Is R2R your main source for reefing information?

Chukthunder · Oct 10, 2018

norfolkgarden said:
Lol, oh yeah,

Google first, which immediately takes me to R2R.

R2R FTW!
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Pretty much, Youtube is just as easy.

TexasTodd · Oct 10, 2018

LFS, then books and ReefCentral, after several tanks, a break (about 5 years). During the break my Son got "in" and I noticed key people like Randy moved from RC to R2R. Also found some friends from RC on R2R that hadn't answered me on RC.
So pretty much R2R now and I do really like the BRS info. Still get Coral Magazine too which has good things here and there.
We used to have a great local club that is now just about defunct /moved to FB where things aren't organized or really searchable.
Glad to have R2R!

happyhourhero · Oct 10, 2018

I google the topic and read a selection of relevant threads from various forums and then look for a consensus.

JCTReefer · Oct 10, 2018

I love me some Reef2reef!!! There's always someone to give insight on any questions that might come up. I think the general consensus is everyone is here for the right reason. To help and learn! Best online community hands down. Having just turned 40, I grew up with wetwebmedia, Bob Fenners books, Scott W. Michaels work, Eric Borneman, Anthony Calfo, Charles Delbeek, Julian Sprung and so on!!!! Have a whole library of priceless books and magazines from over the years. Since discovering this online Forum, I've learned even more. You never stop learning!!!
Aside from that we have some of the best names in the business/hobby right here!!! I'm glad to be a part of this place. I like me some BRSTV also. Wish I had that when I was starting out. It's always a good watch from beginners to advanced hobbyists alike. Lots of good stuff on YouTube these days. Reefbuilders, MadHatters Reef, Inappropriate Reefer, Billy Pipes, etc... I wish there was a way to see how many hours I've spent on this site since I discovered it!!! Lol.. Simply the Best

Dr. Dendrostein · Oct 11, 2018

mike werner said:
Sense discovering r2r this past January it has been my go to source for reefing information.Before that it was books,fellow reefers,the lfs and that"other"site.Sense discovering r2r 10 months ago I have gained more knowledge here than from any other source in my 30 plus years of reefing.I have found that if I can't get an answer to a reefing question here one may not exist.So thank you to the r2r community and staff for all your help.The kindness of our members is second to none and should be applauded.
So I would like to know how many reefers are like me?.Is r2r your main source of reefing information?

I was very green a year ago. Now with everyone's help, nothings impossible, as to reef keeping

NewbieReefer11 · Oct 11, 2018

Absolutley. And any time I try and look something up, it almost always ends up being a reef2reef thread that has the answer.

Noobreefer22 · Oct 11, 2018

I like coming here to R2R because people are quick to give a helping hand youtube for visual

shiftline · Oct 11, 2018

Blend of R2R, Facebook groups and Youtube for me... yes to all?

vetteguy53081 · Oct 11, 2018

This site is the only one you need !!!

mike werner · Oct 12, 2018

So it looks like r2r is IT!I must admit I was not expecting so many voters or the 80% who said we are the main source for their info.Thanks to all who voted and those that will vote.

sghera64 · Oct 13, 2018

I’m not surprised to see such skewed results in this poll. The survey bias is massive given the non-random sampling (only R2R users will see this).

I’m guessing offering the same survey on the “other” sites would also have a bias, but in my experience, I find quite a few reverences to R2R on those sites and a see some of the users in those site also on R2R.

revhtree · Oct 13, 2018

Thanks everyone for the love and support! That's why we will never stop and never quite advancing our forum and keeping it relevant technologically and informatively.

Excited as heck to launch the new look soon!

jtl · Oct 15, 2018

Hopefully I am not going to get into trouble for posting this but here goes. Obviously RC is having issues and part of it is an attitude problem and the rest of it is zero direction from the owner.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2683906

revhtree · Oct 15, 2018

jtl said:
Hopefully I am not going to get into trouble for posting this but here goes. Obviously RC is having issues and part of it is an attitude problem and the rest of it is zero direction from the owner.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2683906

I would like to clear up a few things that I have read from that thread.

1. Please don't go to that thread and defend or cause issue there.

2. There was never a concerted or organized effort from Reef2Reef to steal members from RC. Club Zoa used to be a little invite only club for people that loved zoanthids and in the beginning members were over zealous in inviting other zoa lovers to come to the new site to trade zoas. Zoas were really hot then!

The reason this site exist today is because RC would not allow people to talk about trading zoanthids with one another in the forum threads. That's how www.club-zoa.com got it's start. We later evolved to a full blown reefing site called Reef2Reef. I have never been banned from RC and I am still a member in good standing. Wouldn't you think I would have been banned? Again I am sure there were overzealous members but no organized effort from R2R.

3. Forums are not dying.

That is all for now!

jtl · Oct 15, 2018

revhtree said:
I would like to clear up a few things that I have read from that thread.

1. Please don't go to that thread and defend or cause issue there.

2. There was never a concerted or organized effort from Reef2Reef to steal members from RC. Club Zoa used to be a little invite only club for people that loved zoanthids and in the beginning members were over zealous in inviting other zoa lovers to come to the new site to trade zoas. Zoas were really hot then! The reason this site exist today is because RC would not allow people to talk about trading zoanthids with one another in the forum threads. That's how www.club-zoa.com got it's start. We later evolved to a full blown reefing site called Reef2Reef. I have never been banned from RC and I am still a member in good standing. Wouldn't you think I would have been banned? Again I am sure there were overzealous members but no organized effort from R2R.

3. Forums are not dying.

That is all for now!

I never look for trouble or intentionally cause problems, but I do and will speak my mind in a civil way. I just thought this was an interesting look at how people manage their business. What I learned was that some people don't care if their base is shrinking. Thanks for your comments.

revhtree · Oct 15, 2018

jtl said:
I never look for trouble or intentionally cause problems, but I do and will speak my mind in a civil way. I just thought this was an interesting look at how people manage their business. What I learned was that some people don't care if their base is shrinking. Thanks for your comments.

Thanks and not saying you are at all! Just don't want people clicking over to retaliate over comments that are not true about our reefing family here!