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[ryanp]

Hey im new here, thought id just say hello. Ive been checkin out the forums for a couple weeks and yall got some hella deals on stuff in the fs section. Im about an hour and half south of Atl. Ill be frequenting more often.

 

[jt955]

welcome

jt

 

[bobz]

Welcome! How about telling us something about your setup?

BZ

 

[ga_daisy]

Beyond the hella deals, there is helluva lot information floating around here. Everyone is great about throwing in ideas and experiences to help out (not to mention some extra muscle or a helping hand when needed).

Welcome.

 

[ryanp]

Thanks for the welcome

bobz;376419 wrote: Welcome! How about telling us something about your setup?

BZ

Ive been into fw for couple years and have decided to move over to the salty side. I converted my 55G over about 4 months ago. Nothing special just yet, just fowlr. Got about 55 lbs of lr, the old lightin from the fw setup (hopefully upgrading in next month to T5's), and the live stock consisting of 1 clown, 1 yellow tail damsel, 1 blue tang, 1 snowflake eel, and 1 flame angel. I think im goin to sell the snowflake cause im worried he might start takin out some of the other tankmates. He eats like a hog. Hopefully when i upgrade my lighting i can start on some beginners corals. Heres some recent pics i took.

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The hob filter u see is just for flow, no media.

 

[showtime305]

Welcome to the boards!

 

[ryanp]

Barbara;376504 wrote: Sweet! I did the same thing. Converted my 55 cichlid tank over to SW as my first tank. I wouldn't recommend any smaller than a 55 to start out. I didn't have a sump my first 2 years or so, because I wasn't maintaining corals or a heavy bioload. I started with 75# of LR (so we're really close to the same start-up).

Welcome to the hobby and to the ARC.

Yeah once i got my 55 up and running and put all the rock in, ive been looking at my 100G FW tank and saying hmmmm....My 55 with lr just doesnt have the front to back space i want.

 

[ryanp]

Is there a link somewhere on here that list all the LFS through out ATL? I hate ridin that far to a lfs to find out its since closed.

 

[cr500_af]

RyanP;376580 wrote: Is there a link somewhere on here that list all the LFS through out ATL? I hate ridin that far to a lfs to find out its since closed.

Not all of them, but all of them you need.

In the forum list, choose "sponsor forums". There ya go.
Also you can use the interactive sponsor map since you may not know who is in what area.

 

[myvwrock]

thats actually one of the better looking backgrounds i have seen. Nice set up their , it's a goo start.
Chris c

 

[coolsurf]

Click on "Forums" on top of the page...then go to "Sponser Forums". That should help you out. I didn't notice a membership icon by your name...for a low price, you should join ARC and in member discounts at most if not all of the sponsers stores, it will more than pay for itself.

BTW...wc and nice looking setup...keep us posted with "build" pics! We LOVE pics! :thumbs:

 

[ryanp]

cr500_af;376602 wrote: Not all of them, but all of them you need.

In the forum list, choose "sponsor forums". There ya go.
Also you can use the interactive sponsor map since you may not know who is in what area.

Thanks alot, that will come in handy

 

[ryanp]

myVWrock;376604 wrote: thats actually one of the better looking backgrounds i have seen. Nice set up their , it's a goo start.
Chris c

Its what i had with the fw setup, im thinking about just doin black.

 

[downtime89]

Hey ryan welcome to atlanta reef club. Nice tank and a great start on it. I started off with a 29 gal bad idea bigger the better which i can say with confidence as i upgraded to a 55 later now i have a 125 Au01st says you got a light from him he is a awesome guy i am sure he didnt steer ya wrong keep up the good work on the tank and it will look awesome. Oh and i am from your area as well would love to meet you one day. If you dont know the local fish stores yet i am sure ya do as you did freshwater but cody at petco is very knowlagable in saltwater and the guys at onestop and petland know thier stuff as well. But like most people will tell ya, you cant beet our sponsers on here

 

[weaglereefer]

downtime89;450214 wrote: Hey ryan welcome to atlanta reef club.

He was here before you. :lol2:

au01st says you got a light from him he is a awesome guy i am sure he didnt steer ya wrong

Correctamundo!

 

[downtime89]

au01st;450216 wrote: He was here before you. :lol2:

Not entirely true there au01st i had a diff profile for a long time maybe even a year. I never made any posts with it but i did read posts from it. I kept trying to make posts with it but something about the conformation thing during sighn up i did wrong. And rules say you can only have one account i know but i couldnt use it and i got tired of not being able to post. I emailed a few from it like columbus reef. My old username was divedeep1689 instead of downtime89 so i have been here longer :yes:

 

[weaglereefer]

I just calls 'em like I sees 'em.

 

[downtime89]

ok i just checked i think i drinking to much it feels so much longer ago i made the divedeep one i made it in september.... it feels like it was over a year ago.... time to lay off the alcohol this week......I was drinking my sadness away from the funeral sorry guys i think i have had to much.