*** Tank Talk with Top Lids & Avast Marine Giveaway!! WIN a Plank Autofeeder and Custom Lid for Your Tank!! ***

[slythy]

TANK TALK: Our community is full of passionate aquarists. Tell us about one of the most memorable experiences you’ve had with the reef community.

I just came back to the reefing hobby last year after a ~15 year hiatus. I didnt really know anyone in highschool who kept fish let alone saltwater. This year I ran into someone I went to highschool with who helps run the local reef club. Was funny seeing him at the local fish store and both of us going “are you….”

Pretty funny to see who you know who is into reefing.

 

[Swfiend]

TANK TALK: Our community is full of passionate aquarists. Tell us about one of the most memorable experiences you’ve had with the reef community.

My most memorable experience with the reefing community would have to be way back when I first started. It’s the time I had a “manager” at my LFS attack me because I was buying water and their sw was mixed wrong. I caught it and came back told them and he claimed I messed with it and tried to trample their reputation ect (I quietly brought to their attention avoiding other customers when I told them) and then he tried to start a fight with me in the store shoving me and trying to wrestle me to the floor.

That was the most memorable reefing experience I’ve ever had. That said I have tons of great memories from my 2 decades of reefing. From backyard frag swaps to all the reef club meetings and great friends I’ve made in the hobby.

 

[BGrand]

Just got a new 75g tank that is currently cycling. We moved almost 3 years ago so I sold the old tank and downsized to a 20g. I have been waiting to jump back in. This custom lid would be amazing as currently I have a standard glass lid and do not like it at all. The autofeeder would be amazing because there is absolutely no way I can feed my fish as often as they need to be feed. Both of these items are absolutely amazing pieces of equipment/art.

 

[Nate Chalk]

TANK TALK: Our community is full of passionate aquarists. Tell us about one of the most memorable experiences you’ve had with the reef community.

Definitely visiting @Joe Glass Cages with the group. Was an awesome camping trip. And meeting everyone in person. Putting names with usernames and faces.

 

[tbrown]

TANK TALK: Our community is full of passionate aquarists. Tell us about one of the most memorable experiences you’ve had with the reef community.

There's a guy that lives down the road about 3 miles from me. I've been to his house a couple of times purchasing corals. He was a high school kid with a full blown coral farm downstairs. He had his own online coral store for several years before he "retired" to go to college. He was always friendly and loved talking corals with people.

Also, @Epic Aquaculture is another one I've had conversations with. Very knowledgeable and friendly, great priced corals, and a super enthusiastic guy! Another local that I've had the pleasure of meeting and talking to in person several times.

 

[taytay_1119]

TANK TALK: Our community is full of passionate aquarists. Tell us about one of the most memorable experiences you’ve had with the reef community.

We have a local store who does auctions on fb and we’ve had a lovely experience with him. Also the closest lfs is very knowledgeable and friendly and helps us out with any questions we have. We recently started up a club and I’m looking forward to going to others places and seeing their setups

 

[Areseebee]

Avast Marine and Top Lids are teaming up to bring you an awesome and fun giveaway with a bit of a different spin!! Welcome to the "Tank Talk with Top Lids & Avast Marine Giveaway!!" Both Avast Marine and Top Lids have established themselves with a reputation for quality and innovation that leads to epic excellence! We're proud to have both of these great companies as sponsors of our community, and super excited about seeing them come together for this event!

Now, I said this giveaway has a bit of a different spin to it, and here's what I mean... One of the things we love about having a community like Reef2Reef is that we can come together over our passion for all things marine and celebrate the wonderful parts of the reef hobby, we enjoy showing off tanks, talking through complications, finding solutions, and celebrating progress toward those thriving beautiful reef aquariums, and we do all of that together in community! Well, in this event, you guys are going to get to talk through all of these different aspects of the hobby with the guys behind these 2 awesome brands.

Each day, you will be given a discussion prompt (or sometimes maybe more than one), and your response to that prompt is your entry to the giveaway! It really is that simple! Engaging in conversation about reefing topics with @Avast Justin and @Top_Lids is how you participate and WIN in this contest!!

The grand prize for this giveaway is a Plank Autofeeder and a large bag of Reef Jerky (feeds an average size tank for 5-6 months) from Avast Marine and a custom Luxury Lid from Top Lids w/ Food Regulator!

Also, in addition to that grand prize, the great folks at Avast Marine and Top Lids have said that they will be monitoring the giveaway with the plan to award bonus prizes to people they see who are completely engaged with the contest and the ongoing conversations in here! So keep your participation up, and you could win cool bonus prizes!

Ready to get started? Here ya go!

HOW TO ENTER

OFFICIAL ENTRY (Required): Make a post in this thread telling us about your tank and how you would use this prize if you win!

DAILY ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES: Here's how to get additional entries each day... Each day, one (or both) of the contest sponsors will post a discussion prompt. You get an entry to the contest by interacting with that prompt! (If there are multiple prompts, then multiple entries are possible for that day). Also, be sure to make ONE post in THIS thread for each entry. (Combined entries in a single post only counts as one entry.)

The goal is to keep the conversation going, learn and enjoy community, and win great prizes!!

BONUS ENTRY FOR R2R SUPPORTING & PARTNER MEMBERS: This is an entry option that is only available if you are a Reef2Reef Supporting or Partner Member. If you are a supporting/partner member please make a post in this thread stating that you are a R2R supporter/partner. Our partner member drive is currently open! Get more info HERE!!

THE PRIZE

- 1 Plank Autofeeder from Avast Marine + a large bag of Reef Jerky (feeds an average size tank for 5-6 months)

- 1 completely custom Luxury Lid from Top Lids (max size of 72" x 26") + 1 Food Regulator with your choice of color

THE DRAWING

Entries will be accepted through December 22, 2023. We will choose the winner via a random number generator. The winner will be announced by Avast Marine and Top Lids in a special live stream on December 23rd. So be sure to join in for that drawing! (We will also tage the winner in this thread.)

Thanks again to Avast Marine and Top Lids for this awesome giveaway!

#r2rgiveaway

Official entry: Upgrading my 10 IM nano to a 200g shortly. Would love this great prize!

 

[GuppyHJD]

Yeah that would be amazing!
I want to add leafy seadragon to my list also

Leafy's need cold water and are almost impossible to acquire. There is only one person who has a permit to capture pregnant leafys, catch the new born and return the female to the same spot in the ocean. He supplies the huge aquariums around the world.

 

[GuppyHJD]

TANK TALK: Our community is full of passionate aquarists. Tell us about one of the most memorable experiences you’ve had with the reef community.

Growing up (50yrs ago), a family friend had a really interesting tank in his basement. It was not pristine, it had algae, but I was fascinated. Last month, he was vacationing near my house and we met him and his wife for lunch, before taking them to visit with my parents. He happened to see my tank in the house and was very interested in what I had and how much things had changed.

His tank was a 40 tall in the wall. It has two floresenct tubes above it. And the fish he netted out of the Chesapeake Bay. The most fun was a blue crab he kept in the tank. He would feed it, let it grow and at some point, it would slough into a soft crab and would become lunch. A new smaller crab would be dropped in the tank the next week.

I have had a tank bubbling most of my life since.

 

[Longatto]

Official entry: about to set up the tank and need a nice lid to keep the wrasses from jumping out!

Would also love to set up the Avast auto feeder in the sump with the return pump section to feed the fish when i'm away

 

[Longatto]

bonus entry: R2R partner supporter

 

[Top_Lids]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

 

[tbrown]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

The fish are way cooler than most freshwater fish and I get a significant amount of more enjoyment watching the reef. The colors are more vibrant, the fish are more graceful, and the corals just add a splash of "Wow!"

 

[Brisk]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

What drew me to make the move to want to start a reef aquarium is reading and watching the pictures posted on this forum and YouTube. I knew beforehand that there would be challenges and was hesitant about it, but as I saw so many reefers (both novices and veterans) with successful tanks, I said to myself that I could do it too. I love dealing with challenges and even better is knowing that I've overcame that challenge. I also needed a hobby that I can enjoy and watching/relaxing to it every morning till evening.

 

[JoJosReef]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

Finding the perfect GIF to reply to my R2R friends.

 

[LadyMac]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

I really love the fish. I have two clowns who are the oldest residents in the tank (6 years now) and just seeing them thrive makes me happy. That’s the most rewarding for me, seeing happy healthy fishes.

 

[Alex Merida]

I have a Red Sea Reefer 350 that would love a new lid and a new auto feeder. Thanks Avast Marine and Top Lids for this awesome giveaway.

 

[shrimpnreefdude]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

Definitely full of challenges. I still remember the first reef tank I saw when I was a child at LFS.

Nowhere near as impressive as what we see today, but it was magnificent to a young little guy. All the amazing variety of life that we get to keep in a box of water, is truly what I love. Not just the beautiful and colorful corals, but all the little organisms that help keep our reefs in a box alive and thriving!

Learning to keep ALL the biology thriving! That's the goal and a rewarding experience thus far!

 

[driciladr]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

I think it's the tasks. I maybe have undiagnosed ADD and i do go into hyper focus modes, and projects do that to me a lot but thankfully I don't abandon my fixations but i do get bored from time to time but tanks have aways sort of kept me busy, testing and cleaning and reading and identifying, i got a Neo Shrimp tank for my office first but then added salt after 20 years. (downstairs i have my giant goldish and random breeding guppy tank and sons glow tank)

 

[Swfiend]

TANK TALK: The reef aquarium hobby is incredibly rewarding but can be full of challenges for the novice and veteran alike. Tell us about what draws you to the hobby. What do you find most rewarding?

The challenge of maintaining a healthy thriving reef is what keeps me coming back for more every Time it whoops my butt. We are all gluttons for punishment in this hobby. They always say inbreeding you can take a break but you can never really quit.