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    Thread: Hello everyone, new here and to reef keeping!

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      Cool Hello everyone, new here and to reef keeping!

      Hello everyone, my name is Tony, or GriMAcE. I am new to these forums and new to having a saltwater/reef tank as well. I have kept freshwater and done lots of reading and video watching on both. I also currently work at a Petco (I know, I know).

      Anyway I moved to the SD area almost a year ago ad recently set up a 55g freshwater convict cichlid tank, always one of my favorites, and a 3.7g tank for a betta I got my girlfriend. I then got a free 8g hex tank from work that was returned and ended up deciding to do saltwater! It is my first experience in saltwater tanks.

      Anyway I know this is small so I am already in the process of upgrading, $1 per gallon sale at work right now so I picked up a 20g High tank and bag of sand to set up as my reef tank. I also have reef saver rock ordered coming this week and am planning on getting water from Scripps pier.

      So over the next 2-3 weeks I will be setting up this 20g. I am in a 2nd floor apartment so not doing sump or anything, just HOB filters, and possibly other equipment later on, and water changes, testing and cleaning for now.

      Anyway I can't wait to have this tank going and hope I do not run into any major issues.

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      Welcome aboard! This is my favorite line of the entire introduction, a 3.7g tank for a betta I got my girlfriend!

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      Quote Originally Posted by jetli1969 View Post
      Welcome aboard! This is my favorite line of the entire introduction, a 3.7g tank for a betta I got my girlfriend!
      Haha why is that?
      And hello there, thank you.

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      Quote Originally Posted by GriMAcE View Post
      Haha why is that?
      And hello there, thank you.
      Welcome! Once you get to know Jet Li, you will understand his comment, he is, the most whipped guy here. Anyway, welcome aboard, where are you located?


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      Quote Originally Posted by fijisrfr View Post
      Welcome! Once you get to know Jet Li, you will understand his comment, he is, the most whipped guy here. Anyway, welcome aboard, where are you located?


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      Ok lol and thank you.
      I am in Mira Mesa myself.

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      Quote Originally Posted by fijisrfr View Post
      Welcome! Once you get to know Jet Li, you will understand his comment, he is, the most whipped guy here. Anyway, welcome aboard, where are you located?


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      lol...

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      Quote Originally Posted by GriMAcE View Post
      Ok lol and thank you.
      I am in Mira Mesa myself.
      I recently (couple weeks ago maybe) spoke to a worker at petco in more mesa and told him about sdreefs by any chance was that you

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      Quote Originally Posted by CMD2213 View Post
      I recently (couple weeks ago maybe) spoke to a worker at petco in more mesa and told him about sdreefs by any chance was that you
      If it was the Asian guy then no thats not me lol
      If it was him though hes our aquatics specialist. And I help him all I can cuz I'm the only other person that knows anything about fish besides the basics.

      If you ever go there for something and see a girl working aquatics just leave though. Our old manager hired her and she knows nothing lol

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      Welcome to sd reefs! Scripts is awesome, just wait a few days after rains.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Drama D View Post
      Welcome to sd reefs! Scripts is awesome, just wait a few days after rains.
      Yes I was reading about that, im planning on going Thursday with a guy from work to fill up some buckets, so hopefully its ok then.

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      Quote Originally Posted by GriMAcE View Post
      If it was the Asian guy then no thats not me lol
      If it was him though hes our aquatics specialist. And I help him all I can cuz I'm the only other person that knows anything about fish besides the basics.

      If you ever go there for something and see a girl working aquatics just leave though. Our old manager hired her and she knows nothing lol
      lol yea it was the Asian guy he said he has freshwater tank currently. Have not amseen a girl.there I got there and get cat litter walk by the wall section. Sadly they had dying corals and few fish with ich. Hope you can get them.dialed in .

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      Quote Originally Posted by CMD2213 View Post
      lol yea it was the Asian guy he said he has freshwater tank currently. Have not amseen a girl.there I got there and get cat litter walk by the wall section. Sadly they had dying corals and few fish with ich. Hope you can get them.dialed in .
      Yeah he's the actually full time aquatics specialist. Shes only here few hours a week, but maybe do talk to her and complain she knows nothing haha. We're trying to get them to have me as the other specialist.

      And really? I haven't seen any ich since ive been here, but I dont always get to have time to take care of the fish right now.

      I can fill you in on the corals and all in pm if youd like. Me and him are currently trying to work on that also.

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      Update: I might just be converting my 55g into a reef tank haha

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      R u working to tonight? Tell kelton that i said hi!

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      Quote Originally Posted by jetli1969 View Post
      R u working to tonight? Tell kelton that i said hi!
      I am not tonight lol

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