Thanks Pat,
The Forum is named after a Grateful Dead song, Attics of My Life, from The American Beauty album. I thought it was an appropriate name since this is where I'm going to keep all my "stuff".
A little more about me:
I'm 48, married, and the father of three great teenage boys. I've been into aquariums on and off my whole life. Recently my son asked for an aquarium for his room. The purchase ignited a passion for me and one I needed and have been looking for, for quite some time. Since surviving a major MVA almost 3 years ago, I am permanently disabled... I can still get around but have to use those silly carts whenever when I go to the big box stores. Anyway, my wife and I used to climb mountains and go on these grueling 3 and 4 day, 20 mile back country hikes. It was my passion and I can no longer do it. That little tank in my sons room ignited my new passion... Thank god