Correct.

Ok lol haha . :redface: Am I correct that there was a time when the new posts would appear under active threads ? Or did you always have to hit the new post Tab ?

I don't recall ever changing anything, pretty sure it's always been this way. I could be wrong, but I don't remember us changing it.

It's not the same, it requires an extra click which sometimes isn't worth the extra effort.


I gave up reefing a while ago, maybe for good or maybe not. At any rate I stick around because I like the community and I myself owe a lot to it as I've grown a tremendous amount since I first joined being that I'm only a partial ignorant douche now. At any rate I can occasionally still offer good advice and enjoy a good build thread. That said I'm visiting less and less and I agree with what has already been said. To add to it, a lot of what feeds this forum are the build threads and the sense of importance each author achieves. Most threads these days are essentially a repeat with original builds being much harder to achieve, this drives down viewer interest and respective comments which drives interest down in general. Low comments = low updates = low bumps = low activity. This causes tank owners to use other sources to show off their work and get that attention they crave. This craving for importance is what drives a lot people after all and it is what fuels social media, not just in this hobby but most aspects of life. As said time is a changing, move on or be left behind.

Biological science is pretty widespread. Understanding the evolution and development of a vertebrate embryo translates across a pretty wide range of fields :)

There is a lot of chemistry on keeping a reef healthy. Do you need to have a Ph. D. in organic chem to understand it all? Nope. I personally feel a moderate knowledge of life sciences can allow anyone to grasp everything you need to know about keeping a tank healthy and flourishing.

Now the practice of doing such is completely different. Many people can understand something but cannot capitalize on that knowledge.

And I wish I would have been at the Smithsonian in Washington to see the Coelacanth :) An old invertebrate palaeontology professor of mine works there now and could have had a pretty sweet tour!

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I think that pretty much hit the nail on the head.

I just wanted to talk about lights....

I think it's time......it's like stale bread, cardboard cookies, or soggy chips... It's time :sad:

You'll keep suffering with the rest of us. Suck it up.

Maybe a poll would help cheer me up.

There's a new one now. I picked Richmond at 5