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OKBiologist
04-04-2004, 04:58 PM
Hey guys,

I'm a newbie here, but I just thought I might as well introduce myself.

My name is Jason and I a biologist at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Tulsa, OK. Check us out at www.okaquarium.org. I work with a wide variety of marine and freshwater species and also do educational dives in the larger exhibit tanks.

I have two home aquariums: the first is a 50gal cube tank with a simple reef setup (three soft corals, two anemones and a medium sized Gymnothorax tesselatus-Honeycomb Moray), and the second is a 115gal full reef setup, containing a scattering of damsels, chromis, royal grammas, a variety of soft corals, anemones, and sponges. The latter tank is less than two months old, so I'm watching the chems and will be making considerable additions later.
The "eel reef" is extremely stable, and has been up and running with NO problems whatsoever for over a year.

Anyway, I hope I get to know some of you folks better, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Paidbychrist0825
04-04-2004, 05:05 PM
awesome. umm. hate to be a pain, but... do you havhe any pics? we here at coralforum.com love pictures. a pic is worth a thousand words( in a reef, maybe 10000 words):)

Zack
04-04-2004, 06:02 PM
:welcome: Love to hear more about your tanks, feel frewe to post your info in the describe your tank forum. I think you really could be a great asset here at coralforum and hope to see you around. :D

MikeS
04-04-2004, 07:35 PM
hi and welcome to the forum!

Mike

icereefer
04-04-2004, 09:41 PM
Hi and welcome, :cry: why do you have the job I've always wanted,"Jealous"

OKBiologist
04-09-2004, 05:57 PM
Hey all,

Just got a chance to sit down at the old computer and check out replies--thanks for the warm welcome and I know that I'll be able to stick around more often.

I love my job, and any chance to interact with folks that love their animals, strive to improve the hobby, and protect the species they keep. Conservation through education is the way to go.

As far as pictures, I will get some up here as soon as I possibly can. I'll try to get some behind-the-scenes stuff from the OK Aquarium too, so you guys can see what I do, and count all the bull shark bites when I get out of the tank (j/k)!

See you all soon!