HELLO, I'm grandad. Ive kept fish for the last 40 years starting with the community tropicals then a couple of tanks of cichlids, in my younger days I had 8 breeding tanks in the bedrooms 2 community tanks in one room downstairs 2 cichlid tanks and a marine tank in the other after a few years got rid of all but the marine tank ( The mrs finally had her way and reclaimed all the rooms) kept marines for 8 years until one morning got up to the smell of cooked fish thermostat had failed to turn heaters off. that was the end of my marine fishkeeping for a number of years. Got back into the hobby 3 years ago bought a 4ft bowfront rena tank and set it up as a reeftank,had my problems but now every thing ok touch wood.bought a 5ft rena but find it is not big enough for my needs ,so I am in the process of setting up my new tank 6x2x2ft6 with sump,which I hope will suit my needs . I find things much more complicated this time round but am getting my head around it slowly.Years ago all that I needed was a tank ,undergravel filter,shell and gravel mix ,hydrometer,heater ,salt ,water from the tap and six weeks to let it all come together ,introduce fish waterchange every six weeks ,job done . Im also an animal and bird lover . I have 2 german shepherd dogs 3 cats 4 parrots and a budgie.

Welcome to the forum, sounds like you've had some great tanks. Any photos of your current set up?

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hello + welcome to the forum grandad,your history sounds just like mine including the heater prob [eh lex?]i know what ya mean bout things have changed a lot too, seems everythings been made more complicated over the years [more expensive too?]any way hows about a new thread with some piccies?

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been looking how to do this,still completely baffled ?

if you mean the piccies? upload pics to photobucket,make a new thread ie "my pics",go back to uploaded pics left click once bottom link[img code],come back into new thread,"add reply"[not quick reply],right click once,click paste, then click post reply

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grandad, the faq on picture uploading might help: http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/fishforum/faq.php

Thanks a lot ,will give it a go , brian .

WELCOME AND Good luck with the tank

my reef tank, had this one for 3 years

my puffer and wrasse

my reef tank again

my 5ft old tank

sump of my new tank which I set up 10 days ago.

my new 6ft tank set up 10 days ago,more live rock to be added later will show you when completed.

Very nice!

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