RJT
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What is that saying...put too much in it to give up now
It is an enjoyable hobby, its like interior decorating (I am not good at) with the different colors, shapes and sizes of everything inside the tank.
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It is an enjoyable hobby, its like interior decorating (I am not good at) with the different colors, shapes and sizes of everything inside the tank.
taytay_1119
Active Member
What drew me to the hobby was my boyfriend. He has had some tanks in the past and was always mentioning wanting to start one again ever since we got together. We had some extra money laying around and saw Petco was having their tank deals so we went for it. I’m new to this and we didn’t want to get anything too big for now so we just got a 20 long. At first I loved the fish but now that we got some corals and I started researching them more and more I’ve grown to love coral just as much. I’m so looking forward to watching our tank grow and go through this journey with my partner and learn to love this hobby as much as he does. I’m sure it’ll be rewarding once our corals start to grow and eventually be able to frag ourself some cool pieces.
Draw- Definitely the time commitment and ow expensive it is.
Reward- watching my coral and fish grow
BGrand
Only dead fish swim with the stream.
It's the challenging times that keep me interested. It's working through those challenges and solving the issue. That is also the reward.
The different and "unknown" of the hobby is whats the most rewarding
Official entry: I made a polycarbonate lid for my IM 100 EXT but it has some flaws, I would love one of these lids. The auto feeder would be nice as well so I would not have to worry about depending on other people when I'm out of town or working overtime.
SpyC
Valuable Member
The eas a decade ago, but a fellow r2r member suffered a tank crash that wiped out everything. R2r members came together to help get them back on their feet. Even sponsors helped.
Nate Chalk
7500 Club Member
Definitely the challenge of acropora growing. I love the community. I also enjoy learning about something new daily. Techniques, biology, DIY
michealprater
Well-Known Member
Working on a new build now. Upgrading from a 40 to a 90. Both of these projects are on my wish list, thanks for offering the giveaway!
Seeing my tank mature and thrive is extremely rewarding for me. I enjoy being able to finally starting to understand how to create a good home for my fish and corals.
I think that it's the challenge itself, for me. I enjoy being able to find a balance within my tank. I especially enjoy finding natural solutions to problems that arise. I think this hobby keeps me interested because it's ever evolving and I love learning. What originally drew me to reefing was a Craigslist ad long ago for a puffer fish. It was just him in a 54 corner tank with river rock on the bottom. He was in fresh water and after researching, I learned he would live much longer in saltwater, so I transitioned to full saltwater and found a LFS. Once I walked in, I was hooked. The colors, the movement...it's all amazing
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Many of our club meetings. They have a talk followed by a kahoot game for gift cards to the store. being in fresh and salt water I have a good chance at winning, and have 3 times in a row. Starting to feel bad about it though.
My draw is the learning. Any little success is what keeps me in it.
I also find it interesting what I can have success with and what I can't. Zoas struggle, acros, well don't boom like some people, but certainly do better than the zoas.
What platform and time will the live drawing be today?
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!
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The love of aquatic life no matter fresh or salt, but saltwater has my heart. The most rewarding aspect is seeing life thrive in my little slice of the ocean of a tank.
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Hello everyone! @Top_Lids and @Avast Justin have decided to allow a few more days for people to participate in this contest. So, the live stream and winning announcement will happen on December 28th. We will have a thread posted on R2R where you will be able to watch the video and be part of the fun!
