Are you beneficial bacteria, a coral skeletal building block, an important aspect of chemistry etc?

[eleslie3]

Sponge - soaking up whatever and whenever I can as a newbie.

 

[Ti64reef]

Being new to the hobby I'm definitely a taker but I'm very impressed at how many givers are out there. It's been an incredibly helpful resource that has been a huge help.

 

[jeffrey750750]

I'm a six line wrasse darting in and out of the forums and only give positive feedback. Happy little fishy

 

[Bob Weigant]

Most of the time I consider myself a giver

 

[Krw]

I am taking all I can get being at this only 2 months now. But due to the many excellent givers on this site. I have my first 2 new wet pets in QT at this time. What do you all do while waiting for all this QT time to be over with?

 

[sbash]

Depends on the community. My local group, I'm a giver for sure. Online communities (like this one), I am more of a taker.

 

[Todd1white]

I’m too new at this to be a solid giver, so I voted taker. If I see someone struggling with something I’ve dealt with, I’ll offer up my opinions.

 

[PokeFish]

im an aiptasia...

 

[Thunderrap]

I would love to be a giver but right now I don’t know enough about reefing to provide much info.

 

[Sherrya62]

I’m a hermit crab. changes shells as I’m constantly tweeting the aquas cape kinda like the hermits swap shells. Lol

 

[Russell G]

Like a few others before have said - right now I’m a taker. I’m still new to the hobby but I’m learning quickly. As I gain more experience and can make a contribution to the community, I’ll shift more to a giver to repay others for the help I was given at the start.

 

[ForrestGump]

I'm a taker. Taking knowledge wherever I can.

 

[mcshams]

I am both. I try my best to give good sound advice from my experiences, but I am still new to the hobby, so my breadth of knowledge isn't where I feel comfortable on all subjects. I enjoy trying to get to the critter help questions. I also am in medicine and have a marine biology degree. It hasn't helped me in this hobby as much as I would like, but I do try to science-out the hobby and answer questions.

Because I was a TAKER at first, trolling this site looking for all the information I could get, I paid to be a member and immediately looked to becoming a partner member (of which my wife and I are). I have found a few people on here to be SO helpful and informative that I could not imagine the hobby without the help we get from here.

So, both.. give and take.

 

[ErehwoN]

Sponge - soaking up whatever and whenever I can as a newbie.

This. I've been able to contribute a bit here and there but still too green. Doesn't mean I don't WANT to give more it's just that I'm not able to yet. Give it time!

Jim

 

[FloridaKeysReefer]

Currently setting up my first reef tank so I'm definitely a taker. Like a jawfish who has been taking rubble back to his burrow and building something that he will later show off and use his knowledge to give back.
I have had FOWLR tanks for years so I try to help others out when the question is fish related. Once I have a reef tank that I can show as proof to my knowledge, I will be more comfortable giving advise.

 

[Dburr1014]

There is so much information on this website that I definitely have to say I take more than I give so I voted I'm a taker. I've been keeping Reef since around the year 2000 or so, there's just too much information that I can learn to this day.

 

[Jim8o]

Currently a taker, as I’m fairly new to the hobby. One day I’ll give give give.. but more than happy to help in the DIY forum and where I can.

 

[K7BMG]

I would have to say I am a 30-70 split.
30% on the giver and 70% on the taker.

I want to help and when I see a subject I know something about, like construction or equipment, I chime in.
I have done my best to help new folks with cycling issues and the like.

The fact is when you do respond to a thread and help others I more often than not learn something new almost every time. This is because so many respond that have more experience. So even in giving I myself gain. Thus the 30-70 ratio

 

[Johniejumbo]

I suppose I amount to protein skimmer sludge. I’m full of good nutrition I could share. Problem is most of it is redundant and unnecessary and would probably only serve to pollute the water if released ;Smuggrin
I may add a bit of oxygen to the place though so maybe I’m the whole skimmer.
so more of a taker.

 

[NanJ]

Only 20 months into the hobby so definitely still a Taker - a very grateful Taker, though! Thanks to all the Givers!