HarleyDude and callen

[HarleyDude]

I was hoping to get some good pics before placing our bio here, but was getting some heat.  So, here we go. 

I am Rob (aka HarleyDude) and my wife is Carolyn (aka callen).  I co-administer the site with Sixpack.  callen and I live just north of Pittsburgh, PA -- go Steelers!! (well, maybe next year).

We love Oscar's and their personalities.  I started with Oscar's about 13 years ago, but was out of it for a while.

We currently have a

Updated: 11/16/2005
180-gallon tank (from glasscages.com)
(see DIY article for stand - smf/index.php/topic,4455.0.html)
  - (2) Oscars - Tiger (Murray) / Red (Elmo)
  - (1) Sail Fin Pleco (Hoover)
  - (8) Silver Dollars
  - (1) Flametail
  - (1) Jack Dempsey (Seven)

  - Filtration:
    - Eheim 2128 (alternate heat source)
    - Fluval 404
    - (2) AC500 (cut the sponge in half and use floss on top for a water polisher)

    - (2) Titanium 300W heaters

72-gallon bow front tank
  - Elephant ear coral
3 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 Yellow Tang
1 Purple Tang
2 clownfish
lots of snails
2 Emerald Crabs
1 Yellow Fox Face

Callen here...Well as HD said he use to have an O..for me it was my first time and you just can't help but fall in love with them.  I also have gotten my hands wet with the saltwater and just love it!

Pics are finally here:

OK - I took enough heat -- here is a pic of the wife (callen) chatting with
Raevn, Barbwire and Daygen.  Chopper is observing -- it is what he does best.


Here is our old setup with the 72gallon tank.


Here is our 180gallon tank.


Our Hybrid / Cons.

Our Jack Dempsey.

and our Pleco.


Our cat Harley, yes Harley -- I have a one track mind - sorry.


Here is Chopper, yes again with the motorcycle theme.  He monitors our tank for us.






My other hobby is riding my Harley (probably could have guessed that from my alias).

[callen]

Thought it was time that I updated this

A lot has happened since this was posted ...here is a quick run down.

While still living in PA we broke down the 180 and turned that into a puffer tank.

Porcupine puffer
Green Spotted
and Sailfin Tang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkLfqMD3jdU

We acquired another 180 gal. switched out the 72 gal. 72 gal. turned into QT and frag tank.

http://www.allensaquariums.com/

Spring of 2008 we found out we were moving to Portland OR and choose to live in a condo so the tanks had to go. We found good homes for everyone and sold the tanks and most of the equipement. It was very sad but we knew we would set something different up once we got settled.

11/08 We moved...
Now living in Portland OR and have 2 30 gal SW tanks. One is the main tank and other is set up as QT tank and frag grow out.

Flame Angel - Taz
Sixline Wrasse - Six
Scooter (Red) - Fizzbut
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
2 Skunk Shrimp
2 emerald crabs
Corals:
Sunflower coral
Rhodactis
Euphyllia Torch Coral
Sinularia coral
BTA (Bubble Tip anemone)

In the QT:

Richmond Wrasse - Doc...he will stay in our QT as he will help with any new fish and corals as he will eat parasites off the fish and corals-hence why we call him Doc and he is a handsome fish.
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=19438&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Harleydude is very active with hosting many fish hobby website and his latest is http://www2.reefstewardshipfoundation.org/ We are both very proud to be a part of as it is for a great cause. He also has a full time job as IT manager for The Standard here in Portland.

I keep busy with my job in realty sales as office manager and proud owner of two other business.

My passion is fish keeping...I enjoy learning as much as I can to keep FW and SW fish as healthy as possible in their closed environments.

We both enjoy going out on our boat when weather permits and traveling.

To all that read this, thank you and Happy Fish Keeping