Author Topic: new to the area, tryin to get back into the hobby (Read 5751 times)

reefgeek2185 · « **on:** April 05, 2010, 20:52:35 »

hey all in the Ohio Reef! im new to the ohio area, originally from virginia beach, and i had to get rid of all my stuff for the move. i really wanna get back in the hobby soon, and im basically just tryin to find a good club to be a part of, and hopefully meet some new ppl.

hope to hear back from u guys.

oh, does anyone know of any nice reef shops in the beavercreek area? we checked out jacks aquariums n pets so far, and its nice, but im just lookin for a little more if anyone has any suggestions.......

thanks,
matt

HUNGER · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2010, 21:02:07 »

hey welcome to the club glad to see u here we r a great club and help u get back into it the best shops around are our sponcers and they can help out a ton

jd · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2010, 21:04:32 »

Welcome aboard Matt! I'm current Treasurer here at Ohio Reef. Its always great to meet new faces on here. How did you hear about us? If you're looking for shops, check the banners at the top of the page. Our four local sponsors have some of the best selection and prices around. Aquatic Specialists and Coral Ranch both have great coral and fish. Marine Solutions is home to the world famous MSX skimmers and Coral Pets is a new shop that has hit the ground running with coral and fish. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask!

reefman · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2010, 21:08:13 »

I recommend Aquatic Specialists

Reefd Up · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2010, 21:26:56 »

Welcome to the site and welcome back to the hobby! Like JD said, we have four great sponsors that have a good selection and prices - they come club recommended! There are other stores in the area such as Jacks like you already mentioned & Gerber's. There's nothing right in the Beavercreek area, but if you'll drive 20 minutes, you can get to a few.

If you're wanting to save a few bucks to get back in the hobby, we have our 2nd annual frag swap coming up on June 19th in Miamisburg (just south of you). Sometimes you can get great deals on used equipment and nice corals.

Were you involved in a local club in Virginia Beach (btw, very jealous you are from there!) We look forward to hearing about your past tank(s) as well.

lazylivin · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2010, 21:45:49 »

Glad you found us. Hope to see you at the spring swap.

~reefchik~ · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2010, 21:57:38 »

Welcome to Ohio and back to reefing! You found a great place to hang out.

UD Flyer · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2010, 22:20:29 »

Welcome to the club, and in case you haven't realized it yet Ohio sucks at weather!

slandis3 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2010, 22:23:45 »

Quote from: UD Flyer on April 05, 2010, 22:20:29

Welcome to the club, and in case you haven't realized it yet Ohio sucks at weather!

I like the change of seasons, I just don't like to see all 4 seasons in one day. LOL

reefgeek2185 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2010, 22:41:32 »

wow! u guys rock! like 8 replys in just about an hour! well, i found out about u guys just by google search. looked like a nice spot, so i joined in. my wife is on here too, similar screen name, just a number difference (reefgeek2186). her name is kelly, and she is cool.

yeah, i am still a member of a club down there in virginia beach. HRRC if anyone wants to check it out. i am a lil home sick sometimes, but i think ohio is pretty cool.

we dont have a tank yet, but will soon enough, wanna set up a 75, but the wife wants bigger actually (pretty cool). but employment is still an issue for me at the moment. we had to pick up n leave due to her bein stationed up here in the USAF. anyways, ill be on here quite a bit (nothing else to do), so ill ttyl.

~Matt

HUNGER · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2010, 22:49:44 »

what size tank did u have befor u moved

Reefd Up · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2010, 23:01:27 »

Quote from: reefgeek2185 on April 05, 2010, 22:41:32

wow! u guys rock! like 8 replys in just about an hour! well, i found out about u guys just by google search. looked like a nice spot, so i joined in. my wife is on here too, similar screen name, just a number difference (reefgeek2186). her name is kelly, and she is cool.

LOL, we were discussing this in the moderator section. We were guessing why there were two similar screennames joining suddenly.

hamiltro · « **Reply #12 on:** April 06, 2010, 01:15:03 »

Welcome this is a great club

tidepool · « **Reply #13 on:** April 06, 2010, 06:59:35 »

Welcome aboard....

Nice to see another "Beavercreekian" in the Club mix.... hope to meet you soon....

Aquatic Specialists · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2010, 11:13:33 »

Welcome to the club

reefgeek2185 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2010, 14:11:51 »

thanks to all for the warm welcome. i had a 125 set up in va, ran t5s and halides. mainly softies, shrooms, and a bunch of lps (my favs) never had too much interest in sps i guess. i had two caps in there that did well, and a green slimer that was real pretty, but other than that, no sps. i had two maroon clowns (male and female), yellow wrasse, powder blue tang, scopas tang, and two green cromis. tried a manderan once, but those dragonets are hard to deal with in my opinion.

next time, i wanna go smaller, with less fish. i was thinkin about custom building a tank with a drop off shelf. kinda like a knocked over "L" on the bottom to create a natural reef barrier, and separate deeper corals from shallow dwelling corals a little easier.

do any shops around here custom build acrylic tanks?

~Matt

reefman · « **Reply #16 on:** April 06, 2010, 14:13:30 »

No but there was a guy that was a part of the forum that does custom work. Maybe someone has his info.

HUNGER · « **Reply #17 on:** April 06, 2010, 14:45:02 »

ok cool that tank would look sweet ya we had a guy i think hes going thew some stuff he did great work i do know joel knows somepeople that can do it to

xXTheWendigoXx · « **Reply #18 on:** April 06, 2010, 17:34:55 »

Quote from: HUNGER on April 06, 2010, 14:45:02

ok cool that tank would look sweet ya we had a guy i think hes going thew some stuff he did great work i do know joel knows somepeople that can do it to

+1 I bet Joel would probably know where to get it done right and for a decent price.

xXTheWendigoXx · « **Reply #19 on:** April 06, 2010, 17:35:46 »

Oh yeah, welcome by the way!!!

reefman · « **Reply #20 on:** April 06, 2010, 17:52:13 »

Aquatic Specialists knows a few guys as well!

reefgeek2185 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 07, 2010, 13:34:40 »

cool. thanks guys. ill check it out

rmstevensiii · « **Reply #22 on:** April 07, 2010, 14:54:16 »

Welcome aboard.

Blown76mav · « **Reply #23 on:** April 10, 2010, 21:18:51 »

I know a guy who can build this tank. How big do you wanna go?

reefgeek2185 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 13, 2010, 14:36:27 »

Quote from: Blown76mav on April 10, 2010, 21:18:51

I know a guy who can build this tank. How big do you wanna go?

prolly about 75-90 gallons.

question: im new around here, what the heck are these dragonfly/mosquito lookin flies around here? never seen them on the coast b4, and now there everywhere i look..... literally!

HUNGER · « **Reply #25 on:** April 13, 2010, 14:56:07 »

there just male mosquitos they will be gone in a week or two

Blown76mav · « **Reply #26 on:** April 14, 2010, 07:26:47 »

Quote from: reefgeek2185 on April 13, 2010, 14:36:27

prolly about 75-90 gallons.

question: im new around here, what the heck are these dragonfly/mosquito lookin flies around here? never seen them on the coast b4, and now there everywhere i look..... literally!

I guess I should have asked which way the L was going to be pointed, are you looking for a drop off like a cliff or just a L shape on its side. Either way if we went with a 36"L x 24"w x 18" with a drop of 36" you would be right at 100 gallons. If we made it 30" x 24" x 18 with a drop of 30" we would be right around 70 gallons. I would say the thinnest acrylic used would be 1/2 " thick and we would need about two full sheets.

Rbunk13 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 14, 2010, 07:48:41 »

Welcome to the club.

reefgeek2185 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 20, 2010, 17:20:53 »

Quote from: Blown76mav on April 14, 2010, 07:26:47

I guess I should have asked which way the L was going to be pointed, are you looking for a drop off like a cliff or just a L shape on its side. Either way if we went with a 36"L x 24"w x 18" with a drop of 36" you would be right at 100 gallons. If we made it 30" x 24" x 18 with a drop of 30" we would be right around 70 gallons. I would say the thinnest acrylic used would be 1/2 " thick and we would need about two full sheets.

well im lookin for the clif effect, but i really dont want the drop too much deeper than the rest of the tank. maybe another foot deeper. but 36 would be geat for the deepest part of it.

stifrk · « **Reply #29 on:** May 06, 2010, 11:24:15 »

Welcome and tank sounds like a really neat idea

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