military reefers club

sucker_fish · 02/05/2011, 12:32 PM

I am in the military and an avid reefer, one problem that I have is moving and then trying to locate the local (and sometimes not so local) reef clubs. Just an idea but I know a few people just on my installation that are into reefs and thought maybe it would be cool to start a military reefers club that would not only cater to and bring military reefers together but also work hand in hand with local reef clubs where available. Just curious for feedback at this point so let me know what you think.

alexwbush · 02/05/2011, 03:27 PM

I am military also, but this is the first time in the last 4 years that I've been able to stay home for longer than 3 months... so I am getting setup again. But I am going to try to stay small scale because I will probably only be in this situation for another 18 months until I have to move and things get busy again.

Saldebo · 02/05/2011, 03:35 PM

Seems like a great idea.

almostazoo · 02/05/2011, 05:57 PM

my wife and I are both mil and think that would be a helpfull tool. I am currently feeling out my area trying to establish good conections in phx

sucker_fish · 02/05/2011, 09:04 PM

thats exactly the situations I would like to address, who takes care of tanks when a deployment comes up, maybe get together with other military and work out some tank sitting to help each other out etc. I know for me personally it has been a challenge tearing down tanks and selling off everything for half what it cost just to turn around again and do it all over again later.

BRAVO1RESQ · 02/05/2011, 09:34 PM

I like the idea as I am military as well. I've done multiple teardowns, give aways, selling equipment and taking up valuable space in the moving trucks trying to save other equipment...some of which has been broken in transit.

Kevin

reeftanknewbie · 02/05/2011, 09:37 PM

I am a veteran in PA and would be honored to participate....

Tampico96 · 02/05/2011, 10:03 PM

I'm another tank sitter. My brother is currently in Iraq and he drove his 29 here for me to watch. With all of the moving, I think he settled on a small tank bacause is can be fairly easily moved with buckets. He drove it up from Georgia to south central Pa. Tore down one evening and set up here the next morning.

bif24701 · 02/05/2011, 10:23 PM

Sweet! I am in AZ and I will be gone 90 days TDY here soon. I have to teach my wife how to take care of the tank while I am away. I hope she pays attention.....

sucker_fish · 02/06/2011, 08:01 PM

well I was thinking...if we can get a large enough network of miilitary reefers together and get an organization going that would be great, then hopefully working hand in hand with the local reef club members we would have plenty tank sitters to either watch our tanks for us or advise our significant others who are attempting to take care of our tanks while we are away...Now we just need to come up with a really cool name..hehe

mistaflicksta · 02/06/2011, 10:15 PM

Im another Vet that went through the same tear down and sell routine for 8 years, I know how it feels to finally get a tank going and then having to sell it all because you have to ship out. I am curently in the FT BLISS area and if any of you are out this way I will be glad to help out.

stiltman · 02/06/2011, 10:21 PM

I'm a vet, in CT. Not too many active duty near me. But if there I anything I can do to help out, let me know.

Peter T · 02/06/2011, 10:31 PM

Glad to see vets here. For a little bit I thought I was one of the few military (reserve Drill sergeant now) that had an interests in reef tanks. If anyone needs help in my area (Jacksonville, FL), let me know. I may one day ask for a favor when I have a mobilization to train troops.

CueMusic · 02/06/2011, 10:45 PM

I am a Veteran and would love to be involved. Especially if someone locally gets deployed I would love to assist so they wouldn't lose their beloved reef tank.

katarina · 02/06/2011, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter T

Glad to see vets here. For a little bit I thought I was one of the few military (reserve Drill sergeant now) that had an interests in reef tanks. If anyone needs help in my area (Jacksonville, FL), let me know. I may one day ask for a favor when I have a mobilization to train troops.

I am also in Jacksonville FL. My husband is active duty. If you need help let me know.

Dino · 02/07/2011, 05:23 AM

I'd like to just step in here and say a great big thank you to all of you for all that you have done. It really is great to see so many fine individuals all in one thread.

CueMusic · 02/07/2011, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sucker_fish

well I was thinking...if we can get a large enough network of miilitary reefers together and get an organization going that would be great, then hopefully working hand in hand with the local reef club members we would have plenty tank sitters to either watch our tanks for us or advise our significant others who are attempting to take care of our tanks while we are away...Now we just need to come up with a really cool name..hehe

How about Brothers At Arms Reefers. or BAAR

r_jay · 02/07/2011, 08:33 AM

I'm in. Just started up about a year ago and transfer next summer, wondering what's gonna happen to the tank.

israel.kendall · 02/07/2011, 01:41 PM

This is a great idea. The whole reason I didn't have any pets while I was in is because I didn't have anyone to take care of them while I was deployed.

sucker_fish · 02/07/2011, 08:12 PM

I like it, I'm not that creative when it comes to thinking of cool names for stuff.

sucker_fish · 02/07/2011, 08:17 PM

everyone else, I would love some more suggestions for names or acronyms for a "nation wide" type of club. Definitely gonna be moving forward with this and of course by a military club I mean any military at any time, I dont care if you served 6 months or 20+ years...it's great to see so many vets that are into reefing, I too didn't know that there were so many military reefers.

1fishkeeper · 02/07/2011, 09:14 PM

Well I just seen this so I thought that i would hope in on it. I was in the Army for 10 years until I got hurt over in Iraq and got medical retired. But I think this is great for us all to get to know each other and find others that have been in our boots.

Vice333 · 02/15/2011, 07:36 PM

I think this is a great Idea, I'm in the military just outside of Philadelphia PA, and it is exhausting trying to teach my wife to handle things while I'm gone.

cyberwild360 · 02/15/2011, 08:05 PM

Marine..here in Indianapolis. Love the idea.

cdunson82 · 02/16/2011, 08:03 AM

This idea is great, I am now in the Orlando area. I just recently got off active duty and am now in the National Guard. With all my time away I was never able to have a tank but now get to have fun in this great hobby!

02/05/2011, 12:32 PM	#1
sucker_fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 441	military reefers club I am in the military and an avid reefer, one problem that I have is moving and then trying to locate the local (and sometimes not so local) reef clubs. Just an idea but I know a few people just on my installation that are into reefs and thought maybe it would be cool to start a military reefers club that would not only cater to and bring military reefers together but also work hand in hand with local reef clubs where available. Just curious for feedback at this point so let me know what you think.

02/05/2011, 09:37 PM	#7
reeftanknewbie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Effort PA Posts: 1,067	I am a veteran in PA and would be honored to participate.... __________________ 80 gallon Blue Line rimless tank, 40 gallon breeder sump, DIY ATS, SWC 160 cone skimmer, ocean revive LED. Current Tank Info: 80 gallon blue line rimless tank

02/05/2011, 10:23 PM	#9
bif24701 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Florida, FWB Posts: 3,389	Sweet! I am in AZ and I will be gone 90 days TDY here soon. I have to teach my wife how to take care of the tank while I am away. I hope she pays attention..... __________________ 180 Mixed Reef SRO-5000 Skimmer Neptune APEX Gold Kessil AP700/ MP60+6105 Kalk+2 part/ Cheato Fuge Current Tank Info: 180 SPS Dominant

02/06/2011, 10:15 PM	#11
mistaflicksta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,212	Im another Vet that went through the same tear down and sell routine for 8 years, I know how it feels to finally get a tank going and then having to sell it all because you have to ship out. I am curently in the FT BLISS area and if any of you are out this way I will be glad to help out. __________________ Erik G. Current Tank Info: 150H(48LX24WX30H), 302 Aquatics sump w/ATS, NWB 200 reef octopus skimmer w/DC pump, 2× MP40W, Varios 6 return pump, RKE, Avast Marine Kalk reactor, Kessil AP700

02/06/2011, 10:21 PM	#12
stiltman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,070	I'm a vet, in CT. Not too many active duty near me. But if there I anything I can do to help out, let me know. __________________ "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders Current Tank Info: 75 w/ 20 sump

02/05/2011, 03:27 PM	#2
alexwbush Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 453	I am military also, but this is the first time in the last 4 years that I've been able to stay home for longer than 3 months... so I am getting setup again. But I am going to try to stay small scale because I will probably only be in this situation for another 18 months until I have to move and things get busy again.

02/05/2011, 03:35 PM	#3
Saldebo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: El Paso, Eastside Posts: 235	Seems like a great idea.

02/05/2011, 05:57 PM	#4
almostazoo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Avondale Posts: 241	my wife and I are both mil and think that would be a helpfull tool. I am currently feeling out my area trying to establish good conections in phx

02/05/2011, 09:04 PM	#5
sucker_fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 441	thats exactly the situations I would like to address, who takes care of tanks when a deployment comes up, maybe get together with other military and work out some tank sitting to help each other out etc. I know for me personally it has been a challenge tearing down tanks and selling off everything for half what it cost just to turn around again and do it all over again later.

02/05/2011, 09:34 PM	#6
BRAVO1RESQ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 12	I like the idea as I am military as well. I've done multiple teardowns, give aways, selling equipment and taking up valuable space in the moving trucks trying to save other equipment...some of which has been broken in transit. Kevin

02/05/2011, 10:03 PM	#8
Tampico96 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Elizabethtown, PA Posts: 209	I'm another tank sitter. My brother is currently in Iraq and he drove his 29 here for me to watch. With all of the moving, I think he settled on a small tank bacause is can be fairly easily moved with buckets. He drove it up from Georgia to south central Pa. Tore down one evening and set up here the next morning.

02/06/2011, 08:01 PM	#10
sucker_fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 441	well I was thinking...if we can get a large enough network of miilitary reefers together and get an organization going that would be great, then hopefully working hand in hand with the local reef club members we would have plenty tank sitters to either watch our tanks for us or advise our significant others who are attempting to take care of our tanks while we are away...Now we just need to come up with a really cool name..hehe

02/06/2011, 10:31 PM	#13
Peter T Gallantly Forward Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 563	Glad to see vets here. For a little bit I thought I was one of the few military (reserve Drill sergeant now) that had an interests in reef tanks. If anyone needs help in my area (Jacksonville, FL), let me know. I may one day ask for a favor when I have a mobilization to train troops.

02/06/2011, 10:45 PM	#14
CueMusic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lansdale PA Posts: 110	I am a Veteran and would love to be involved. Especially if someone locally gets deployed I would love to assist so they wouldn't lose their beloved reef tank.

02/07/2011, 05:23 AM	#16
Dino Freak of Nature Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finding my way back to the boondocks Posts: 11,048	I'd like to just step in here and say a great big thank you to all of you for all that you have done. It really is great to see so many fine individuals all in one thread. __________________ Cody I will love and miss you until the last beat of my heart Harley & Rusty.

02/07/2011, 08:33 AM	#18
r_jay MARSH member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 184	I'm in. Just started up about a year ago and transfer next summer, wondering what's gonna happen to the tank. __________________ I'm doing SCIENCE! Current Tank Info: 65G AGA RR, Nova xtreme pro 36" T5's, Bubble Magus NAC7 (dry in garagetear). 29g Biocube, InTank-Mediabasket+Fuge, mini T5 (refuge light), LEDs! (rapidled kit) MP10

02/07/2011, 01:41 PM	#19
israel.kendall Padawan Reefer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Land O Lakes Posts: 922	This is a great idea. The whole reason I didn't have any pets while I was in is because I didn't have anyone to take care of them while I was deployed.

02/07/2011, 08:12 PM	#20
sucker_fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 441	I like it, I'm not that creative when it comes to thinking of cool names for stuff.

02/07/2011, 08:17 PM	#21
sucker_fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 441	everyone else, I would love some more suggestions for names or acronyms for a "nation wide" type of club. Definitely gonna be moving forward with this and of course by a military club I mean any military at any time, I dont care if you served 6 months or 20+ years...it's great to see so many vets that are into reefing, I too didn't know that there were so many military reefers.

02/07/2011, 09:14 PM	#22
1fishkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Spanaway, WA Posts: 1,101	Well I just seen this so I thought that i would hope in on it. I was in the Army for 10 years until I got hurt over in Iraq and got medical retired. But I think this is great for us all to get to know each other and find others that have been in our boots. __________________ "You can run but you will only die tired" U.S. Army Snipers

02/15/2011, 07:36 PM	#23
Vice333 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lansdale, PA Posts: 128	I think this is a great Idea, I'm in the military just outside of Philadelphia PA, and it is exhausting trying to teach my wife to handle things while I'm gone.

02/15/2011, 08:05 PM	#24
cyberwild360 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indainapolis, IN Posts: 110	Marine..here in Indianapolis. Love the idea.

02/16/2011, 08:03 AM	#25
cdunson82 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 126	This idea is great, I am now in the Orlando area. I just recently got off active duty and am now in the National Guard. With all my time away I was never able to have a tank but now get to have fun in this great hobby!

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