Eugenereef Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hi, I am moving to Eugene from Madison and wanted to introduce myself. I have been in this hobby for about 3 yrs now and had a 180g system (90g DT+45g refuge+ 10g fragtank+25g sump) in Madison. I just took down the system in madison on Last thursday :( and will be relocation to Eugene on June 1st. I plan to start a system here in about 6 months or so. I am looking for people active in this hobby as I am planing to buy some LR and frags (I am moving all my hardware with me). Also, I would appreciate any info about LFS in the area as well. For those of you who are curious what my tank looked like, here are two pics of my tank: Everything in this tank grew from 1 to 2 inch frags! that's why I hated to take it down :( Thanks, Upinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Welcome to the club. There is a strong community of reefers in Eugene... As for LFS, there is one or two in your area, but Portland is where it is all at. Come on up and take the tour. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Where are the pics??? Welcome to the site, and soon welcome to the area! We have several members in the Eugene area that are active in the hobby. Its always nice to find another person locally in this hobby. LFS here are ok. Aqua Serene seems to have the most livestock, though their prices are usually way too high. Pet Time has been upgrading and occasionally have some nice pieces, when i say occasionally it must be when i'm not in there though. Liquid Sunshine is a nice store, mainly FW fish but does have a large tidalpool type tank. Mostly common corals there with decent prices. Unfortunately that about does it for LFS here. Portland has a bunch of top notch stores and its only a 2 hr drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpd4308 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Welcome, There are a lot of people here with a ton of information. I am sure you can find what you need here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hello and welcome to the website! Be sure to start a thread telling us all about your setup and changes/upgrades and most of all show us the pictures!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 arghh welcome to Eugene matey(laugh).eugene pretty good place. let me know when your ready to stock that thing i always have coral forsale(whistle).not to mention stuff you will by from locals will be better than anything you can get in the stores here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugenereef Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Thank you all. I am excited now I did spend a while trying to look for clubs but I think I have found one now coralreefaquarist: I totally agree with you about livestock from local members. My entire tank was set-up by buying frags from fellow reefer in Madison area. So, I'll look forward to checking out the tanks here and start-up my tank. 180Brandy: Sure! I'll do my best to post pictures but some time when I am working, things move fast and I forget to take pictures. But I'll promise you this: I'll TRY my best to post all the pics of the build. Impur: Are you not able to see the pics here! here is the links to my google albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/upinder07/Corals# http://picasaweb.google.com/upinder07/CoralsForSale# Thanks again and Enjoy! Upinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Welcome new "TOAD" Your pictures didn't come through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Welcome to your new home. This is a pretty active place with lots of locals helping each other. I am in Vancouver just north of Portland. I do think this is THE board for the area saltwater peoples. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I see no pic's but welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I see your pictures!! Very nice thanks for sharing!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Wow,nice looking tank! welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krux Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 When you get here, plan a weekend trip to Portland, there are a number of us who would be glad to drive you around to check out all the local shops. Check our sponsor section, you can get an idea of the shops.. all of the owners and employees are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckie Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Welcome! You will not find a more helpful and fun group of salty's than here. When you get to town post in the "want to buy" thread and just might find all you need to get you started again. Beckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Must be my browser. Using Opera so sometimes I miss pics. :( But my work computer only has 256k ram so i'm stuck with it. Thanks for the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I think that you will enjoy the local reef community, here! What we lack in numbers, we make up for in fanaticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugenereef Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 Thanks all! Krux: I might take you up on that Thanks for the offer. Hmmm.. I do see the pictures clearly in my message window. Are there any other users who can see these pictures? Mods: Could you please help me here! Thanks, Upinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 YAY! Eugene found my replacement. Welcome to Eugene. PNWMAS is a great club with great members and great sponsors. You will really enjoy it. As others have said the LFS here in Eugene are ok, but nothing special. Portland, AND (Coral Reef in Salem) are where it is at. Eugene has a great group of people and I am going to miss them dearly. I wish we had started getting to know each other earlier. The northern members are great and are always willing to meet you somewhere to trade frags and stuff. I wish I was going to get to meet you, but I move to Utah this Thursday. Good luck, and I will be watching your build progress and help answer any questions or bouce ideas with you, since I plan to still be an active online member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Welcome to the site! You will like it alot here. There is a wealth of knowledge and some really awesome people to interact with. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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