MarkBirkett Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Hi everybody, my name is Mark Birkett. I was turned on to this site by my daughters boyfriend Jase Adams (current member). I am 49 year old tile contractor (trade) with very expensive hobbies. I have a 75 gal. tank with overflow, black wood stand & canopy, 40 gal sump/fuge, octopus protein skimmer, Pacific Coast Imports chiller, Pacific Marine calcium reactor /co2, P.M. media chamber, titanium heater /digital controller. Lighting now is two 400 watt metal halides, 1 vho super actinic, 1 cf blue actinic. I have a 8 bulb t5 (5 10k/ 3 actinic that I am going to put into this system. I have been in this hobby for a couple of months and obtained everything I own from a guy that quit the hobby. I don't know very much about the hobby but am learning fast. I have a R/O water system and found that healthy water = healthy livestock. Inside the tank. 100 pounds of live sand, 120+ pounds of live rock, some corals, zoos, mushrooms. Fish 1 lg. hippo tang, 1 lg. lavender tang, 1 lg. maroon clown. 1 sm. angel. 1 sm. blue cromis 1yellow goby. 2 fire shrimp,1 peppermint shrimp. 2 crabs. 1 clam. many snails & hermit crabs for good housekeeping. I also find myself like most addicted fools, find that my tank is over crowded and can't put much more into it, so will want to get a larger system so I can spend alot more money. I wil post Pics of my setup so everybody can see, and am looking foreward to any advice to help with my new obsession. Thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 welcome to the club. I hope to see you at the Christmas party in December. It will be a lot of fun. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Good to see some more Salem area 'reefers'!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBirkett Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 newbee pics Here are some pictures of my system.[ATTACH]1916[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1917[/ATTACH] Here are some pictures of my livestock.[ATTACH]1918[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1919[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1920[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBirkett Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 More pics [ATTACH]1923[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1924[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1925[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1926[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1927[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Great pictures Mark! By all means, make it to the Christmas Party on December 16th! Christmas Party Page http://www.pnwmas.org/newsite/ChristmasParty.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Welcome to the site!!! I love your clam!!!! Thanks for sharing your tank pictures!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef-fisher Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 welcome mark. thanks for the intro and pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Love those Blasto's! Very cool stuff and welcome to the sight. Keep us updated with changes to you tank and any new ideas or additions. These guys love to see pics!!! Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacklabel7 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Mark failed to mention that he got his entire setup through a trade for a nice camera... talk about a good deal. Then I guess since he got such a badass deal, this guy GAVE me his previous 50 Gallon setup... I'm thinking that a tank all set up and reef ready is pretty [language filter] good christmas present... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Mark now has a 180 gal with dual overflows on its way! Look out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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