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common point and shoot but some good pics
thought I would "brighten" up this site..




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Now that I had my larger tank volume I needed "stuff", lots of stuff. I hit garage sales by the dozen and was able to pick up quite a few items. I also found out about a thing called a reef club! I had dumped some cash on "stuff" and received some advice from some experienced guys and now I wanted more. I wanted Corals!

New 55 Gallon tank with a wet/dry filter/sump jammed in the bottom

I was able ...

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Hobby: an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation.
I thought this may be a good place to begin my blog here on Reef Addicts as this is where my interest began, a hobby. An activity, introduced to me by my wife (read: all her fault), to help mitigate my very stressful occupation. She had no way of knowing that the 10 gallon tetra aquarium was just like a gateway drug.


Current image of my original tank ...

Today, my father sent me an email and I like this part, so I'm sharing it with the world:

"In case it's slipped your mind, or perhaps you don't remember that day, but 45 years ago today, a precious little bundle of joy arrived on this planet, destined to make reef hobbyists happy in countries all over the world."

He's a smart man.

To celebrate my birthday, I decided to organize a DFWMAS Tank Tour so I could not only hang out with a bunch of my friends ...

I had kept a 10 gallon freshwater tank for about 3 years, and decided to get a larger one. My brother told me about how cool his saltwater tank was while he was in college 20 years ago, and I decided to look into it. Meanwhile, my wife told me that instead of keeping the fish tank on the counter in the kictchen, that I ought to get a new one and put it in the art niche about 10 feet away. This was a nice spot, but was very central to the house. It would have to be done well, as it would be on display ...

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