Reef keeping clinic/workshop, anyone?

[madmac]

Hello,

I was wondering if there are any clinics organised to help people with problems or perhaps give advise to newbies/ppl interested in starting out before they actually do.

It could be organised on a location/district basis with perhaps one or two "senior"/"advance reefers volunteering out. The host loacation could be hte newbies place and those who attend could gain an appreciation of hte situation.

Maybe some cookies/kopi coudl be dished out. Wine? : ) Casual definately. Family affair, bring your kiddies too? NO to anyform of selling/multi-level etc sh*t pls.

I'm got my tank in Nov '03 and have been spent much $$$, sometimes regretfully. Its a hair-pulling (pun) experience so far. I stay near Pasir Ris.... if SRC could put session dates in the Calender part and organise it. That would be great.

mm

[bwilly]

reef keeping is a boring stuff if u r not interested..

bringing kids (who yell) n wife (who look bored) is never a good idea.

it should be soley reefers.

outing with mass orgy is never a good idea.

it may be a good start to get to know everyone, but never

get to know everyone really well..

we got some really shy boys.. who keep to themselves..

best is to have 4person maximum.. then everyone can

really get into discuss..

advise is also dish out at the new to marine column mah..

[madmac]

>reef keeping is a boring stuff if u r not interested..

>bringing kids (who yell) n wife (who look bored) is never a good idea.

>it should be soley reefers.

lol, I hv 3 kiddies and I try to involve them in this new found passion. Children are always curious to see and animal life is fasinating. I point things in the tank out to them and try to explain whenever possible what I think is happening.. As for the wifey, well, in some strange manner, none of us here married hobbist could possible take this time-consumming, $$$, but gratifing hobby further without their support. Fact is, in something like this, getting family support, will bring you quite far... otherwise it'll just be abortive exercise over time. Isn't it a long term thinggy anyway.

>outing with mass orgy is never a good idea.

yes can't agree more.

>best is to have 4person maximum.. then everyone can really get into discuss..

sounds good to me....

Anyone? I'll volunteer my place for those in Tampines/P. Ris... limited to 4 families/individuals and prefebly an "expert".

mm

36"x18"*18" mixed reef, algae challenge tank

many un_IDed intverbrates,

5 fishes, - Maroon C., Purple T., Six-lined W., Copperband B., Golden Dwarf A.

2 cannister filters

1/4 HP chiller set btw 26 - 28ºC

150 MH, with two 36W blue lights.

[bwilly]

I love to visit ppl hse n view their tank..

but wait after June.. I will be damn free.. !

[xiggie]

i think the clinic is right here .. post all questions/problems here and they will be answered ....

[madmac]

i think the clinic is right here .. post all questions/problems here and they will be answered ....

Thks for the reply guys. Judging from the response so far, I guess most members aren't quite interested in this manner of learing and sharing info.

Wanted to moot the idea of setting a physical club location, where people can come by and meetup... where monthly/weekly workshops can be conducted on say, "coral propagation", "advance reef keeping" etc... we can even pay workshop fees.

Just that some of us don't quite have so much time (besides the money thinggy) to spend searching on the web and evaluating/experimenting the merits of each suggestion before tying. Its a win/win for everyone... : (

xiggie, the web is a tremendous resource, ... but i don't think it can replace learning face-to-face.

bwillie, I hope to catch up with you sometime...

mm