Outstanding!

filishy · 02/14/2002, 11:45 AM

Hi Doug,

I just wanted to congratulate and thank you for the article. It is absolutely outstanding!

I am a new reefer but in a way, I feel like an old salt as I have been reading and researching for my first reef tank for a very long time (3 yrs... talking about patience...

). During that time, I have purchased lots of books and read a huge amount of articles and threads from RC and other boards and feel I have accumulated quite a knowledge as to how to do this properly.

Reading your article made me feel I was in the right track to becoming a good and responsible reefer so, I look forward your incoming contributions.

Thanks again and keep up the good work!

Mary.

Doug · 02/14/2002, 08:30 PM

Hi Mary,

Thanks so much for your kind words.

After three years of reading and planning I am sure that you are the most patient new reef keeper that I have ever heard of. It sounds like you are definitely on the right track.

Thanks again for the kind words.

Doug

Epartner · 02/26/2002, 01:23 PM

Arsome magazine there is a great need to spread "Good and Experience & knowledge" in this hobby. I agree with "Filishy" above. I count my self currently a Newbe to this hobby though started to take up this hobby just about almost 4 years ago. Reason i said Newbe is because i never really developed a full fledge mature tank like the pretty pictures in your article. However during those 4 years i started from no knowledge to gain a vast understanding to where i am today.

I lost dozens of fishes, all kind of algea battles, system setup that was inefficient, filter problems, water quality and a wired and freakish Hrdrogen Sulfite(H2S03 i think) release in my tank that killed literally everything. However undaunted i tried talk to people, lots of conflicting suggestions and some helpfull others i figured out however the greatest resource i got was to get various book and magazine subscription to FAMA. I just choose to learn about what i was in though i wasn't successfull at first. So i've learned a lot since and contine to do so. All the trouble i had fighting with my first tank was worth it the experience invaluable. You always learn more when things go very wrong because it cause you to fing or figure out a solution.

So much Kudos to the new magazine and all the articles, though some does still go a bit over my head. This hobby require much patient and i have much. So in process i'm now atarting over with a much bigger tank and doing in right only because in the begining i did it wrong and was determined to do it right ... at some point.

**However would like some one to do an article on setting up a new tank with UNCURED rocks that currently have nothing in it as yet but the sand already. I have read a lot and nothing is ever said much about this and its a bit confusing to figure out.

Doug · 02/27/2002, 08:22 PM

Hi Epartner,

Thanks for the kind words and I am gald that you like the magazine.

As far as the uncured live rock goes, I am going to touch on that subject in one of my future articles.

Thanks again and best wishes.

Doug

02/14/2002, 11:45 AM	#1
filishy Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 625	Outstanding! Hi Doug, I just wanted to congratulate and thank you for the article. It is absolutely outstanding! I am a new reefer but in a way, I feel like an old salt as I have been reading and researching for my first reef tank for a very long time (3 yrs... talking about patience... ). During that time, I have purchased lots of books and read a huge amount of articles and threads from RC and other boards and feel I have accumulated quite a knowledge as to how to do this properly. Reading your article made me feel I was in the right track to becoming a good and responsible reefer so, I look forward your incoming contributions. Thanks again and keep up the good work! Mary. __________________ We make our living by what we get. We make our lives by what we give. Current Tank Info: 10g nano softies tank, 20g nano sps tank.

02/14/2002, 08:30 PM	#2
Doug Reefkeeping Ninja Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: USA Posts: 12,863	Hi Mary, Thanks so much for your kind words. After three years of reading and planning I am sure that you are the most patient new reef keeper that I have ever heard of. It sounds like you are definitely on the right track. Thanks again for the kind words. Doug __________________ Doug Its better to be 2nd and learn something new than to be at the top and all alone. Current Tank Info: 90g, and 75g prop tank.

02/26/2002, 01:23 PM	#3
Epartner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 17	Arsome magazine there is a great need to spread "Good and Experience & knowledge" in this hobby. I agree with "Filishy" above. I count my self currently a Newbe to this hobby though started to take up this hobby just about almost 4 years ago. Reason i said Newbe is because i never really developed a full fledge mature tank like the pretty pictures in your article. However during those 4 years i started from no knowledge to gain a vast understanding to where i am today. I lost dozens of fishes, all kind of algea battles, system setup that was inefficient, filter problems, water quality and a wired and freakish Hrdrogen Sulfite(H2S03 i think) release in my tank that killed literally everything. However undaunted i tried talk to people, lots of conflicting suggestions and some helpfull others i figured out however the greatest resource i got was to get various book and magazine subscription to FAMA. I just choose to learn about what i was in though i wasn't successfull at first. So i've learned a lot since and contine to do so. All the trouble i had fighting with my first tank was worth it the experience invaluable. You always learn more when things go very wrong because it cause you to fing or figure out a solution. So much Kudos to the new magazine and all the articles, though some does still go a bit over my head. This hobby require much patient and i have much. So in process i'm now atarting over with a much bigger tank and doing in right only because in the begining i did it wrong and was determined to do it right ... at some point. **However would like some one to do an article on setting up a new tank with UNCURED rocks that currently have nothing in it as yet but the sand already. I have read a lot and nothing is ever said much about this and its a bit confusing to figure out. __________________ Setting up a new 180g Tank. Custom Filtration design. Tank currently on order. Current Tank Info: 180g Tank New been set up. 01/23/05

02/27/2002, 08:22 PM	#4
Doug Reefkeeping Ninja Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: USA Posts: 12,863	Hi Epartner, Thanks for the kind words and I am gald that you like the magazine. As far as the uncured live rock goes, I am going to touch on that subject in one of my future articles. Thanks again and best wishes. Doug __________________ Doug Its better to be 2nd and learn something new than to be at the top and all alone. Current Tank Info: 90g, and 75g prop tank.