RichieinNC Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hello Everyone. I have been looking at the site for a while and thought it was time to finally introduce myself. I have had fresh water tanks before but this is my first reef tank, I purchased a 12 gallon Aquapod from a co-worker in June. It was all original when I got it. So far I have upgraded the return pump to a mj 1200. I am looking at a light upgrade and possibly a protein skimmer. I look forward to being here and learning more about the hobby. Richie Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Congrats on the tank and Welcome! Tons of threads to read up on! Post up some pics as you progress Link to comment
PaulBuxton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Howdy! I am in pretty much the same position. Kept freshwater for a while, and recently started getting a taste for salt! People on the board are friendly and very helpful. I feel like I learn something new everytime I visit :-) I started with a TMC 30 litre Aquahabitat. Have added a pump, and am making a media basket for it (when the acrylic cutter I ordered arrives) I have ordered a Nanobox Reef and the Bluefish LED controller as well. I need to find a quieter air-pump for my skimmer! Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Welcome man!! This is an addicting hobby! What live stock are you looking to keep? EcoTech Marine, Kessil, and AquaIlumination all make amazing systems. AquaUFO makes a killer light for the buck. The only knock that most people have on them is that they are using 6500K whites instead of 10000K. This gives the tank a shallow water appearance. The blues are more than enough to still get everything to pop. I love the look since it allowed me to have a tank with "truer" color without loosing the pop you get with the 450-453nm blue. My only complaint was not being able to dim it... But I got better growth rates from it on my 10 than I did the 70W MH I had running on it. But for $200 it is a steal -not sure why these guys have flown under the radar for so long with folks. If I had to do it again though I would have gone with the EcoTech Radion with its unreal adjustability and programming functions. Link to comment
duyisalilazn Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Hey I'm a newbie too, good luck with your tank! Link to comment
Go Tigers! Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Good luck with the new tank and welcome to nanoreef Nanoreef is an incredible resource . Link to comment
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