'ello from the minisoda

Allo,

My name is Matt, obviously. I didn't actually think I would get this name, but I was sick of my pseudo-name and figured I would give it a shot, and look, I am simply Matt. Enough of that!

I currently have a 45 gal FW planted tank with some misc fishes and such. But I also help with my wifes 16 gal nano salt water setup. basically if its ugly or slimy, I am the one to touch it, not her. Other than that, I finally have my own tank and thought I would go ahead and start posting here even though all I have is a tank. My wife is "Kate" by the way, she just recently joined.

The main reason I joined is because I am apparently patient with my tanks, as opposed to everything else in life, and this will be a long slow process of building, planning, buying, etc etc.

So, lets just get right into my plans! First I will be cleaning the nice dirty 75 gallon tank which I got for free. I am going to be using vinegar and razor to remove all the coraline. After that I will be trying my hand at removing the top frame, if you look closely at the pictures, you will see that the frame has been melted by a heat lamp or something. The center brace was melted all the way through so absolutely must be replaced otherwise I might have some bowing going on.

After these, I will probably end up either drilling the tank or paying to get it drilled by a LFS. The next step will be to build my own stand, I am a design drafter by trade and am apparently good at structural design, so I will be designing the whole thing using the builds on this site for reference.

I also have to come up with a sump, repair a 4' PC light fixture I got for free, and hopefully get this all done before winter so that I can get my car back into the garage before the snow! Other than that, I have no idea how to describe what I want to do with the liverock, other than the fact that I will be buying mostly base rock and seeding it with small bits of LR, and use simply aragonite sand rather than live sand.

I think that is long winded enough for my first post. Glad my wife found this site, I am part of several forums, and this is going to become my main forum I think.

 

Welcome to 3reef Matt. Sounds like you know what your doing, good luck and keep us posted, with pics of course. Luna

 

Well Matt from minisoda how the hell are you welcome aboard and there is a wealth of some sharp reefer's lurking here they will have y'all fixed up real quick and in a hurry

 

Glad to see you found way here.

Holler if you need any help.

Keep us posted.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome already everyone. Regardless of if I ask for it or not, please feel free to point out anything in my plans that you have questions with, being questioned helps me think of things I may have missed. I am working on reading through some of the articles of this page at the moment, just to get some more research in.

mission, I am actually originally from Oregon, springfield (eugene) specifically. Have only been in Minnesota for a few years now.

 

Welcome to the world's best resource for reefkeeping! You're gonna like it here!

 

welcome

 

Welcome and keep the pics coming ;D

 

OH, I forgot one thing! I need advice on how to remove old paint from the back of a tank? The tank is currently painted blue on the back, but it has chips everywhere, I would rather remove it and then paint it black.

thanks again for the welcome, I am sure I will enjoy the forum