some can be coral nippers so be careful), and another one or two fish (Lawnmower blenny is my favorite, but others like watchman gobies). Otherwise, your tank looks great for a starting tank. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 +1 on damsels being attitudes-great hearty fish for cycling a tank, but they were a pain to catch. Dont go tot he extreme of removing everything yet-if you decide to get rid of them, they dont play well with others. Get a fish trap, you dont want to mess with that aquscape if you can avoid it. OH and my words of wisdom for all nubes-DIP all your corals before they go in your tank proactive husbandry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I guess Robert and I don't exist in Vancouver.....lol Welcome to the boards. Plenty of helpful people in Vancouver as well as the portland area. (laugh)(laugh)Ah hell! I knew I was going to offend someone for forgetting them!DOH! Yes of course add Reefit and Noobtosalt to the list!(laugh)(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 (laugh)(laugh)Ah hell! I knew I was going to offend someone for forgetting them!DOH! Yes of course add Reefit and Noobtosalt to the list!(laugh)(laugh) And Rick, and, and, and, well you get the point. There are quite a few reefers on this side of the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome, for a 55 the aquascaping looks great. They are hard to get really looking good because of the depth. I agree with Dennis. Get the damsels out early. There are a bunch of us up here (I'm just east of I-205 near Orchards). I started listing people and gave up as I know there were several I was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome. Damsels suk. Great size tank BTW - I wish I would have let Patrick at SWF talk me into one when I first started - would have saved me some time in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XrayGuy Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 nice. But those damsels will become problems later for you. Yeah I have noticed that my domino damsel chases everyone around and nips at me when my arm is in the tank lol. The others seem ok though. Here is what I have in there: - 6 Green Chromis - 1 Domino Damsel - 3 3 stripe Damsels - 1 Yellowtail Damsel - 1 Blue Devil Damsel (? all blue one..i think thats what its called) - 1 Dragon Goby (I love this guy but he gets sand EVERYWHERE) - 4 Nass snails - a few Cerith snails - a few turbo snails - a few hermits - 1 Brittle Starfish (with 3 full length legs and 2 half length from acclimation lol) - 1 Emerald crab (that just molted the other day and now is twice the size!) - And I just took the sponge crab that I had for two days over to Woody at Seahorse because I cought the bugger eating some zoas and a mushroom (learned my lesson about believing the girl at Alley Cat at the Vancouver mall...NO HE WAS NOT REEF SAFE!) - Kenya Tree - A number of different zoa/pally colonies that I dont know the name of (got them from Ocean in a box except for I got my first one from Saltwater FantaSeas) - Some assorted mushrooms - 75lbs live rock - 20 lbs of live sand - Softball size caulerpa glob on rock in sump (advised by Woody) I think that about covers what I've got in there right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrcrain Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome! I dont know if im helpful, and im not really knowledgeable, but im sure I live in Vancouver.(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XrayGuy Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Yeah im going to get the damsels out of there in the next few weeks and trade up for a couple clowns and maybe a couple bangaii or pajama (or both) cardinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerv503 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Hello welcome to the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 (laugh)(laugh)Ah hell! I knew I was going to offend someone for forgetting them!DOH! Yes of course add Reefit and Noobtosalt to the list!(laugh)(laugh) Well some people are just offensive but we just roll with it-(whistle) Usually you can tell alot about a person by their avatar-:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Well some people are just offensive but we just roll with it-(whistle) Usually you can tell alot about a person by their avatar-:p LMAO! What's offensive about cute children showing their love of the Cowboys?(laugh) So if you are judging by your Avatar, yours appears to be a beautiful rainbow colored chalice! You must be like Clay! Sunshine and Smiles and Share the Love!(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Hiya Welcome to the club! Great start on your tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckie Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Welcome and enjoy. Ask away there is plenty of knowledgable folks here. Beckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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