Hello Geeks

Hi, my name is Kimberlee. I decided to join here in an attempt to extend my knowledge of this great and vast hobby. I've had a 55gal, a 20 long, and now have a 40B which I just set up last week. I plan on adding the sump tomorrow, it was put off due to a finger injury.

My 40B has a 4 bulb 36 watt T-5 set up, but I'm thinking more and more about going w/ halides. Also I have a modified sea clone skimmer rated for a 100gal system. The live stock list is endless if you include all the corals, though I'm trying to get the softies into new homes and go w/ a sps, lps tank. Fish include a pair of 1 year old onyx clowns, a ruby red cardinal and an electric blue damsel.
And the pics






Since you guys seem to like pic, this is the forum for me because I like to post them.

Welcome to Reef-Geeks Kimberlee! Very lovely looking tank you have there. Nice Palys as well. You picked the right place to stop in and yes...we are definalty all about the Pics

Ohhh another left coaster!! Awesome Welcome to reef-geeks!!!

Good to have you with us!! Thrilled to see you love to post pics - we are definitely pic-whores here

Well thx for the welcome. I'm happy to be here. Spokane not to far so maybe I'll see you around the neighborhood. I'll post some better tank shots tonight, but today I'm all bout trying to get my sump in.

So where would I post question threads?

I LOVE that paly!!

Anyway questions are posted in the part of the forum that it relates to best.
For example a fish question, goes in the fish geeks section.
It can be confusing sometimes- "should I ask a coral question in the corals section or the reef section"- but it really makes no difference at all, and if it does- then the mods can move your question to the appropriate forum.

Zat help?

Thx I love that paly too. I was thinking where to post pest questions? everything else seems self explanatory.

and nice pics

You can always fall back into the befuddled geeks forum!

WELCOME TO THE SITE!!!!!!

So glad to have you here. Everything looks really good. What type of nem is that you have? Are your clowns laying any eggs? Want to send them to me

Show off some pics of your equipment too. and of course do a photo diary of your sump install

The nem is a BTA, and if I sent you my onyx clowns my husband would have my head on a pole. He payed for them. No their not laying yet, their too young still. I plan on collecting when they do, so I'll let you know is you want some. I will finish the sump up tomorrow and put the whole build up when I can get good pics of everything.

Thx, for the welcome

Welcome to Reef-Geeks!!! Purty tank!

well HELLO there Kimberlee and welcome to reef-geeks!.....so GREAT to have another female joining forces! love the clammie! do you have more? how long have 'ya had it?
GREAT-looking set up too! .....I've heard good/bad on your lighting thoughts...some swear by T5s and others halides...especially when you're talking about lps/sps....you'll have to check out a few of the lighting threads here OR better yet, just start your own thread!

Originally Posted by Kimberlee

The nem is a BTA, and if I sent you my onyx clowns my husband would have my head on a pole. He payed for them. No their not laying yet, their too young still. I plan on collecting when they do, so I'll let you know is you want some. I will finish the sump up tomorrow and put the whole build up when I can get good pics of everything.

Thx, for the welcome

woo hoo! more pics! we have quite a few members here who are into breeding & collecting clownfish.....we'll have LOTS of help for you when you're ready.

I've had my clam 6 months or so. No more just him, but I keep eyeballing clams thinking another in my near future. I like the T-5s, but have seen halide set ups that make me think I'd like to go that direction. I'll have to go back to work though just to pay the increased electric. In the plans just so I can get a bigger tank, they really should offer us reefers a support group.

And as requested more pics

I bet if you added 2 more T5 bulbs to that tank - and made sure you were using bulbs that put out awesome PAR, you could keep anything under the sun and make those metal halide guys

hehehe

I think a MH on a tank as small as yours would be too much heat more than anything else, and could just lead to temp swings which would brown out your corals!!

Originally Posted by estanoche

I bet if you added 2 more T5 bulbs to that tank - and made sure you were using bulbs that put out awesome PAR, you could keep anything under the sun and make those metal halide guys

hehehe

I think a MH on a tank as small as yours would be too much heat more than anything else, and could just lead to temp swings which would brown out your corals!!

Thx for the second on my lighting choice, I do like my T-5s and will consider the MH set up for my next tank

Kimberlee

Originally Posted by Kimberlee

Thx I love that paly too. I was thinking where to post pest questions? everything else seems self explanatory.

We are not sticklers about where stuff is posted. Try and fit them in where you think is best

I LOVE estanoche's idea!
and I agree on the support group too! ......we're ALL crazy and there should be support for us!
thanks for adding more pics too Kimberlee! one clammie is never enough

Originally Posted by Barbara

I LOVE estanoche's idea!
and I agree on the support group too! ......we're ALL crazy and there should be support for us!
thanks for adding more pics too Kimberlee! one clammie is never enough

I'm trying to decide on the next clam I should get, I think I'm ready for something a little more challenging. Maybe there should be a pole. I'll take suggestions and as soon as I figure out how to set 1 up we'll have a pole to figure out my next clam. That's what I call a support group, though my husband might want me in a tanks anonymous group.