Your Very First Tank

[Reef Pilot]

Like many, I started off with FW when I was young, but was out of the hobby for many years. Then we bought a house 3.5 years ago with a 100g SW tank already in place. That got me started with the reef hobby. I added a 130g downstairs a couple years later. Both tanks are doing fine, but my original 100g upstairs tank is still my main show tank. Here is my tank journal for the complete history.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=102101

[Aquattro]

I started salt in 1996 with a10g. Moved to a 90g. Then a 45, upgraded to 75, then a 150. Downgraded back to the 75, then 90wide. Upgraded that to the current 180.
A bit of time trivia. Live rock was $20/lb when I started -lol But live rock came with corals on it, and all kinds of "live"

[Doug]

First was a standard 70g fresh water tank in 1972........first salt tank was a 110g long tank and my 70g tank in early 80,s. First reef tank was a 3ft. 60g style tank around 1989 I guess. Not enough room to list all the reef tanks since...

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Live rock was $20/lb when I started

Ouch

[magikof7]

My first all started with those little mall kiosk acryllic bowls with dwarf frogs in it, in I think 1998-89
Then a 20 gal and it went from there. within the year I had 7 tanks running at once. All freshwater. Maxed out at a 90 with a couple of Oscars and bichirs. (man I had some kick ass muscles from hauling buckets. )

My first SW is my 29 biocube with a 10 gal gravity return refugium. I'm almost ready to transfer everything into my 75 upgrade with a 45 sump.

Hubby always torments me..."it all started with those dam 2 little frogs from that mall kiosk"

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I started salt in 1996 with a10g. Moved to a 90g. Then a 45, upgraded to 75, then a 150. Downgraded back to the 75, then 90wide. Upgraded that to the current 180.
A bit of time trivia. Live rock was $20/lb when I started -lol But live rock came with corals on it, and all kinds of "live"

haha same here liverock was $20/lb or just under actually ........but i didnt get corals on mine

[The Codfather]

Originally Posted by reefwars

haha same here liverock was $20/lb or just under actually ........but i didnt get corals on mine

Oh, yes they did Denny.
I remember selling you this one, for a lot less than $20/lb. lol.
I'm just glad I got it back after a few years....
When I got this rock there was a few polyps on it.
It went around for a while, it was in some tough shape when I got it back.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I also remember when we would buy live rock from King Ed's Pets near my house for what seemed like an arm and a leg, but really was probably almost the same price as now (except now I buy it from fellow reefers and not retail). That rock would be covered with life and Irene & I would spend hours ooohing and aaaaahing over the polyps, featherdusters, pods, tiny starfish and baby corals that could be found on that rock.

[reefwars]

Dude I love the lineage of that coral it was white when I got it from you and you had it in sump I managed to get it green but not that green lol

That's cool to see still alive and better yet in color most corals don't see that long in captivity