I've seen a number of new members recently. I'd like to extend an invitation to all to stop and tell us a bit about yourselves.

I will start. Name is Jay. Not only am I new to this site and reef keeping I am newish to Ohio. My family and I moved here a few years ago from Germany. I was in the Army and stationed over there. When I was able to retire I knew I needed a job and although I would have loved to stay in Europe an oppurtunity presented itself with the Federal Govt that I just could no pass up.

In Germany I had a 200 liter planted freshwater tank. Always wanted a saltwater just really hard to do when you move so much. Now that we are somewhat settled for a few years I have decided to try my luck with a little 14 gallon bio cube.  I am taking it slow and will see how it goes.

Besides the fish I enjoy spending a day wasting gas on my Honda Goldwing or out in a park flying my electric model planes.

Thanks for the invitation RJ.  I've dabbled in keeping freshwater fish over the years; mainly when our kids were growing up.  I thought it to be very educational.  Now I'm dabbling again.  I hope to use it for education again -- this time for the grandkids. 

I've been active in photography over the years and have recently got into videography.  I hope to use these skills in creating a How-to video for my grandkids that live way up north.  It's not quite to the North Pole, but if you climb up on my son's roof you can see it from there.

I like what I've seen with this website so far.  People seem to be very helpful.

Thanks Again ~ Mick

Welcome Jay and Mick!

I'm new around here, too. I joined around the beginning of Oct and was lurking around a month or so prior to that.

See if you can make it out to the next meeting when they announce it. I attended the Oct meeting and it was great to chat with people that are also fish keeping obsessed!

Bump...for the newbies

I guess I am sorta new...been on the forum for a while but Friday will be my first meeting.  Met a few members in the past year when they've stopped by the house though.

I first started reefing back in ~1999.  Quickly moved up to SPS and had an awesome collection that I lost in 2001 when I tore down my college tank.  Took a break for a few years after moving to Toledo and started up again in 2007.  Now I have about 250 gal total system volume in a 65g display, 150g stock tank, 29g polyp tank, and a 20 gal quarantine/backup tank.  I've been keeping mainly zoanthids and montipora, though just recently got bitten by the acro bug again and am hunting down a few favorites.

See you Friday!

Tim

i've got about 8 months into my first saltwater tank.(125 reef) after breeding african cichlids, I dont think i would have been so  successful without trac. I'm going to try to make my first meeting tonight .

I look forward to meeting you guys tonight! Glad to see you're coming out.

Welcome everyone new!  I know there are a few others out there as well that need to share a little bit about themselves.

I've been on the forum for a while now, but last night was my first meeting. I kept freshwater tanks when I was younger, even breeding angels and discus. I have had a 75 gallon mixed reef for about 3 years now. I am in the process of a divorce and moving, so I am tearing down my tank for the time being. I have read on here and other sites a lot of great ideas that I am going to incorporate when I put my tank back together.