Adding a Freshwater Forum to R2R?

[ShaggyRS6]

Change is a good thing, diversity is a better thing. Would be a shame to build friends here only to have to go to another forum to share your experiences and ask for advice. It’s a yes from me!

 

[Tamberav]

I mean we have posts like drop a word keep a word in offtopic areas ... Freshwater seems a lot more interesting then that nonesense.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

I mean we have posts like drop a word keep a word in offtopic areas ... Freshwater seems a lot more interesting then that nonesense.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Change is a good thing, diversity is a better thing. Would be a shame to build friends here only to have to go to another forum to share your experiences and ask for advice. It’s a yes from me!

Good point thanks for the vote but a lot of people still don’t want it

 

[vetteguy53081]

No offense , Reef2Reef MEANS . . . . . REEF

However, as with reef Squad, we could create (??) contacts for freshwater concerns as there are members who have fresh and saltwater in their homes. I have answered some freshwater questions as I owned a full line store for many years and have the knowledge.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

No offense , Reef2Reef MEANS . . . . . REEF

However, as with reef Squad, we could create (??) contacts for freshwater concerns as there are members who have fresh and saltwater in their homes. I have answered some freshwater questions as I owned a full line store for many years and have the knowledge.

Yes that is what i mean we, many people already have freshwater knowledge

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

For the people viewing, you can leave a comment if you want. Also for the people who say no why do you think r2r can’t be freshwater?

 

[bearsfish]

Expanding the forum will only increase the hobby as a whole. Many folks (myself included) run both or at least have had both at one time or another.

as an additional bonus, those coming here for FW will get more exposure to saltwater and we may be helping the hobby grow. What better way to bring in new people than to share with them the combined experience and knowledge base that makes up R2R? A new person to the hobby will learn the differences between fresh and salt and perhaps pick up good habits and care tips from such exposure.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Expanding the forum will only increase the hobby as a whole. Many folks (myself included) run both or at least have had both at one time or another.

as an additional bonus, those coming here for FW will get more exposure to saltwater and we may be helping the hobby grow. What better way to bring in new people than to share with them the combined experience and knowledge base that makes up R2R? A new person to the hobby will learn the differences between fresh and salt and perhaps pick up good habits and care tips from such exposure.

 

[MTBake]

I say yes. A freshwater section would be cool. It could help freshwater keepers ease over to reef keeping. And vice versa.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

I say yes. A freshwater section would be cool. It could help freshwater keepers ease over to reef keeping. And vice versa.

Very true

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Looks like the majority are in favor so far on the poll

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Looks like the majority are in favor so far on the poll

Yeah like 56%. Wasn’t expecting this many people to want it but I still can’t figure out why you wouldn’t want to add a freshwater section

 

[Misbar]

This is interesting. I've been into freshwater for about 5 years and have been on 2 freshwater forums. The first one I was on was a small community and very supportive, unfortunately it discontinued. The second was much, much larger. Within one week of being on that forum people were telling me that what I was doing is wrong and inconvenient. Without any sort of proof other than personal opinion! Language was also a serious problem, especially when considering that there are younger people viewing the threads. IMO freshwater is easier and less expensive than saltwater. So there will be more people doing it and more people taking it less seriously.

I think it would be good to have a freshwater section as a category on this forum. It would be a supportive, clean place for those interested/involved in it.

 

[mrpizzaface]

Exactly my point we can make it here

I would happily contribute if a freshwater subforum were on here. With people like @d2mini and @Broadfield doing freshwater builds, it could gain traction.

 

[Dragon52]

I vote no. as stated R2R means Reef. This could mean Dbl, triple the amount of work that Revtree & the moderators would have to do to keep-up with everything.

 

[LadyMac]

I would happily contribute if a freshwater subforum were on here. With people like @d2mini and @Broadfield doing freshwater builds, it could gain traction.

I too would contribute, as I keep two fresh tanks would love to post up builds and updates for them.

 

[LadyMac]

I vote no. as stated R2R means Reef. This could mean Dbl, triple the amount of work that Revtree & the moderators would have to do to keep-up with everything.

They could appoint freshwater moderators. I know some forums have the ability to make a mod for one section and not others. I’m willing to volunteer myself for that as I am quite sure others would step up to do the same.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Lots Interesting conversation interesting conversation and yes/sure for freshwater forum is losing by 1...

 

[AdamB]

I think that would be a good idea ! I just changed my 90 gallon over a while to Malawi cichlid tank and I have a 80 gallon rimless mixed reef tank .i just didn’t have time to do 2 reef tanks ...