My 1000th post... Maybe I should tell you about myself.

[TangerineSpeedo]

Lol... I don't think I ever did an introduction post.
Hello!
I like low tides and tide pools...
I got my first fish tank in 1977 a 20g FW, in college (84-89) I had 11 SW tanks in my apartment, worked part time in the fisheries dept. on a project that was exploring Tilapia as a cheap food source for third world countries. ( I think about that when I order a filet of pine nut encrusted Tilapia for $38...) I then worked after college for a company in Chicago now defunct called "Aquariums by Design" who made very Posh custom aquariums for very Posh people. Then I got a real job...
I am down to just four tanks currently: A 40g cube, (see build thread) a 10g Fiji cube AIO, a IM 30L AIO and my latest is a RS170 that is a temperate tank. I tore down my temperate tide pool and my temperate surge tanks to combine them into this one. So it is more of an Intertidal tank now. I will be doing a write up on this as soon as I clean up the surrounding mess.
The future: the 10g is going away and a IM 25 lagoon will replace it because I need a place for Frags RBTA splits etc. Probably will rip out the AIO part and do an EXT to a sump or a common sump have yet to decide that. I have a IM 6g frag tank that I want to somehow do a mangrove tank on the dining room table.
My other half is grateful that I can talk to others instead of just her. She loves the tanks, but puts up her "stop" hand if I start talking technical details.
Anyway, thanks for having me!
-T

 

[jsker]

 

[Peace River]

We’re glad you’re here!

 

[Nman]

 

[Reefer Matt]

 

[findingsimple]

Ha ha welcome! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Buckster]

Hello T, I never did an introduction post either! Welcome to R2R!

 

[Stephen8169301]

 

[Fish Styx]

Greetings! Better late than never.

 

[steveschuerger]

Lol... I don't think I ever did an introduction post.
Hello!
I like low tides and tide pools...
I got my first fish tank in 1977 a 20g FW, in college (84-89) I had 11 SW tanks in my apartment, worked part time in the fisheries dept. on a project that was exploring Tilapia as a cheap food source for third world countries. ( I think about that when I order a filet of pine nut encrusted Tilapia for $38...) I then worked after college for a company in Chicago now defunct called "Aquariums by Design" who made very Posh custom aquariums for very Posh people. Then I got a real job...
I am down to just four tanks currently: A 40g cube, (see build thread) a 10g Fiji cube AIO, a IM 30L AIO and my latest is a RS170 that is a temperate tank. I tore down my temperate tide pool and my temperate surge tanks to combine them into this one. So it is more of an Intertidal tank now. I will be doing a write up on this as soon as I clean up the surrounding mess.
The future: the 10g is going away and a IM 25 lagoon will replace it because I need a place for Frags RBTA splits etc. Probably will rip out the AIO part and do an EXT to a sump or a common sump have yet to decide that. I have a IM 6g frag tank that I want to somehow do a mangrove tank on the dining room table.
My other half is grateful that I can talk to others instead of just her. She loves the tanks, but puts up her "stop" hand if I start talking technical details.
Anyway, thanks for having me!
-T

Welcome (officially) to the R2R community! I think you’ll find quite a few people haven’t done the ”hi there” intros. I never did either. By the way I remember seeing ads for the Aquariums By Design back in the day.

 

[danenelsen]

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[shakacuz]

welcome (officially) aboard the r2r board!

 

[JC1977]

 

[LeannaBanana]

I never did an intro post, either! Maybe I'll celebrate a milestone post, as well.

EDIT: Ok this was also my 1000th. lolol.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

I never did an intro post, either! Maybe I'll celebrate a milestone post, as well.

EDIT: Ok this was also my 1000th. lolol.

Woo Hoo! And we joined 3 weeks apart! Congrats!

 

[Spicy Reef]

Welcome

It's awesome to have such experienced reefers in the mix, thanks for your input.

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Thank you for sharing your interesting profile.

 

[fishface NJ]

Happy 1000th post!

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Welcome (officially) to the R2R community! I think you’ll find quite a few people haven’t done the ”hi there” intros. I never did either. By the way I remember seeing ads for the Aquariums By Design back in the day.View attachment 3111423

Aquariums by design were a big thing back in the day, I want to say forward thinking. I was thinking back to what made us so special because tanks and technology used back then are "basic" now. But not so much in the late 80's. We did have a very posh studio/showroom that played new age music like Kitaro with dramatic lighting. LOL... But if you get past that we were a high end maintenance company and fish store.