NEW FORUM MEMBERS: Please read forum rules and quick links

[jobber604]

Welcome to BCA. The forum is a great place to obtain information, seek aquarium help and advice; and to sell and buy livestock/equipment/plants.

Glad to see more and more people visiting the site and being a part of a great forum community. As with anything new, there's always rules and guidelines. Hope new members would spend a few moments to read over the forum guidelines and rules. Let's continue to respect the forum rules and show forum etiquette.

Sticky threads from within the forum:
Forum Rules: Site Rules
Classified Sections Rules: http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/fresh...ing-here-2805/

FAQ:
Look for a specific item within the forum: http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/faq.php
Search Function: ** The BCA search function**

HOW TO's:
Post a proper classified ad: http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/fresh...sifieds-23775/
Closing a classified ad: http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/fresh...ate-way-24566/
Post embedded Youtube videos: HOW TO: Post embedded YouTube videos on BCA
Post embedded pictures: HOW TO: Post embedded pictures on BCA
Taking pictures of your tank with a point and shoot camera: Taking Pictures with your Crappy Point and Shoot!
Posting for advice for planted tank issues: HOW TO: Seek advice in a thread for planted tank related issues
Posting for advice for fish illness issues: HOW TO: Seek advice in a thread for fish illness related issues
Get rid of Brown Algae/Diatom: HOW TO: Get rid of Brown Algae/Diatom Bloom
Get rid of Green Water Algae: HOW TO: Get rid of Green Water Algae
Get rid of fuzzy stuff on old driftwood: HOW TO: Get rid of that fuzzy stuff on new/old driftwood

Additional Information:
Common Hobby Abbreviations: Common Hobby Related Abbreviations
Useful BCA forum links: "Pearls of Wisdom" - Best Threads of BCA
Find a place to refill your CO2 tank: HOW TO: Find a place to REFILL or HYDRO TEST your CO2 Tank


From forum member, Neven (Source: Keeping the community alive.):

I noticed we still have new people registering to this site, which is good, but it seems many of them are just too shy to post. Feel free to post any questions, or resurrect old topics relevant to your question. Open dialogue is what forums are for so don't be ashamed to ask anything, people need to start somewhere.

Same goes for the photo gallery / journals. They are for all aspects of fish keeping, whether its planted tanks, discus, rift lake setups, monster tanks, shrimp keeping and even gold fish bowls. If it you like your set up show us, if you hit hurdles or problems feel free to share it, some may be able to help even when you are not soliciting for it. Look as the section as your fish tank blog.

There is also the chat room. Lately with a few of the regulars being too busy with real life chat has taken a real nose dive. I know many don't care for it, but its a nice feature to have in a community. I often stop in several times a day to say a quick hi or to see if anyone is on, lately its been a bit slow though.

Lastly, for the older members, there will always be user turn over on a forum. People have lives, they lose interest and they gain interest in varying degrees (and different hobbies). To see some old faces absent does not mean its the end of a forum, it means that you need to embrace the new faces and let them become apart of the community. Its how things work.

Believe it or not, this forum is actually drama free for the most part. (I've been on game forums and non hobby focused local forums before, i know what drama can happen...) The mods have done an excellent job letting people have their freedom to voice concerns without letting things get too out of control. There's a fine line to balance free speech and keeping the peace in these communities and i find them to be on the right side of the fence for the most part.

[Diztrbd1]

Probably wouldn't hurt for a few of the existing members to read as well lol

[jobber604]

That's what I just did before making this thread up. To review the site rules for my own knowledge.

[Nicklfire]

Nice job, worth a sticky for sure, might actually have to include this thread in a automatic pm when new users register for the site
thank you

[2wheelsx2]

Nice job, worth a sticky for sure, might actually have to include this thread in a automatic pm when new users register for the site
thank you

That would be great. Would help everyone out.

[jobber604]

Any other threads that should be included to the list of links?

[Diztrbd1]

"Pearls of Wisdom" - Best Threads of BCA