Restarting hobby after 25+ year hiatus.

[Gman83]

Welcome!

 

[Lori_inFL]

Hello! I too have just started back after a 30 year hiatus. I however went small with the Hello Reef Clownfish/Anemone 15g AIO tank. You’re so right about all the new technology and methods. In the past I used a homemade sump, homemade skimmer and live rock and live sand. Cycle? Never did it…lol. I’ll be stocking my tank after this cycle is done!

Our homemade skimmer worked well. Fish only cycle - 3 damsels OJ (a three stripe ala prison gear) and 2 blues - Marsha and Cochran.

 

[phillyb614]

 

[PharmrJohn]

Greetings and Welcome to our collective obsession!!!!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world Lori.

 

[Tiny Bubbles]

Welcome back to tank life, Lori! I am also newly jumped back into it and enjoying having a tank again.

And for what it's worth, you're never too old to scuba dive either! lol

 

[petcellar]

Welcome!!

 

[kyreefville]

Welcome back

 

[acroholicanonymous]

Hey reefers! Aside from Betta's in a 10g tank, I have been out of the hobby for a loooong time. Had a 90g FO and a 29f Reef back in the 80s and 90s. Boy, have things changed. Crazy amounts of new tech out there.

So, I am feeling too old/out of shape to go scuba diving, I am going to put up a 100 +/- g tank in my living room. Hoping to find a nice WB or similar used but since I prefer a peninsula, I may be looking a long time. Might have to break down and go new.

Read somewhere you shouldn't start expensive hobbies in retirement, but you only live once!

Hoping to start a build thread on my new FOWLR on it's way to reef tank soon.

Don’t worry, you can always be a Walmart greeter to pay for your new obsession

 

[Dmmz]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board. hello from PA!

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

25 years, 25 tears!!!