Guest LisaJill Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hey all! I found this forum from Reefcentral - glad to have found it as it's nice to be part of what seems like a great community. I moved to Oregon a bit over a year ago, and in March purchased my dream-home. I had been out of the hobby for about 10 years and desperately missed my reef but didn't want to invest in one while I was moving every few years (I hate moving; never mind adding the pain of moving a reef). So, after 2 months of settling in, I finally got a 65 gallon and it's running beautifully now. Unfortunately I had what I think was an ich outbreak and lost all but one fish; that fish is now in a hospital tank while the DT remains fallow. But it has a bunch of corals, an RBTA, and a rather meager CUC. Even so, I spend hours watching the DT, it's amazing. Anyhow - I'm just out in Hillsboro and wanted to introduce myself. You can find a ton of pictures of the reef on my flickr. The newest ones are at the bottom. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Welcome! I love the Rose. It has great color! You're using MH from the looks of your tank, and your rose. Whatcha runnin? Tell us about the rest of the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Welcome! Glad you found something on RC. I couldn't navigate there because it is so massive. You're right, a lot of good people here. I hope you can make it to some meetings. Why did you move around every couple of years? I am glad that you are settled now, and get an awesome tank. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 WELCOME TOAD:) Nice stuff. We hope you like our community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hey all, thanks for the warm welcome! I just found this via Reefcental after searching the announcements forum for "Oregon" - I think a frag exchange came up with a link to pnwmas. =) Yes, I'm running 2x 250 15k MH. I also have two LED lunar lights mounted under the hood for evening viewing. The rose is stunning and is a fairly new addition that I got from Seahorse. Stunning anenome; I was really concerned about getting one. Last time I was in the hobby, anenomes were considered "advanced" and very hard to keep, with the concern that they were being endangered and over-harvested for an industry that couldn't keep them alive. How things have changed! I'd love to make it to some meetings; that's part of why I joined up. I'm pretty shy though, so intent and reality may differ some. As far as moving - back a long time ago I moved to Australia for 6 years and then ended up coming home and returning to school. After that I moved out to Oregon, so there were only about 4 moves, but I also knew that my accommodations were very temporary. I went to school in Massachusetts and knew I was not going to live there - loved the town I was in (Northampton) but hate, hate, hated the weather. Too many blizzards! So I came out here to rent for a year; fell in love, found my house, and now here I am. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hello and welcome to the site. Sent you a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hello and welcome to the site. Sent you a pm Responded; thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Most welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hi LisaJill, Welcome to Oregon and the PNWMAS Forum, and welcome back to the hobby! If you would like to receive notifications of upcoming PNWMAS Meetings and Events, send me a PM along with your e-mail address, and you will be added to the PNWMAS Evite list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Sent; thank you. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Boy this brings back memories, I lived in hillsboro in '96 when the big flood hit, crazy experience! Welcome to the site and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Tank is looking good(rock2) But that rose needs some clown fish in it(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Yea, I made a newbie mistake and ended up with ich in the tank. Right now it's fallow for approximately the next 7 weeks. Have a purple firefish in QT. Once he's back in the tank, I hope to get two of Rod's onyx babies if there are any still available. =) The store I used to frequent in Aus quarantined all their fish for 8 weeks, treating as necessary; so I've never had to quarantine before. At least I learned the lesson fast, eh? =) Still don't think this firefish has ich, he's never shown a single sign of it, but I lost some fish and I'm pretty sure that it was ich that did it. Anyway; better safe now. Definitely needs some clowns. That anenome is doing brilliantly, the thing is huge, heh. Happened to choose a really great spot at the back of the tank where it leaves the rest of the tank for corals. The only problem is that I can't see its mouth; so it can be hard to judge how well its doing. Obviously it has some great color, opens up well, is eating extremely well - but I'd like to be able to get just a quick glimpse of its mouth. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Like your tank pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Why thank you. Next goal is learning how to use my XSi so that I can take better photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGooseWhisperer Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Welcome! I made the move from New England to OR last year also. Whenever I start to complain about 10 straight days of rain I just think "it beats the heck out of 20 straight days of below freezing temps!" :p Thats a really nice rose...I wanted one myself at first, but with just 29g of space I'll save it for the next tank. Sorry bout the ick...its a bummer to have to wait for more fish:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 it beats the heck out of 20 straight days of below freezing temps! Blizzards, that is what I was running away from. I can deal with the temperature - but 3+ feet of snow? Give me a break. Here in Oregon I can travel to snow in an hour if I really want to. And nah, actually I'm kind of psyched about being forced to slow down. I love watching the tank fishless for some reason. I just got the Cupramine today. The firefish *still* has no darn symptoms, but treated he is being. He has to be at least harboring something. And yea, I love the rose. It has more personality than some of the people I know.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankIt Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Ich I got ich once from a fish I bought when I did have any QT tank setup. He was at the store in the same tank for 5-6 weeks with no signs or symptoms of anything so I figured I was safe......... WRONG! I only lost him and one other fish luckily. I used a product call Kick Ich by a company called Ruby Reef. It seemed to clear up the ich within a couple of days. It is totally reef safe I believe and I treated with my anemones and all and did not notice a change in their condition at all. Its worth a shot on you tank so you will not have to wait a full 7 weeks, I think the treatment is only 3 weeks or something. It been a while..... Welcome to the forum, and good luck with your tank! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thanks for the advice! I've read about that and from what I have understood, it clearing up in a few days is rather a coincidence of the parasite's life cycle. At this point the tank is fallow anyway (and I kind of am enjoying it like that for some reason); and the firefish is in hospital being treated with Cupramine which will be 14 days, then 4 weeks to make sure he's clear. So not like I have much to add to the tank anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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