Returning to the Sea

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  1. M. L. Yeast

    M. L. Yeast Plankton

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    I'm new to this site, retired and returning to the hobby after a hiatus of 30 years. I am finishing up building a stand for 110 gallon acrilic tank. Will set it up as a fish-only tank with live rock and a sump tank with a skimmer and a biological filter. I started keeping marine acquarium fish in the late 60s in Birmingham, Al. The specimens came from a pioneer in marine fish breeding who had a store in Huntsville, Alabama. I got my scuba license at the YWCA in Birmingham and snorkled and dived for specimens on the Florida Coast between Fort Walton Beach and Destin using a "slurp gun." My first tank was fiberglass over wood with a glass front and used an undergravel filter made with a florescent light grill raised off the bottom using marbles and two corner chimneys with airstones in them to generate the current through the coral sand filter. I joined the Calypso club and Woods Hole Oceonagraphic Society as a young adult and have lived in Florida (Gulf coast side); New Orleans; Texas; Costa Rica; Maracaibo, Venezuela and Los Angeles. My goal is a harmonious mix of fish and minimum use of technology. I sail the area of the San Juan Islands as a volunteer aboard the Adventuress at various times between May and September. She's a 1913 built topsail schooner operated by a non-profit organization (Sound Experience) to promote active stewardship of the Puget Sound marine enviornment.
     
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  2. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Welcome to 3reef!!!!! Look forward to hearing your past experiences. Dead set on fish only?
     
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  3. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    I am a fellow sailor. (pics in my profile) That must be really rewarding sailing around on a schooner. How cool! Welcome.
     
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  4. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3reef!!!
     
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  5. RHorton

    RHorton Pajama Cardinal

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    Welcome to 3reef!!
     
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  6. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    Quite the biography. Welcome to 3reef!
     
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  7. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Welcome aboard, sounds like an interesting life you have had so far, would love to hear it some day. Got any pics of your build? Luna
     
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  8. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3Reef>>>>

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  9. ALW

    ALW Sea Dragon

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    Welcome. You have my attention.:)
     
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