Quote Originally Posted by maxfischer
i am also new to this. i have asked questions of many topics. but dude read a book!!! They are great and you don't have to keep beating a dead horse. I don't think you have been clear with your questions from the start and that is why you are getting ticked off with your answers. I never knew what a refugium was either but i did a few searches on them and i now know how they work. sorry if i come off like a jerk.
Okay, after recieving serveral reports about the quoted post, it looks like it's time to step in here and refresh the basis and spirit for which CaptiveReefing was founded. We've left the the site title plain to make a point, this is "A friendly world to share thoughts and ideas."

Yes the same question may have been asked and answered several times over, in several different contexts, but the simple fact is this , a question was asked, provide an answer if you like or not, a link to a previous thread would work far better than advising someone to look elsewhere forinformation that is freely available here. If a member is unfamiliar with the search functions on the board (it it quite extensive and thorough) and how to use them, why not volunteer to assist instead?

This is NOT berating anyone, as everyone has the right to thier own opinions and is free to express them here, however we must insist that curtousy be extended to and from all members.

Quite frankly, I would rather type the contents of every book onto the foums so that the information is freely avialable to all without having to 'buy a book!', after all electrons can be 100% recycled.

We (the staff and members collectively) have strived to keep this a friendly evironment for one and all.

Let's bring this thread back around to the topic at hand.