Reef Aquariums: Past, Present, and Future

crn005 · 08/18/2013, 08:02 PM

So I was thinking a lot about reef aquariums in general while I was building today. It seems since I joined this community not too long ago I have seen a lot of changes. Considering the nature of this hobby and the lack of funding for research, we are kind of just stumbling our way through a VERY complex subject and trying to do the best that we can. That means that there will be a constant trickle of new information as more and more people try new things. However, I was wondering: what have been the three most influential things that have happened to this hobby in the past ten years? A few things came to mind but I've only been keeping reefs for about five years now. Also, where are we at now? It seems that a lot of paradigms come and go. Which things that we are discovering now will fade away with time and which ones will become staples in the hobby? Things like LED lighting and Algae Turf Scrubbers both come to mind when I think about that. Finally, where will the hobby be in ten years? I personally think that LEDs are changing at such a fast rate that it's hard to tell which direction they will go in but there are other things as well that I'm not sure will stick around. Only time will tell. I just wanted to see if other people with more experience have put thought into it as well.

Misled · 08/18/2013, 08:18 PM

This showed back up today. Should be a good read for you.

crn005 · 08/18/2013, 08:40 PM

There's definitely a lot of information in that. I'll give it a better read this week. I missed that thread apparently. I expected nothing less than Paul chiming in immediately.

So how is your username to be read, btw? You've got quite the pun going on there.

Misled · 08/18/2013, 09:14 PM

Just what it says. I'll pm you.

08/18/2013, 08:02 PM	#1
crn005 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 744	Reef Aquariums: Past, Present, and Future So I was thinking a lot about reef aquariums in general while I was building today. It seems since I joined this community not too long ago I have seen a lot of changes. Considering the nature of this hobby and the lack of funding for research, we are kind of just stumbling our way through a VERY complex subject and trying to do the best that we can. That means that there will be a constant trickle of new information as more and more people try new things. However, I was wondering: what have been the three most influential things that have happened to this hobby in the past ten years? A few things came to mind but I've only been keeping reefs for about five years now. Also, where are we at now? It seems that a lot of paradigms come and go. Which things that we are discovering now will fade away with time and which ones will become staples in the hobby? Things like LED lighting and Algae Turf Scrubbers both come to mind when I think about that. Finally, where will the hobby be in ten years? I personally think that LEDs are changing at such a fast rate that it's hard to tell which direction they will go in but there are other things as well that I'm not sure will stick around. Only time will tell. I just wanted to see if other people with more experience have put thought into it as well.

08/18/2013, 08:18 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	This showed back up today. Should be a good read for you. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/18/2013, 09:14 PM	#4
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Just what it says. I'll pm you. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/18/2013, 08:40 PM	#3
crn005 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 744	There's definitely a lot of information in that. I'll give it a better read this week. I missed that thread apparently. I expected nothing less than Paul chiming in immediately. So how is your username to be read, btw? You've got quite the pun going on there.