Take the Reef Keeping Survey!

rainmkr07 · 09/12/2007, 06:32 PM

Just copy and paste the questions to your reply, and add your answers!

1. What is your first name?

2. Where do you live?

3. How long have you been reef keeping?

4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began?

5. What was the size of your first tank?

6. What is the size of your current tank?

7. What is the size of your dream tank?

8. What was your first fish?

9. What was your first invert?

10. What was your first coral?

11. Today, what is your favorite fish?

12. Today, what is your favorite invert?

13. Today, what is your favorite coral?

14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have?

15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have?

16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have?

17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?)

18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping?

19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping?

20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping?

21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping?

22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be?

23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping?

24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole?

25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be?

MeuserReef · 09/12/2007, 06:44 PM

Ummm..... NO.

michaeljames · 09/12/2007, 06:54 PM

when did this become "myspace"?

Roy G. Biv · 09/12/2007, 06:55 PM

Ill answer one....

#22 - Bigger Tank!!!

rainmkr07 · 09/12/2007, 06:57 PM

1. What is your first name? Ryan

2. Where do you live? Manhattan, Kansas

3. How long have you been reef keeping? 3 months

4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? $1200

5. What was the size of your first tank? 75G

6. What is the size of your current tank? 75G

7. What is the size of your dream tank? 220G

8. What was your first fish? Green Chromis

9. What was your first invert? Mexican Turbo Snail

10. What was your first coral? Kenya Tree

11. Today, what is your favorite fish? Blue Hippo Tang

12. Today, what is your favorite invert? Emerald Crab

13. Today, what is your favorite coral? Leather Toadstool

14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? Powder Blue Tang

15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? Cleaner Shrimp

16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? A Brain

17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) Cube I think.

18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? Filling tank initially w/ tap water

19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? Emptying it out and refilling it with RO/DI water.

20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? Just thinking of the tank, making changes, adding things, watching it in motion

21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? Water Changes!

22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? Got a sump initially rather than a hob filter.

23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? Take it slow!

24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? I hope it gets more popular so we have more fish to choose from and better equipment.

25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be? 1. All fish/corals/inverts become 1 penny w/ free S/H. 2. Better skimming, lights, equipment for all. 3. Tanks that are bigger, stronger, never need cleaning, and are free for the taking.

samtheman · 09/12/2007, 07:08 PM

1. What is your first name?

2. Where do you live?

3. How long have you been reef keeping?

4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began?

5. What was the size of your first tank?

6. What is the size of your current tank?

7. What is the size of your dream tank?

8. What was your first fish?

9. What was your first invert?

10. What was your first coral?

11. Today, what is your favorite fish?

12. Today, what is your favorite invert?

13. Today, what is your favorite coral?

14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have?

15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have?

16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have?

17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?)

18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping?

19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping?

20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping?

21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping?

22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be?

23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping?

24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole?

25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be?

ACBlinky · 09/12/2007, 07:16 PM

I'll play, but I don't think I have the energy for all 25.

3. How long have you been reef keeping?
Nearly 3 years now

4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began?
As much as I needed to

5. What was the size of your first tank?
My first tank was a 35g FW setup. My first reef was a 14g nano.

6. What is the size of your current tank?
90g reef with a 30g sump, and I also have a 30g nano and a 21g QT

7. What is the size of your dream tank?
See above - I'm happy with what I have

8. What was your first fish?
A goldfish I won in a swimming contest when I was four. My first SW fish was a wrasse - C. lubbocki

9. What was your first invert?
A tiger pistol shrimp - still have him, he lives with an orange-spotted goby in the 90g

10. What was your first coral?
Brown and orange zoas, still have some kicking around, they're one of the only things that survived our recent disastrous move (we lost nearly all our coral moving from one city to another thanks to a trucking company reservation FUBAR)

11. Today, what is your favorite fish?
Probably my Lamarck's angel, she's a real sweetie

12. Today, what is your favorite invert?
Digger, the pistol shrimp

13. Today, what is your favorite coral?
Hard to say. I have a Lemnalia leather that's very pretty, I'll go with that for now

14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have?
A sixline wrasse, to replace the one we lost in the move, and a cherub angel (C. argi). That will round out the 90g nicely.

15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have?
More snails and hermits, to replace the ones we lost. I have all the larger inverts I want at the moment, but need my CUC back.

16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have?
You name it. We lost so many, we'll be shopping for softies and 'LPS' stonies for the next year.

17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?)
Rectangle

20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping?
Saving sick fish and corals, bringing them back to full health

That's it, I'm tired now

pdfb55 · 09/12/2007, 07:47 PM

1. What is your first name?
Kyle
2. Where do you live?
Charlotte
3. How long have you been reef keeping?
2 years
4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began?
a lot
5. What was the size of your first tank?
92g corner
6. What is the size of your current tank?
setting up a 120 oceanic tech
7. What is the size of your dream tank?
20,000 gallons
8. What was your first fish?
green chromis
9. What was your first invert?
tubro snails
10. What was your first coral?
frogspawn
11. Today, what is your favorite fish?
Crosshatch Trigger
12. Today, what is your favorite invert?
Fire Shrimp
13. Today, what is your favorite coral?
monti cap
14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have?
blonde naso
15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have?
fire shrimp
16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have?
some nice acros/montis
17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?)
after scraping a corner bow for 1.5 years i definitly have to say rectangle or cube
18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping?
no anti siphon on my top off system. Trashcan was taller than the sump, you can guess what came next
19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping?
starting the hobby, this was probably the worst financial decision though
20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping?
seeing corals grow and all the little "bugs" that come on your rock
21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping?
water is heavy, equipment/livestock is expensive
22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be?
The lights on my 92g corner started a fire i would have gotten a better retrofit
23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping?
plan, plan, plan, plan, and then when you think youre done planning plan some more
24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole?
I think/hope the technology will make everything a little easier and we can spend more time enjoying our reefs than working on them, altough working on them can be fun
25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be?
much cheaper prices, our society would respect our oceans more, that i'll be able to go into a profession in the hobby (i'm in highschool now)

edwing206 · 09/12/2007, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MeuserReef
Ummm..... NO.

InLimbo87 · 09/12/2007, 08:40 PM

1. What is your first name?
Ian

2. Where do you live?
Orlando, FL

3. How long have you been reef keeping?
About 2 years

4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began?
Way too much

5. What was the size of your first tank?
Eclipse 6 gallon

6. What is the size of your current tank?
Nanocube 12g DX

7. What is the size of your dream tank?
[I]90G[/]

8. What was your first fish?
Oscellaris

9. What was your first invert?
Blue leg hermit - Was my hitchiker on my first batch of LR

10. What was your first coral?
Hairy brown mushroom

11. Today, what is your favorite fish?
Tailspot Blennies

12. Today, what is your favorite invert?
Cleaner shrimp

13. Today, what is your favorite coral?
Anything in the euphyllia family

14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have?
Nothing more till I get a bigger tank, but I would like a pair of black percs

15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have?
Sexy shrimp for my pico

16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have?
Another leather of some sort

17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?)
Small tanks I like cubes, big I like rectangles

18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping?
Leaving the Ro/di unit on

19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping?
Buying an RO/DI unit

20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping?
Enjoying my tank and watching everything grow

21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping?
The maintenance

22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be?
SPS in a small tank (30G). Wasn't worth the headache for me

23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping?
Research, research, research

24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole?
I hope we can rely less on the oceans, and begin to aquaculture even more corals and breed more fish in tanks.

Ok... I almost made it

Sports Girl · 09/12/2007, 09:14 PM

1. What is your first name?
Sara.

2. Where do you live?
Turlock, Ca.

3. How long have you been reef keeping?
Since 2002.

4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began?
I can't even imagine (and I don't think I'd want to).

5. What was the size of your first tank?
20 gal.

6. What is the size of your current tank?
60 gal.

7. What is the size of your dream tank?
240 gal.

8. What was your first fish?
A few damsels and sebae clown.

9. What was your first invert?
Sea star (can't remember which kind).

10. What was your first coral?
Button polyps.

11. Today, what is your favorite fish?
Potter's angel.

12. Today, what is your favorite invert?
Blue linkia star.

13. Today, what is your favorite coral?
Blue or green zoas.

14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have?
Cherub or flameback angel.

15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have?
Blue linkia star.

16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have?
Blue or green zoas.

17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?)
Traditional rectangle.

18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping?
Putting an Eibli in my reef.

19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping?
Getting into the hobby in the first place.

20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping?
Being knowledgable about everything in my tank and educating my friends and family that come over and admire my tank.

21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping?
Algae scrubbing.

22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be?
I don't think I would change anything, it was all a valuable learning experience.

23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping?
Research every possible aspect on every possible item.

24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole?
It seems to be growing which means more knowledge and research.

25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be? 1: Bigger tank 2: Unlimited amount of RO/DI water 3: Tank gnome to keep it clean.

TitusvileSurfer · 09/12/2007, 09:29 PM

23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping?

You can take the red pill or the blue pill. After this point there is no turning back.

Obviously your new here so we'll cut you some slack, but these should be posted in the Reef Central Polls forum from now on.

DJ44 · 09/13/2007, 12:05 AM

#22 (Cindy Jones)

09/12/2007, 06:32 PM	#1
rainmkr07 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 474	Take the Reef Keeping Survey! Just copy and paste the questions to your reply, and add your answers! 1. What is your first name? 2. Where do you live? 3. How long have you been reef keeping? 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? 5. What was the size of your first tank? 6. What is the size of your current tank? 7. What is the size of your dream tank? 8. What was your first fish? 9. What was your first invert? 10. What was your first coral? 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) 18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? 19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? 21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? 22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? 23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? 24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? 25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be?

09/12/2007, 06:54 PM	#3
michaeljames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 737	when did this become "myspace"? __________________ "This tastes like crap!" "Well here, try it with some selcon and garlic..." Current Tank Info: 180g RR AGA 2 x 250w SE MH 1 x 175 SE MH 2 x 6' Super atinic VHO Iwaki 100 return Reef Octopus Skimmer

09/12/2007, 07:16 PM	#7
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Re: Take the Reef Keeping Survey! I'll play, but I don't think I have the energy for all 25. 3. How long have you been reef keeping? Nearly 3 years now 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? As much as I needed to 5. What was the size of your first tank? My first tank was a 35g FW setup. My first reef was a 14g nano. 6. What is the size of your current tank? 90g reef with a 30g sump, and I also have a 30g nano and a 21g QT 7. What is the size of your dream tank? See above - I'm happy with what I have 8. What was your first fish? A goldfish I won in a swimming contest when I was four. My first SW fish was a wrasse - C. lubbocki 9. What was your first invert? A tiger pistol shrimp - still have him, he lives with an orange-spotted goby in the 90g 10. What was your first coral? Brown and orange zoas, still have some kicking around, they're one of the only things that survived our recent disastrous move (we lost nearly all our coral moving from one city to another thanks to a trucking company reservation FUBAR) 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? Probably my Lamarck's angel, she's a real sweetie 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? Digger, the pistol shrimp 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? Hard to say. I have a Lemnalia leather that's very pretty, I'll go with that for now 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? A sixline wrasse, to replace the one we lost in the move, and a cherub angel (C. argi). That will round out the 90g nicely. 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? More snails and hermits, to replace the ones we lost. I have all the larger inverts I want at the moment, but need my CUC back. 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? You name it. We lost so many, we'll be shopping for softies and 'LPS' stonies for the next year. 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) Rectangle 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? Saving sick fish and corals, bringing them back to full health That's it, I'm tired now __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

09/12/2007, 07:47 PM	#8
pdfb55 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 357	1. What is your first name? Kyle 2. Where do you live? Charlotte 3. How long have you been reef keeping? 2 years 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? a lot 5. What was the size of your first tank? 92g corner 6. What is the size of your current tank? setting up a 120 oceanic tech 7. What is the size of your dream tank? 20,000 gallons 8. What was your first fish? green chromis 9. What was your first invert? tubro snails 10. What was your first coral? frogspawn 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? Crosshatch Trigger 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? Fire Shrimp 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? monti cap 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? blonde naso 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? fire shrimp 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? some nice acros/montis 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) after scraping a corner bow for 1.5 years i definitly have to say rectangle or cube 18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? no anti siphon on my top off system. Trashcan was taller than the sump, you can guess what came next 19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? starting the hobby, this was probably the worst financial decision though 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? seeing corals grow and all the little "bugs" that come on your rock 21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? water is heavy, equipment/livestock is expensive 22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? The lights on my 92g corner started a fire i would have gotten a better retrofit 23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? plan, plan, plan, plan, and then when you think youre done planning plan some more 24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? I think/hope the technology will make everything a little easier and we can spend more time enjoying our reefs than working on them, altough working on them can be fun 25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be? much cheaper prices, our society would respect our oceans more, that i'll be able to go into a profession in the hobby (i'm in highschool now) __________________ -Kyle Current Tank Info: Oceanic 120 Tech, 48 inch maristar fixture, MRC Skimmer, Geo 618 Reactor, 2x Vortech MP40w, APEX controller

09/12/2007, 08:40 PM	#10
InLimbo87 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 3,197	1. What is your first name? Ian 2. Where do you live? Orlando, FL 3. How long have you been reef keeping? About 2 years 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? Way too much 5. What was the size of your first tank? Eclipse 6 gallon 6. What is the size of your current tank? Nanocube 12g DX 7. What is the size of your dream tank? [I]90G[/] 8. What was your first fish? Oscellaris 9. What was your first invert? Blue leg hermit - Was my hitchiker on my first batch of LR 10. What was your first coral? Hairy brown mushroom 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? Tailspot Blennies 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? Cleaner shrimp 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? Anything in the euphyllia family 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? Nothing more till I get a bigger tank, but I would like a pair of black percs 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? Sexy shrimp for my pico 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? Another leather of some sort 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) Small tanks I like cubes, big I like rectangles 18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? Leaving the Ro/di unit on 19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? Buying an RO/DI unit 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? Enjoying my tank and watching everything grow 21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? The maintenance 22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? SPS in a small tank (30G). Wasn't worth the headache for me 23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? Research, research, research 24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? I hope we can rely less on the oceans, and begin to aquaculture even more corals and breed more fish in tanks. Ok... I almost made it __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

09/12/2007, 06:44 PM	#2
MeuserReef Welcome to the next level Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,412	Ummm..... NO. __________________ "Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the titanic." -Anonymous Current Tank Info: tankless

09/12/2007, 06:55 PM	#4
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	Ill answer one.... #22 - Bigger Tank!!!

09/12/2007, 06:57 PM	#5
rainmkr07 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 474	1. What is your first name? Ryan 2. Where do you live? Manhattan, Kansas 3. How long have you been reef keeping? 3 months 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? $1200 5. What was the size of your first tank? 75G 6. What is the size of your current tank? 75G 7. What is the size of your dream tank? 220G 8. What was your first fish? Green Chromis 9. What was your first invert? Mexican Turbo Snail 10. What was your first coral? Kenya Tree 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? Blue Hippo Tang 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? Emerald Crab 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? Leather Toadstool 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? Powder Blue Tang 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? Cleaner Shrimp 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? A Brain 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) Cube I think. 18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? Filling tank initially w/ tap water 19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? Emptying it out and refilling it with RO/DI water. 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? Just thinking of the tank, making changes, adding things, watching it in motion 21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? Water Changes! 22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? Got a sump initially rather than a hob filter. 23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? Take it slow! 24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? I hope it gets more popular so we have more fish to choose from and better equipment. 25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be? 1. All fish/corals/inverts become 1 penny w/ free S/H. 2. Better skimming, lights, equipment for all. 3. Tanks that are bigger, stronger, never need cleaning, and are free for the taking.

09/12/2007, 07:08 PM	#6
samtheman Moved On Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 605	1. What is your first name? 2. Where do you live? 3. How long have you been reef keeping? 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? 5. What was the size of your first tank? 6. What is the size of your current tank? 7. What is the size of your dream tank? 8. What was your first fish? 9. What was your first invert? 10. What was your first coral? 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) 18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? 19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? 21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? 22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? 23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? 24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? 25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be?

09/12/2007, 09:14 PM	#11
Sports Girl Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Turlock, Ca. Posts: 369	1. What is your first name? Sara. 2. Where do you live? Turlock, Ca. 3. How long have you been reef keeping? Since 2002. 4. How much would you guess you've spent on reefkeeping since you began? I can't even imagine (and I don't think I'd want to). 5. What was the size of your first tank? 20 gal. 6. What is the size of your current tank? 60 gal. 7. What is the size of your dream tank? 240 gal. 8. What was your first fish? A few damsels and sebae clown. 9. What was your first invert? Sea star (can't remember which kind). 10. What was your first coral? Button polyps. 11. Today, what is your favorite fish? Potter's angel. 12. Today, what is your favorite invert? Blue linkia star. 13. Today, what is your favorite coral? Blue or green zoas. 14. In the future, what would be the next fish you'd like to have? Cherub or flameback angel. 15. In the future, what would be the next invert you'd like to have? Blue linkia star. 16. In the future, what would be the next coral you'd like to have? Blue or green zoas. 17. What is your favorite tank shape? (rectangle, bowfront, cube, corner, other?) Traditional rectangle. 18. What was the biggest mistake you've made reef keeping? Putting an Eibli in my reef. 19. What was the best decision you've made reef keeping? Getting into the hobby in the first place. 20. What is your favorite part or aspect of reef keeping? Being knowledgable about everything in my tank and educating my friends and family that come over and admire my tank. 21. What is your least liked part or aspect of reef keeping? Algae scrubbing. 22. Looking back, if you could change something you did in the past, what would it be? I don't think I would change anything, it was all a valuable learning experience. 23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? Research every possible aspect on every possible item. 24. Looking to the future, what is your outlook on the reef keeping hobby as a whole? It seems to be growing which means more knowledge and research. 25. If you had 3 wishes that could only be used with respect to the hobby of reef keeping, what would they be? 1: Bigger tank 2: Unlimited amount of RO/DI water 3: Tank gnome to keep it clean.

09/12/2007, 09:29 PM	#12
TitusvileSurfer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Titusville, FL Posts: 3,227	23. What piece of advice would you give a newbie entering reef keeping? You can take the red pill or the blue pill. After this point there is no turning back. Obviously your new here so we'll cut you some slack, but these should be posted in the Reef Central Polls forum from now on. __________________ The ocean is the pinnacle of reef tanks. Someone up there is keeping up with his PH and Phosphates to.

09/13/2007, 12:05 AM	#13
DJ44 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 50	#22 (Cindy Jones)