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Announcements => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Steve on October 07, 2012, 10:49:26 PM

Title: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Steve on October 07, 2012, 10:49:26 PM

Thought I would post up an introduction since I just joined this site. I'll tryin' keep it somewhat short here. I'm 40yrs old and a R.O resident. I use to keep fish when I was much younger but then got out of it about the time I was mid 20's. Then exactly 1 year ago I decided to get back into it so I picked up a 55g 4ft tank and went to work building everything from the background, lighting, stand, canopy all by hand from scratch.

Soon as I get more time I will post some detail's of it if anyone is interested. As of now I'm on day 5 of my fishless cycle. Soon as it's done it will be home to all male Peacock cichlids.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img836/1804/tank15.jpg)

Steve

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Marty on October 07, 2012, 11:41:02 PM

Welcome to the site!  That's a wild looking setup ya got there!

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Regalblue on October 08, 2012, 02:32:07 AM

Looks real nice,  welcome

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: GrizzlysDad on October 08, 2012, 01:15:01 PM

WELCOME TO THE SITE!!!!

Cool looking tank. I for one would enjoy seeing the details...you could post a thread in the DIY section.

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Belly-up on October 08, 2012, 04:28:42 PM

Welcome! We all have seasons. I am 55 and just getting back into keeping my SA/CA cichlids, something I have done for most of my life. I used to live in RO too. Lincoln and Campbell.

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Steve on October 08, 2012, 04:46:21 PM

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I used to live in RO too. Lincoln and Campbell.

Small world "Belly-up"..I'm at 13 & Main St....but I use to live right there by Lincoln & Campbell on Barret, and my sister now lives in my grandmothers old house right there on Dallas just a couple blocks past Lincoln off of Campbell.

Thanks for the welcome everyone, I'll try to get a bit of a thread posted in the DIY section with some pictures of how I build my BG and stand and all soon as I get a bit of free time.

Steve

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: PaulineMi on October 08, 2012, 08:02:45 PM

Welcome to the forum.  That's a nice woodworking job!

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Belly-up on October 08, 2012, 09:44:54 PM

Steve, I lived on Kalama, in my grandparents home. I`ll look forward to seeing your posts in the DIY section.

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Super Turtleman on October 11, 2012, 07:41:54 AM

Welcome.

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: SKISWETPETS on October 11, 2012, 10:36:18 AM

Welcome!! That tank is awesome 8)

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: mightieskeeper on October 14, 2012, 12:23:41 PM

Welcome to MCA. Nice Tanks Steve!  I like those backgrounds. 

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Frenchie on October 15, 2012, 08:08:27 AM

Welcome.

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: Jaws22 on October 15, 2012, 07:15:26 PM

Quote from: Marty on October 07, 2012, 11:41:02 PM

Welcome to the site!  That's a wild looking setup ya got there!

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: SSP on October 16, 2012, 03:59:34 PM

Welcome back, very cool setup you've put together

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: gcalvus on October 17, 2012, 12:17:45 PM

welcome and nice tank

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: beach on October 17, 2012, 11:13:41 PM

wow!  that looks amazing!  Wish my fishroom was full of THOSE!! :D

Title: Re: Hello from Royal Oak
Post by: JuJu on October 23, 2012, 12:26:02 AM

Very nice setup . Welcome to the forum.