Reef Expertise? Rate yourself out of 10!

[salty_taste]

We would like to see where you rate yourself in terms of Reef Expertise!

1 - Beginner
10 - Expert

I will start!

Coral Growing Skills	5
Coral ID	4
Experience / Knowledge	6
Photo Skills	8
Fragging	3

 

[MichaelB]

I would kinda say not brand new, but definitely not as knowledgeable as others here. So more kinda middle of the road.

Coral Growing Skills	0
Coral ID	1
Experience / Knowledge	1
Photo Skills	1
Fragging	0.5

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Coral Growing Skills	2
Coral ID	2
Experience Knowledge	2
Photo Skills	0
Fragging	2

 

[salty_taste]

I would kinda say not brand new, but definitely not as knowledgeable as others here. So more kinda middle of the road.

Coral Growing Skills	4
Coral ID	5
Experience / Knowledge	4.5-5
Photo Skills	6
Fragging	5

Coral Growing Skills	2
Coral ID	2
Experience Knowledge	2
Photo Skills	0
Fragging	2

ALRIGHT.. WE DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT HUMBLE... I KNOW IT's DEFINITELY A LOT HIGHER

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

ALRIGHT.. WE DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT HUMBLE... I KNOW IT's DEFINITELY A LOT HIGHER

I disagree. If I'm being realistic I have a very small amount of knowledge developed over 15+ years compared to all the things I don't yet know. Compared to @Coral reefer , @Thales and so many more I'm a piker.

 

[MichaelB]

I disagree. If I'm being realistic I have a very small amount of knowledge developed over 15+ years compared to all the things I don't yet know. Compared to @Coral reefer , @Thales and so many more I'm a piker.

If they are the top of the scale, lmao I need to be on a different chart. They've forgotten more than I know.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

If they are the top of the scale, lmao I need to be on a different chart. They've forgotten more than I know.

Exactly my point.

 

[MichaelB]

Exactly my point.

This one should prehaps go from 1-20

 

[Turkeysammich]

I’ll play. This is what I think.
Coral Growing Skills 2
Coral ID 1
Experience / Knowledge 2
Photo Skills 0
Fragging 1

I’ve come to the realization that we don’t know much.

 

[popper]

Coral Growing Skills	1
Coral ID	1
Experience / Knowledge	Experience 20, Knowledge 1
Photo Skills	1
Fragging	1

 

[Coral reefer]

Coral growing skill 7
Coral ID 8.5
Experience/knowledge 7
Photo skills 3
Fragging 8

 

[derek_SR]

I’ll play. This is what I think.
Coral Growing Skills 2
Coral ID 1
Experience / Knowledge 2
Photo Skills 0
Fragging 1

I’ve come to the realization that we don’t know much.

Will you're being generous with your photo skill score.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Will you're being generous with your photo skill score.

So was @Coral reefer

 

[derek_SR]

IMO "Coral Growing Skills" and "Experience/Knowledge" should just be combined into "Results"

So for me:

Results: 4
Photo Skills: 3
Fragging: 1
Coral ID: 2

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Years ago I asked a question on this board and got what I now know couldn't be the correct answer.

What percentage of corals that you place in your tanks die within a year? Two years? Five years? 10+ years?

 

[derek_SR]

Years ago I asked a question on this board and got what I now know couldn't be the correct answer.

What percentage of corals that you place in your tanks die within a year? Two years? Five years? 10+ years?

Sadly, we all approach 100% on a long enough time horizon.

 

[RandyC]

Years ago I asked a question on this board and got what I now know couldn't be the correct answer.

What percentage of corals that you place in your tanks die within a year? Two years? Five years? 10+ years?

You’ll never get the right answer unless someone actually documented/logged every coral they’ve ever purchased and it’s status which I highly doubt anyone has actually done. I’d guess the actually percentage of death under 1 year is pretty high, especially acro and torch fans.

You’re probably better off asking what the longest/oldest corals are that people have had or currently had.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

You’ll never get the right answer unless someone actually documented/logged every coral they’ve ever purchased and it’s status which I highly doubt anyone has actually done. I’d guess the actually percentage of death under 1 year is pretty high, especially acro and torch fans.

You’re probably better off asking what the longest/oldest corals are that people have had or currently had.

I know. It's why when I asked the question 10+ years ago and got the answer that almost no one ever had anything die when they put it in their tank the first few months I just rolled my eyes and moved on.

 

[JVU]

I know. It's why when I asked the question 10+ years ago and got the answer that almost no one ever had anything die when they put it in their tank the first few months I just rolled my eyes and moved on.

Well, we do have one way we to track coral success from adding a frag, growing it, and having enough to share it- DBTC completed chains in BARCode. If you look at it this way, people’s success rate is very very low, like single digits.

 

[newfly]

its hard to rate yourself. I have very limited knowledge, but somehow found a system that work (for the time being). I can success growing sps but don;t ask me any questions. I understand basic corals needs (light spectrum, basic chemistry, flow), but the rest is 'cross your finger and hope for the best'. When in doubt, massive water change seems to work for me.

Coral Growing Skills	3
Coral ID	1
Experience / Knowledge	2
Photo Skills	0
Fragging	1