Guides for New Hobbyists

snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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I have seen a lot of new user names on the forums! That's great! I just wanted to bump this thread for those of you who may be looking to research into more detail about the hobby and give you some direction to go into. By the way, a lot of this information is also available on my "professional development" website www.dixiereef.com if you want more up to date information. The website is updated weekly with new articles and pictures. Please stay tuned!
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Lots of new names on here! I just wanted to bump this thread so that some of you may glean a little information from it.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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I've been seeing a lot of new names on the forums lately. Just wanted to bump these guides for anyone interested.
 
scrapman

scrapman

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Thanks Snake.... I thoroughly respect your dedication to the hobby we all share. I learn a lot from yous posts.
 
silverado61

silverado61

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Here's an idea for a thread for us newbies. A glossary of terms. EG: Water parameters, Refugiums, Aquascaping, Diatom Removal and Algae Scrubber. Just to name a few. Maybe even a short Dictionary. Sounds stupid I know but some of us newbies feel stupid asking experienced veteran Aquarists, such as yourself, what Macroalgae or Detritus is. I for one am afraid to ask questions like this because I don't want you thinking, "God, doesn't this guy know anything?" and we realy want/need answers. Thanks
 
geridoc

geridoc

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Originally Posted by silverado61 http:///t/388776/guides-for-new-hobbyists/160#post_3528666
Here's an idea for a thread for us newbies. A glossary of terms. EG: Water parameters, Refugiums, Aquascaping, Diatom Removal and Algae Scrubber. Just to name a few. Maybe even a short Dictionary. Sounds stupid I know but some of us newbies feel stupid asking experienced veteran Aquarists, such as yourself, what Macroalgae or Detritus is. I for one am afraid to ask questions like this because I don't want you thinking, "God, doesn't this guy know anything?" and we realy want/need answers. Thanks
I'm thinking not. Compiling a glossary would be a lot of work, and most newbies probably won't use it anyway. I, for one, and other experienced hobbyists on this site, welcome any question,and always answer politely, even if it is the tenth time we have answered it. We were all newbies at one time or another. I think there is an advantage to having newcomers actually ask questions and interact with members here - it gives them confidence for later, when the questions become more difficult.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Im not going to do the glossary. For thr most part, this forum already has a couple floating around. Also, you can look at the glossary of terms in any recently published marine aquarium book to get exact definitions that have citations. Too much work for me right now while i am in my lat year of college.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388776/guides-for-new-hobbyists/160#post_3532225
I just wanted to take the time to welcome all the new people to the forum!... and to bump this thread.


This needs to be on the top of the New Hobbyist section, I can't ever remember the name of the thread to search to advise new folks to check it out. This info is needed almost every time someone new comes on the site, any idea of how to go about doing that?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/388776/guides-for-new-hobbyists/160#post_3532226


This needs to be on the top of the New Hobbyist section, I can't ever remember the name of the thread to search to advise new folks to check it out. This info is needed almost every time someone new comes on the site, any idea of how to go about doing that?

If you think so... petition the mods. I personally can't do anything about it. I'd like a sticky, but I know that's not going to happen, since it's "My" methods and not just general saltwater information.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388776/guides-for-new-hobbyists/160#post_3532231

If you think so... petition the mods. I personally can't do anything about it. I'd like a sticky, but I know that's not going to happen, since it's "My" methods and not just general saltwater information.


I have no idea how to "petition" the mods, can't we just ask Meowzer? I know you call it "your methods" but actually it's basic how to stuff. There are many different ways to do things, that is one of them and the method you chose to share...I don't see that as so difficult to put up as a sticky. The one there already is just a little outdated.
 
cav414

cav414

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Im glad I found this thanks a lot snake. It will be a big help and i'll still be asking a lot of questions in my newbie thread lol all of you guys are awesome.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Lol, like that is ever going to happen. I guess I should start writing one that is cleaned up. Instead of "MY METHODS" it should just be "Successful methods for Marine Aquariums."
 
flower

flower

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That's a good title... but new members have to be able to find the threads, so you can't change the name now. Maybe use that title for the book when you write it.
 
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