Ever wonder

[fishoholic]

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]

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]

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.

[michika]

I defnitely agree with everyone here! Without the internet I probably would have bought a pile of products from a less the reputable LFS, and would be paying crazy amounts for SPS, if I could even keep SPS!

Aside from reefkeeping, how would I entertain myself in class?

[marie]

The thing is i was happy with my little 20g for 7 years (except I couldn't keep hair algae alive). It was the internet that showed me how much more was possible and i came down with large tank envy

[justinl]

i wouldnt have a tank. simple as that. without the inter-webnet the thought probably would never have even crossed my mind. i also would have had a lot more time and cash to spend on school... so thank God for reefing and thank God for canreef so i can keep procrastinating as much as i can!

[danny zubot]

LR, SPS, FOWLR, LFS, LPS. Whats all that?
I'll take one of those fuzzy stick thingies please, and don't forget that rock with the really cool anemone's on it. What do you call them again? Oh, Aptasia? Thanks Albert.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by michika

I defnitely agree with everyone here! Without the internet I probably would have bought a pile of products from a less the reputable LFS, and would be paying crazy amounts for SPS, if I could even keep SPS!

Hehe ditto. Except I would never have even heard of SPS as nobody in Nanaimo ever had them. My tank would have been full of damsels, flame scallops and the ever replaceable mandarin goby flanked by some wonderful dead as doornail corals (or the lovely plastic ones). Every day I thank the creator of the internet for their good work

[Doug]

While I agree the internet has made a difference, I did have very nice reef aquarium in the ,90,s up until I first got internet in about 98 or so. I did read lots of magazines though.

To me, the best part of the internet, is being able to share with others and just talk aquariums.

[Pier Pressure]

I gained all of my knowledge on the internet and in "Fishkeeping for Dummies". I would still be trying to cycle my 150 gallon "starter tank" if I did not have the internet to turn to, and I have had it up and running for over two years now.

I sure found I DID NOT get a lot of good advice from lfs. However, I was dealing with PetSmart and places like that. Live and learn.