Nanook
05/02/2016, 08:20 AM
I've always had aquariums growing up and I started my first saltwater tank back in the mid to early nineties as a teenager. Back then the Internet was in its infancy and information was not as easily accessible as it is today, so I went through a lot of trial and error and many trips to the local library.
In my college years thanks mainly to living in, what was essentially, glorified closets for years, my aquarium interests were placed on hold. After college I bought a home, settled in and I was finally able to "dive" back in. My quest for information led me to the reef central forums where I was so generously helped by the community.
What I love most about reef keeping is the challenge it offers. It is one of the few hobbies that combines equal parts of science, engineering and art. It allows the left brain and the right brain to work together to solve a problem. I've always had a interest in all three of those things. I originally graduated with a bachelors degree in art, before going back to school to obtain my RN and eventually my Family Nurse Practictioner. So even my professional careers intersect at the intersection of science and art.
Being able to use the knowledge graciously gifted to me by other members to help people get started in this hobby or bypass some of the frustrations I delt with in my early fledgling attempts gives me a sense of satisfaction that those people will one day return the favor and continue to make RC the number one reef keeping forum on the web.
Humble thanks,
Ben
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In my college years thanks mainly to living in, what was essentially, glorified closets for years, my aquarium interests were placed on hold. After college I bought a home, settled in and I was finally able to "dive" back in. My quest for information led me to the reef central forums where I was so generously helped by the community.
What I love most about reef keeping is the challenge it offers. It is one of the few hobbies that combines equal parts of science, engineering and art. It allows the left brain and the right brain to work together to solve a problem. I've always had a interest in all three of those things. I originally graduated with a bachelors degree in art, before going back to school to obtain my RN and eventually my Family Nurse Practictioner. So even my professional careers intersect at the intersection of science and art.
Being able to use the knowledge graciously gifted to me by other members to help people get started in this hobby or bypass some of the frustrations I delt with in my early fledgling attempts gives me a sense of satisfaction that those people will one day return the favor and continue to make RC the number one reef keeping forum on the web.
Humble thanks,
Ben
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/Tackett1980/0C85EFAF-A103-4FB4-B536-761FB9B02E40-10807-00000149ED67ED63.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/Tackett1980/media/0C85EFAF-A103-4FB4-B536-761FB9B02E40-10807-00000149ED67ED63.jpg.html)