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[misty7850]

going on 2nd year with reef, recently went from 30 gallon to 46 bowfront (working my way up slowly).. so I still consider myself newbie.. :jumping: How long is it before you no longer consider yourself a newbie ???
Heres my two cents...... weather you have been in it for a few months or for many years, there is aways something new you will learn... anywho, thats my two cents... :jumping: :happyfish

 

[reefnut]

Expertise- None
Experience- Little
Marine Biologist- I wish
Tanks kept- 3-FOWLR, 1-Aggressive, 3-reefs- 2-reefs currently, 1-6g nano. First tank was set up about 5 years ago maybe??
Do I qualify???? :jumping: probably not... maybe in another 15 years

 

[computrgk]

i've been keeping saltwater aquariums for close to 7-8 years now never done reef hoping to venture into that very soon i'm getting my tank ready for it i've done aggressive peacful and FOWLR i've had at least 6 differnt tanks ranging in size from 20 to 75 which is what i'm in now my speciality is fish in general i'm no expert but i've learned alot over the years enough to help people decide what they should do and not do with a FOWLR weather peacful or aggressive. never worked at a LFS oh yeah i'm also a computer networking student hence the name LMAO

oh yeah my fav fish would have to be the hummu trigger (picaaso) i'm kinda leaning towards inverts as of late which until lately had no experience with

 

[ophiura]

I started keeping freshwater stuff at like 8 or 9 or something, and started to hang around the fish section of our local pet store like some groupie. Went to college and studied biology with emphasis in invertebrate zoo; studied marine invertebrate zoology (specifically brittlestars) and taught a bit of tropical marine bio for longer than I wish to note in grad school. Starting about 10 years ago, I went into saltwater and was miserable at it for several years. About 5 years ago, I worked for about 15 months at one of our large LFS here in Houston, and then worked in an aquarium. There I cared for a huge variety of things - coral tanks, touch tanks, freshwater aggressives, several fish only and predators. That was a great 15 months except pay and management issues.

Now I am out of it as a profession...back to being a hobby

 

[littleliza]

I currently have 7 fish tanks running. For saltwater, I have a 44 gallon fish and invert tank I've had for a year now. I also just started a 12 gallon nano reef tank that I've had for about 2 months, and just stocked the day before yesterday... yay! I have one empty 10 gallon tank I have running for whatever needs it, a 10 gallon feeder goldfish tank with a high turnover rate (the pirahas help with that), a 12 gallon brackish water tank with a tiny puffer and bumble-bee goby, and 4 red mollies that I've had for about 6 months (the tank that is, the fish I've had for a year), a 29 gallon with a violet goby, a gorgeous pleco I raised up from Wal-mart of all places, 3 bala sharks that are rapidly outgrowing said tank, black tetras and zebra danios, and a 29 gallon tank with 4 red bellied piranahs that were less than an inch when I got them... they are decidedly larger now. The 29 gallons I've had for a year and a half. This is my first real excursion in the 'hobby,' but as a kid I kept goldfish, betas and a very small bluegill that I hooked in the head fishing as a kid. His name was Hemi (Massive hematoma) because he was too small to bite the hook, but somehow managed to get it through the head. I thought the others would definitely eat him if I threw him back. :joy:

 

[robchuck]

It all started when my dad set up a 20 gal extra high FW tank for me when I was 7 (1985). After a few years of maintaining that tank (basically watching the fish, and helping out with the occaisional water change), we moved the fish to a 10 gal, and just dumped some IO into the 20 (my dad kept SW in the 60's, so he had a floating glass hydrometer, and I still use it to this day-very accurate). It's entertaining looking back on that setup: airstone powered undergravel filter (I remember the salt creep being terrible on that tank), FW gravel, Penn Plax plastic plants & rocks, and other misc. FW decorations. We kept damsels, clowns, & a royal gramma in there for a few years.
Since then, I've kept a variety of FW and SW tanks. The FW tanks were all community tanks, and the SW were either FO or FOWLR up until a few years ago. I don't like to have more than one tank set up at a time, and all of my tanks since early '03 have been reefs. I currently keep a 300g mixed reef that is fairly automated, so maintenance is kept to a minimum, and I am still learning something new from it every day.

 

[4fun]

I am also a newbie. 75 gal tank 6 months old and I would have never made it without this website and the great information and knowledge of the members. My husband was working out of the country and I needed something to occupy my time, boy did I pick the right hobby for that. Jumped right in without a clue, but somehow I have managed. Here is a picture of my pride and joy. :jumping:

 

[big fish]

I have just started a 10 gal. nano tank I have some live rock, some coral, about 7 crabs 2 snails a cleaner shrip and about a week agao I added 2 true perc. clown fish. I still want to get a star fish so maybe you guys can tell me wich would be the best to get.
I have also had a 55 gal. african chiled tank for about 2yrs.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by big fish
I still want to get a star fish so maybe you guys can tell me wich would be the best to get.
Ophiura is our resident Starfish resource but I have small Asterina Starfish in my 10 gallon that have been doing really well. I don't know of any other starfish available that would do well & not eat your current occupants.

 

[fedukeford]

i have a 55 gallon for about 2 months...i dont really have an area of expertise but when i grow up i want to be a marine biologist... any suggestions on good colleges?

 

[pinkfish]

 

[aw2]

 

[my way]

 

[madman133]