Welcome to Plans, Ideas & Reference Material for Starting a Reef Tank!
This is the place to come if you are just starting out in the hobby, branching into something new, or are just curious about how your fellow reefers go about the never ending task of learning more about this great hobby.
Before we get too deep into the how's and the whys, we need to set the tone for this forum.
We expect much of our traffic here to come from beginners. Beginners learn primarily by asking questions, so ask away! It's always helpful if you do a little background reading first, but never hesitate to ask. For the more experienced reefers that may visit here, please don't answer questions by saying "Do your homework, that's been asked a million times before!"
NO picking on newbies for being newbies allowed!
To parphrase a favorite movie line of mine, "They can't do that to our newbies! Only we can do that to our newbies!" ;D If you really feel the need to torture the uninformed, pm me about becoming a mod and after a few years of hard labor I think we can work something out.
Speaking of moderators, we have a great group of mods who can do more than manage the mechanics of the forum. We'll answer as many questions as we can and from time to time we'll post some information on the basics of reefing. We'll share a bit of our own backgrounds and experiences, but we are not experts. Think of us more as mentors that are here to help you figure out how much you don't know and direct you to where you can find the knowledge you need.
And have no fear, there is no shortage of knowledgeable and experienced reefkeepers on NJRC! I'm sure many of them will share their experiences here as well.
One more thought, even the most experienced reefer can be a beginner again if they are trying something new. So 'old salts' have the same rights here as the beginners; ask as many questions as you want no matter how many times someone else has asked the same question.
So hopefully new and old reefers alike will find something useful in this forum. Once again welcome to Plans, Ideas & Reference Material for Starting a Reef Tank, we hope you enjoy your visit.
This is the place to come if you are just starting out in the hobby, branching into something new, or are just curious about how your fellow reefers go about the never ending task of learning more about this great hobby.
Before we get too deep into the how's and the whys, we need to set the tone for this forum.
We expect much of our traffic here to come from beginners. Beginners learn primarily by asking questions, so ask away! It's always helpful if you do a little background reading first, but never hesitate to ask. For the more experienced reefers that may visit here, please don't answer questions by saying "Do your homework, that's been asked a million times before!"
NO picking on newbies for being newbies allowed!
To parphrase a favorite movie line of mine, "They can't do that to our newbies! Only we can do that to our newbies!" ;D If you really feel the need to torture the uninformed, pm me about becoming a mod and after a few years of hard labor I think we can work something out.
Speaking of moderators, we have a great group of mods who can do more than manage the mechanics of the forum. We'll answer as many questions as we can and from time to time we'll post some information on the basics of reefing. We'll share a bit of our own backgrounds and experiences, but we are not experts. Think of us more as mentors that are here to help you figure out how much you don't know and direct you to where you can find the knowledge you need.
And have no fear, there is no shortage of knowledgeable and experienced reefkeepers on NJRC! I'm sure many of them will share their experiences here as well.
One more thought, even the most experienced reefer can be a beginner again if they are trying something new. So 'old salts' have the same rights here as the beginners; ask as many questions as you want no matter how many times someone else has asked the same question.
So hopefully new and old reefers alike will find something useful in this forum. Once again welcome to Plans, Ideas & Reference Material for Starting a Reef Tank, we hope you enjoy your visit.
