you do know that having a fish and coral inside a glass box with blue and white lights and a ugly mug like yourself glaring at them is not natural right?

lol CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME


I'm not fond of people who give one or two word answers to questions. Your post count is up one, congrats.

when a "popular " reefer puts up a thread and there question gets answered about 50 times in five minutes.
And when I put one up.. nothing, I practically got to get on some knee pads or something for an answer

Too many fish in too small of an aquarium.

Ridiculous per polyp prices for zoas.

Thats what really grinds my gears!

+1

And also, on occasion, when Nano-Reef can be a warm, inviting and HELPFUL place:

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=195710&hl=

My pet peevs?

When the op never gives any feedback on his own thread. Doesn't happen often fortunately.

I don't like the sometimes ridiculous frag prices.

Also, I'm really not a fan of wild-caught fish or corals. It's not quite a pet peeve, but I'm sure it will be someday. Bravo to those of you who support the captive-bred shops.

Reef plugs and reef discs. Very visible epoxy.

The fact that Australia's best corals get sent to the States before I can buy them

The fact that it's taken me two years to save for all the equipment

rofl, it's 7:33 am, i've been up all night doing this paper for english, and this is just what i needed to read to keep me awake

umm what my pet peeve is... i don't like how everythings so expensive

This X1000
I've gone for a week before, just posting to myself. I now actually don't consider the information on my thread is for anyone except me. It's my personal record. I get discouraged if I expect people to comment.

+1 on above, My pet peeve is when you post a question and 20 seconds later you go to look for it and its allready buryed 2 pages back from teh pile of newer posts.

People who complain about not getting ENOUGH responses to their posts, when they got 3 or 4 to every one! People who let babies poop in their helmet. People who want THEIR post at the top of the home page.

Joking....

postwhores...oooh look at me, I have 15000post and have been here a month. get a job

and that edit note!

People who ask "white bread" (ie answered >1000 times before) questions, and then assume that they have the same relevance as a newer (and inevitably more challenging) question posed by a more experienced reefer.

JMO

the price of baby formula, diapers, wipes, food etc......its friggin ridiculous.....hows a guy suppose to afford his reef?

that and my wife always saying NO when i go to the LFS and the entire state of maryland kinda make my teeth itch.

On a more serious note.... Frag plugs, esp. the plastic ones. I understand the purpose, but a chunk of rubble is so much nicer. I should market a plug that at least looks natural.

rofl so true

Prolly should post in one of the subforums then, eh?

Not everything belongs in General or Beginners.

When I buy something and then see it on Craigslist a week later for half the price I paid. Or, a great deal on Craigslist that I can't take advantage of because I'm in college. For example: http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/for/1140066928.html

I tried searching nano-reef and googling this, and I couldn't find any evidence to support it. I'm not saying you're wrong, I just need to know if I should remove my chamber 1 live rubble, my tank is still in it's first week of cycling.

Yes you should. Now no more high jacking even though you are a pirate..

When people come over to my apartment and say "Oh what a nice tank...hello little fishies" *tap tap tap...full palm print on glass* "here little fish follow my hand" *tap tap tap, full palm on glass again*...

ggrrr....

+1 billion




Funny but I will respectfully disagree. I had 2 Instant Ocean Hydrometers and they were off by over .005 when I checked them against my refractometer. While some Hydrometers may be better than others I would recommend a refractometer.

I get annoyed when people charge crazy prices for zoas. I give most of mine away to people. This hobby is already too expensive so why not work to help each other out?

+1....ORA frag plugs really turn my crank.

Not uncommon but if you calibrate them against a properly calibrated refractometer they will be accurate forever... Unlike a refractometer.

I've dropped one of my IO hydros on concrete, resulting in bits broken off the spout and it still reads true. Do that to a refractometer and the least amount of damage will be a de-calibration. Of course, you wouldn't want to drop a floating glass hydro...

I will say it time and again: You don't need to own a refractometer to consistently and accurately mix up SW. Check your hydro once when you buy it and never worry about it again.

I use a hyrdo to mix saltwater, refract to test my tanks. Honestly, I cant read my refract with much accuracy, too hard to tell where the line is. Apparently close enough is close enough though, lol. I agree Fosi, consistancy seems to be more important, I reefed with a hydro for a long time.

+1

I hate that my thread gets no traffic cause everyone wants to post in some chicks thread 81364918 times.























and tangs in 40b's

That's easy... Just post a picture of some boobs... Or insert something shocking into your title!

Maybe something like "I got paly toxin on my nipples!" or, "Reefing may someday cure breast cancer".

J/k btw... people would probably get really mad at that...

Oh! Another one of my peeves (not directly reefing related, but occurs on this forum on occasion) is when someone says "prolly" ! You are only saving 2 letters!!!

"What are these zoas called?"

LOL yea +1 to that. I love it when they post "What's this?" and get an answer then post "What's this?" and get an answer then post "What's this?" and then cry they got flamed.

OMFG! i refuse to every buy clwon fish again JUST BECAUSE OF THIS! everytime someone comes over, "OMG its Nemo! Its Dory! Its Jacque! (the shrimp from the dentist office)

Never ever ever again...

When someone comes to visit and asks why there aren't fish in my tank...I guess the coral isn't enough for most people???

That too! I don't know how many times people stared at the tank...... completely overlooking every single coral.... and asked 'So, you only have a couple of fish? That's all?' Then proceeded to ask what the algae on the powerhead was...........

I hate the pm limiter on this site now.

The zoa name thing blah blah blah. If your stupid enough to pay the national debt for a zoa you are due what ever flaming comes your way.

Probably only applies to Steviet and I but I hate the bagillion pm that we get asking for quotes, only to get the WTF dude thats F'ing expensive. Yea so go buy a glass 10 gallon tank and shut the hell up.

#1 al the friggin immature brats that think they own this site. This goes for senior members and noobs alike. I know we all have bad days, but some people just have vendettas against all who visit this site.

No i used to get that too. Thats part of the reason I stopped selling glass on here. I only quote members I know and like.

Also: 3,000th post.

DUDE! I type prolly all the time and let me explain why. Im not typing a thesis paper I'm typing on a forum. Which in most cases is a bunch of people that have a similar interest so they can communicate with each other and share experiences and whatnot blah blah blah?Kinda sounds like "friends" if you will. With that being said I type as I speak (for the most part) I don't say probably I say prolly. Its just my "slang" . If you were hanging out with a RL friend and he/she said prolly would you look at them and say "I hate it when you say that!" prolly not. Don't want to flame you as your one of the only people that have posted on thread but damn man really? Peeved over prolly? that sucks for me. Prolly why I don't get responses on my thread anymore huh? lol

+1

My gf ALWAYS taps on the glass just to annoy me :S Then again, not much I can do to stop her right?

my 15 month old nephew loves to hollar NEEEMEWWW at my tank.

its adorable.
getoverit

I hate reef snobs.

A reef snob is a guy that spends $1,500 on a skimmer and only buys and sells $200+ frags.

I also hate when people in local reef clubs are in "clicks". We had a big problem here in Dallas Fort Worth and a new club emerged made up by the people who are sick and tired of the "clicks"


I also hate the stupid fancy names and ridiculous prices of fancy zoas and chalices. I wont spend more than $20 for a frag.

I also second the annoying leg humpers that post a billion times in a girls thread. Like she is gonna come meet you and give you a BJ or something if you talk to her online. Its annoying.

Huge, distracting signatures are my biggest pet peeve on this site. Let's see if I get flamed for that...

mmmmmmm.....math....

all you got to do is add or subtract 0.005 frm your reading then.....

Like mine?

My new pet peeve is when someone posts a pet peeve, why does someone always have to come along and say "oh yeah, well, you're WRONG! There's nothing wrong with that!" Can't you just leave the fella be? Talking pet peeves is supposed to be a chance to vent, not a chance to one up someone.

lol ... that one is funny ... it's like they are blue ......... zoos?
Yeah I then make up some fancy a$$ name ... and charge $4000 per polyp

Something at the LFS that bothers me ... people that blab about how much they are spending on fish and corals ... taking up all the employees then you hear ... how old is the tank? About a week ... lol!!!

My peeve is that I haven't gotten started yet.

I got a bucket of salt in my closet - and I've saved a couple hundred dollars to get started - but I also want to build a new PC. Since I have a freshwater fish tank that's free to upkeep more or less - it's lifespan keeps getting extended while my first nano tank keeps getting pushed to the backburner.

Something like that :-)

No hard feelings though.

$10 frag

$45 shipping fee

I am with you there.


I hate the people that have 5,000 posts and always reply to every dang post as if they are the voice of reason...then you look at their tank thread and all you see is hair algae and button polyps.

I also hate looking at a few of the AMAZING tanks on this site that make me feel like crap about my system. haha.