Ever wonder

marie · #1 07-26-2007, 03:08 AM

What your tank might look like if you didn't have the benefit of the internet?
I was laying on the couch this afternoon (I hard day at work) gazing at the 175g and thinking just that. I figure I would still have my little 20g and be wondering why i can't keep that really cool algae (hair algae) to host my clown fish

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My first sighting of bubble algae was the coolest thing ever, it was only after reading other peoples posts on the net that i realized it was a pest

bv_reefer · #2 07-26-2007, 04:30 AM

-cheers 2 that

niloc16 · #3 07-26-2007, 04:35 AM

very good point marie

Snappy · #4 07-26-2007, 06:01 AM

What? Bubble algae's a pest? I was reading in a book I have on algae and they called them "sea pearls" so I had a good chuckle. Yes, I have gleened and amazing amount of information from the internet, and some of it is even worth knowing.

If I didn't have the internet I would likely still have a bunch of rock and plastic plants

EmilyB · #5 07-26-2007, 06:14 AM

My first tank was a FO eight years ago. No help locally and I sought out the internet on rec.aquaria newsgroups , I think I went under Deb Hadford then, and it was before EB.

Chaloupa · #6 07-26-2007, 06:28 AM

Goodness....I think I would have given up COMPLETELY! I'd have been completely tankless now, and never would have looked back...I still rely soooo heavily on other peoples experiences.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #7 07-26-2007, 09:08 AM

I too have several books with out-of-date info that's quite amusing to read. Yeah, I would not even bother with doing a reef tank without the internet. Life for me would be completely different without the internet since I depend on it for much of my work related research, emailing, & fish research. I would have a handful of students & be doing mainly fw & fowlrs.

Anthony

fishoholic · #8 07-26-2007, 04:50 PM

Wow were do I begin? I rely so heavily on the internet and exspecially this form I think I would be very lost without it. I remember when we got our first few pieces of LR and after a week of curing the "coolist" things started to grow on it. We were so excited to see something growing on our rock, we thought we had the best LR ever! Unfortuatly that cool thing was apatisia

Something we still are trying to rid our tanks of to this day!

Scavenger · #9 07-26-2007, 05:21 PM

I'd probably be thinking, Boy my goldfish look healthy. Too bad I can't keep some of that cool looking stuff I saw on Jacques Crousteau the other night instead.

digital-audiophile · #10 07-26-2007, 05:25 PM

The internet is great for all kinds of information when it comes to hobbies. My other hobby is collecting WWI militaria, and the internet helps me keep up with the newest information and helps me find items I am looking for. Since these items are worth big money these days the fakers are getting better and better and producing almost 100% accurate reproductions and I would have ended up spending thousands of dollars on fakes if I didn't keep up with it.