What do you do on Reef Sanctuary

Basile · 05-10-2009, 08:08 AM

Woke up this morning , 5 Am, my usual time, and began to wonder if i'm the only one up that early and what , how ,when people do, their thing on the site. Curious i am. So this poll is to take the activity side of the site. This is a multi answer poll, so coose as may answers that describes your habits on the site.Take your time, it could help make the site better. as for me on all the site i'm in this is my favorite, and where i have the most fun.

DrHank · 05-10-2009, 10:08 AM

I visit when I can and am just getting back to the site. I've been very busy the past 1 1/2 years forming a local reef club.

I enjoy the chance to help others avoid mistakes I've made in the past. I also love the fact that there are so many knowledgeable individuals from all over the world who contribute here and the friendliness of the members and staff.

Frankie · 05-10-2009, 10:44 AM

I move Basile's polls a lot to the appropriate sections.
Just so everyone is aware, this is a multiple choice poll. You can chose more then one question.

AndtheBonus · 05-10-2009, 10:48 AM

I might actually be on here 24/7. Well not that much but close. I learn so much everyday it's crazyyy

Thanks everyoneeeee

1ofManyNguyens · 05-10-2009, 10:53 AM

I hop on here when i get off work (6:00AM) browse for about 30 mins, sleep, then back on here when i wake up.

lcstorc · 05-10-2009, 11:05 AM

A little of this and a little of that. I am mostly hear during weekdays. Evenings and weekends are family time. During the day, I go back and forth between here and doing things around the house.
I like doing most everything on RS. Helping people Being helped Chatting. The family atmosphere here is what broght me to and keeps me on this site instead of any other.

PaulR · 05-10-2009, 11:12 AM

You left out asking about if RS is your favorite place online, at least related to the hobby (yes), if the advice here has significant impact on your buying decisions (yes), if you have done or plan to do projects similar to those described on here, like by Frankie and Greg (Framerguy) for instance (yes), if the site has formed a definite community (yes).

By the way, I love the email notification. Since I monitor e-mail all day anyway (part of my job) it is easy to notice when someone has replied to something if I want to. And the immediate and "once daily" sections make it trivial to only pay attention to what I want to pay attention to during the day. Like a couple of the really fun game threads that popped up.

BillW · 05-10-2009, 11:31 AM

Right now I can sum it up in one word, LEARN. I read a lot, especially the chronicles. I'm just preparing myself for when I can build my own reef, sometime after my daughter's wedding at the end of the year. Mostly the delay is about dinero, but also time.

I floated the balloon about me building a tank and all of the equipment and let my daughter buy her own wedding gown. Man, I didn't think my wife and daughter knew that many cuss words. So the tank waits till the beginning of the year.

Basile · 05-10-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulR

You left out asking about if RS is your favorite place online, at least related to the hobby (yes), if the advice here has significant impact on your buying decisions (yes), if you have done or plan to do projects similar to those described on here, like by Frankie and Greg (Framerguy) for instance (yes), if the site has formed a definite community (yes).

By the way, I love the email notification. Since I monitor e-mail all day anyway (part of my job) it is easy to notice when someone has replied to something if I want to. And the immediate and "once daily" sections make it trivial to only pay attention to what I want to pay attention to during the day. Like a couple of the really fun game threads that popped up.

Well the poll was mostly about peoples activities on the site. As for their impact, that what the poting is for, lol. Thanks for your time.

tektite · 05-10-2009, 01:05 PM

Well, I'm visit frequently while at work, and then browse for an hour or two after work, and check again right before bed, and again right after I wake up. I think I spend too much time here, lol. So much to learn

fishmama67 · 07-22-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulR

You left out asking about if RS is your favorite place online, at least related to the hobby (yes), if the advice here has significant impact on your buying decisions (yes), if you have done or plan to do projects similar to those described on here, like by Frankie and Greg (Framerguy) for instance (yes), if the site has formed a definite community (yes).

By the way, I love the email notification. Since I monitor e-mail all day anyway (part of my job) it is easy to notice when someone has replied to something if I want to. And the immediate and "once daily" sections make it trivial to only pay attention to what I want to pay attention to during the day. Like a couple of the really fun game threads that popped up.

Yes for me too to all you said, Paul! I love this place! I would have already quit tanking from pure discouragement if it wasn't for all the friendly and helpful people at RS!

FishNerd · 07-24-2009, 01:06 PM

I am an addict! I worked at a fish store and thrive on giving advice. I am impressed with the collective knowledge of RS. I even like to be gently corrected. I will be moving soon and wont have a tank for at least a year, I plan on getting my NaCl H2o fix here!

BigAl07 · 07-24-2009, 01:18 PM

I drop in and now and again and post, read, advise, take advice and just hang out. No more than 4 or so hours a day

jgking21 · 07-24-2009, 01:24 PM

I check in all day long. I'm in IT and have 4 monitors, so it is easy to have RS up on one. I learn from others experiences so hopefully I can maintain a stable environment. I also love that I can keep a chronicle and be able to look back at the work I've put into it!

fivel · 07-24-2009, 02:26 PM

I also work in an IT-related field and pretty much spend the majority of my day in front of a computer, whether I'm at home or at work - so it's easy for me to spend a huge amount of time. I also catch myself refreshing the forum page looking for an updated post that had occurred in the 15 seconds I spent replying to another post. That's not addiction... that's dedication...

lol

View Poll Results: What do you do when , where, what, how long
I'm on early 6 am	8	18.60%
I'm on late after midnight	11	25.58%
Just evenings	4	9.30%
Just mornings	2	4.65%
Afternoon for me	4	9.30%
I spend 4 hours easy	17	39.53%
I just answer my threads	1	2.33%
I'm there an hour at most	2	4.65%
I sell thing here	4	9.30%
I welcome new members	12	27.91%
I just surf a few hours	13	30.23%
I pick up my message and thats about it	2	4.65%
I'm too new to give advice	6	13.95%
I chat alot	5	11.63%
I don't chat much	5	11.63%
I visit every day	32	74.42%
I visit once a week	0	0%
I visit when i can; 2 to 3 time a week	5	11.63%
I visit once a month	0	0%
I give advice mostly	12	27.91%
I take advice mostly	13	30.23%
I learn alot here	30	69.77%
Great team here	26	60.47%
I buy alot from sponsors here	7	16.28%
I never bough from sponsors here	6	13.95%
I do reviews	5	11.63%
I do poll a lot!!	4	9.30%
I have email notification	19	44.19%
I don't want email notification	3	6.98%
I'm in the picture contest alot.	2	4.65%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

05-10-2009, 08:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,021 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	What do you do on Reef Sanctuary Woke up this morning , 5 Am, my usual time, and began to wonder if i'm the only one up that early and what , how ,when people do, their thing on the site. Curious i am. So this poll is to take the activity side of the site. This is a multi answer poll, so coose as may answers that describes your habits on the site.Take your time, it could help make the site better. as for me on all the site i'm in this is my favorite, and where i have the most fun. __________________ My Rockwork Macroalgae Club. My slow 65 g build up Combination fish and Anemone 65g- Aquamedic 2X250wMH-T5 -Recirculating Octopus 150DNW- 2X Vortech Mp40W gen2 powerheads-Eheim 1262 910GPH return - Little fishes Carbon&Phosban reactors,GHL controllers and Dosing pump and ME!

05-10-2009, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I visit when I can and am just getting back to the site. I've been very busy the past 1 1/2 years forming a local reef club. I enjoy the chance to help others avoid mistakes I've made in the past. I also love the fact that there are so many knowledgeable individuals from all over the world who contribute here and the friendliness of the members and staff. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

05-10-2009, 10:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
AndtheBonus Plate Coral Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 774 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I might actually be on here 24/7. Well not that much but close. I learn so much everyday it's crazyyy Thanks everyoneeeee __________________ 24g Aquapod Want GSP? PM me.

05-10-2009, 10:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
1ofManyNguyens Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 491 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I hop on here when i get off work (6:00AM) browse for about 30 mins, sleep, then back on here when i wake up. __________________ Toan 20gal reef 10gal DIY sump Current USA T5 HO lighting AquaC Remora HOB skimmer 20lbs LR 20lbs LS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 90Gal in the works...

05-10-2009, 11:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary A little of this and a little of that. I am mostly hear during weekdays. Evenings and weekends are family time. During the day, I go back and forth between here and doing things around the house. I like doing most everything on RS. Helping people Being helped Chatting. The family atmosphere here is what broght me to and keeps me on this site instead of any other. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

05-10-2009, 11:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
PaulR Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 353 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary You left out asking about if RS is your favorite place online, at least related to the hobby (yes), if the advice here has significant impact on your buying decisions (yes), if you have done or plan to do projects similar to those described on here, like by Frankie and Greg (Framerguy) for instance (yes), if the site has formed a definite community (yes). By the way, I love the email notification. Since I monitor e-mail all day anyway (part of my job) it is easy to notice when someone has replied to something if I want to. And the immediate and "once daily" sections make it trivial to only pay attention to what I want to pay attention to during the day. Like a couple of the really fun game threads that popped up. Last edited by PaulR : 05-10-2009 at 11:16 AM. Reason: Corrected spelling, added second paragrah.

05-10-2009, 11:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
BillW Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, PA Posts: 77 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary Right now I can sum it up in one word, LEARN. I read a lot, especially the chronicles. I'm just preparing myself for when I can build my own reef, sometime after my daughter's wedding at the end of the year. Mostly the delay is about dinero, but also time. I floated the balloon about me building a tank and all of the equipment and let my daughter buy her own wedding gown. Man, I didn't think my wife and daughter knew that many cuss words. So the tank waits till the beginning of the year. __________________ Why Buy When You Can Build??

05-10-2009, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
tektite Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 651 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary Well, I'm visit frequently while at work, and then browse for an hour or two after work, and check again right before bed, and again right after I wake up. I think I spend too much time here, lol. So much to learn

07-24-2009, 01:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
FishNerd Midas Blenny Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 89 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I am an addict! I worked at a fish store and thrive on giving advice. I am impressed with the collective knowledge of RS. I even like to be gently corrected. I will be moving soon and wont have a tank for at least a year, I plan on getting my NaCl H2o fix here!

07-24-2009, 01:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I drop in and now and again and post, read, advise, take advice and just hang out. No more than 4 or so hours a day __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-24-2009, 01:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
jgking21 Neon dottyback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indian Trail, NC Posts: 674 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I check in all day long. I'm in IT and have 4 monitors, so it is easy to have RS up on one. I learn from others experiences so hopefully I can maintain a stable environment. I also love that I can keep a chronicle and be able to look back at the work I've put into it! __________________ They call me "JUICE"! Will work for Corals! Juice's 54 Corner Reef Juice's 25 Gallon Reef

07-24-2009, 02:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
fivel Serpent Star Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 234 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What do you do on Reef Sanctuary I also work in an IT-related field and pretty much spend the majority of my day in front of a computer, whether I'm at home or at work - so it's easy for me to spend a huge amount of time. I also catch myself refreshing the forum page looking for an updated post that had occurred in the 15 seconds I spent replying to another post. That's not addiction... that's dedication... lol

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