frankb Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I bought my first 55g tank the end of April from a guy selling on Craiglist. It was full of hair algea attaching to the rocks. The light hood was rusted and there was no protein skimmer. I had to replace the light the next day because rusted metal pieces kept falling out. Guess what? I paid 400 dollars for this junk and it was a good lesson for me because I was totally clueless about fishkeeping. The sea anenome died in the next couple of days. I had to order a protein skimmer and bought a Mariland LED from a lfs. I later bought more corals locally from people selling on craiglist. The tank was beautiful after 2 weeks of disaster. In June, I went out to buy a used 120 acrylic tank from a nice guy in Beaverton. It is customized with all the bells and whistles !!!! After I took it home and set it up, my wife complained of all the pipes that were exposed in the back of the tank. I will have to move to a different spot today so the pipes cannot be seen. I initially was planning to replace it with a glass tank. However, after talking to Tim at Westside, I've decided to keep this tank for good. It is an addiction and I cannot help it. Luckily, I've bought corals from many nice people on Craiglist. Once I situated the tank and redo my aquascape, I hope to add more corals to my tank. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 post pics we like pics welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Welcome aboard! I can totally relate to the addiction! I have 4 tanks and still was tempted to buy 2 more tanks on this forum LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice to see you on board Frank. This is Jesse btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankb Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi Jesse, Remember me? I came to buy 2 corals from you with my son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi Jesse, Remember me? I came to buy 2 corals from you with my son. I figured that was you. Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Welcome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankb Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Picture of my tank It took me half a day on Sunday to reorganize my 120 g tank and moved it to a different spot. Here is the picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vis Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 That is lovely!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Yeah very pretty tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 welcome Frank and nice tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Welcome and that's a nice looking tank you have there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankb Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Thank you. I still have a lot to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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