Hi!.. My name is Fred....and im a reef-a-holic!
First off, I am a reefer and have been for the past few years. Currently I live in Northern California but may be moving up to the Portland area. I did say "may be moving". My wife has a career move that has a 90% chance of landing us there. Anyway..... if by chance she does take it, I will have to start completely over with my reef system. I know my livestock would not survive a move that far so I am trying to figure out what to do. My biggest fear is having to replace the many nice corals I have in my system. I have approximately 150 different species of corals atm. Some rare, some not so rare. I guess I could start by asking a few questions:
1. Are there places to purchase larger size tanks in the Portland area? I think I would like to a 375g tank with multiple satellite tanks on the same system. Of course, this all depends on the layout of the house we buy.
2. How is the supply of corals in the area? Should I have someone hold my corals and ship them to me when I get set up?
3. What is the weather like as far as cold days and sunny days? I have been wanting to do solar tubes to help cut down on the lighting bill. Do I need a chiller to maintain a constant 80 degrees?
4. How often does this club have frag swaps? Do you have a dbtc program established?
5. Do local shops order ORA livestock often?
6. How is the local water supply? Is there any extra filtration needed beyond an ro/di unit?
Beyond that, I hope things go well and we do land ourselves in the area. I look forward to meeting most of you and helping to expand the reef hobby as a whole.
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