Community award giveaway

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the winner will get a $50 (livestock only) gift card to Tropical Reef Fish Store.
here's how it work's
you nominate someone who has done something good for the socalireef Community.
you can nominate someone who helped you out with something or in a time of need, plz tell how or what they did for you.
you can nominate someone that you always see answering questions and giving advise on the forum.
you can nominate someone who is the 1st guy/girl to step to go and help out when ever and where ever needed, like when someone post ''tank moving party'' and you always see them offer to help ect.

december 1st i will go back and look/count who i think got the most vote's / nomination / +1, ill do my best to pick a fair winner if it is close don't worry ill be doing one every month.


id like to star this off by nominating Chris / Pgr11.
i cant count the number of people he has helped out over the few years.
i see him offer to help with just about every tank move there has been in the last 2-3 years.
i talked to tons of reefers that he has invited to his home to check out his and Chrystal's beautiful 270 gal reef tank, just last night Mark82 came in to my shop to pick up some stuff and we got talking about marks tank and he said '' ya its going real good chris GAVE me some live rock to help the cycle out''.
ya chris has a huge 270 gal tank with hundreds of lb of live rock and will never miss few lb's but it meant alot to mark who now has confidants that is tank has been started right.
i know someone who was having some money problems and did not have extra cash to keep his tank going and chris gave him salt water and ro water for about 3-4 months till he got back on his feet.
he puts in a ton of hours modding this forum.
i can go on and on but you get the point.

So Nominate someone...........


ps this is a 100% drama free thread all none positive post will be deleted :)
 

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I vote for [MENTION=4792]pgr11[/MENTION] (Helped me with my drain to get it quiet and is a good friend)
 
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totally vote for [MENTION=4792]pgr11[/MENTION] chris... he helped me get unbanned... LOL... so thank him for that...
 

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I vote for Chris/pgr11and his awesome cockers!
 
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i only vote for [MENTION=4792]pgr11[/MENTION] because he and his amazing wifey cris are amazing hosts and make a bomb diggity carne asada bbq cookout to chill with good friends. oh and because they loved my signature Reefers' Paradise drink...yes, this thread is all about chris.................................and me : p
 
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I'm giving my vote to Chris [MENTION=4792]pgr11[/MENTION]. He was instrumental in building the plumbing on my current tank. I would text Chris like five to six times a day to ask him questions. He even drew me diagrams. I seriously couldn't have pulled it off without Chris. Thanks Chris!
 
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sounds like Chris may have this in the bag buuuuuut....

I would have to vote for [MENTION=654]lowbudget[/MENTION]

This guy does it all. He goes to peoples houses to help them with plumbing all the time for free. He just doesn't post about it on here. This guys whole philosophy is to basically give away coral to people or sell really expensive corals for really cheap in the hopes of propagating an awesome strain and making it affordable for everyone. Remember when space invaders where still $300 an eye? He was selling for $25 an eye. He does that all the time.

Also after my exwife raped me in the divorce, sanh was nice enough to give me a tank for free and even delivered it to me so my son could still see Nemo lol.

I am sure most people here who have met him have received a free frag from him. The funny thing is he just doesn't really talk about giving stuff away all the time and doesn't brag about it on the forums.

In summary if you want free corals go see lowbudget. Unless you have cyano. Then he will just laugh at you. Im glad there are awesome people like him in the hobby. I totally want to make out with him now...
 
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sounds like Chris may have this in the bag buuuuuut....

I would have to vote for [MENTION=654]lowbudget[/MENTION]

This guy does it all. He goes to peoples houses to help them with plumbing all the time for free. He just doesn't post about it on here. This guys whole philosophy is to basically give away coral to people or sell really expensive corals for really cheap in the hopes of propagating an awesome strain and making it affordable for everyone. Remember when space invaders where still $300 an eye? He was selling for $25 an eye. He does that all the time.

Also after my exwife raped me in the divorce, sanh was nice enough to give me a tank for free and even delivered it to me so my son could still see Nemo lol.

I am sure most people here who have met him have received a free frag from him. The funny thing is he just doesn't really talk about giving stuff away all the time and doesn't brag about it on the forums.

In summary if you want free corals go see lowbudget. Unless you have cyano. Then he will just laugh at you. Im glad there are awesome people like him in the hobby. I totally want to make out with him now...
Great choice! Sahn is a stand up guy in my book!
 

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sounds like Chris may have this in the bag buuuuuut....

I would have to vote for [MENTION=654]lowbudget[/MENTION]

This guy does it all. He goes to peoples houses to help them with plumbing all the time for free. He just doesn't post about it on here. This guys whole philosophy is to basically give away coral to people or sell really expensive corals for really cheap in the hopes of propagating an awesome strain and making it affordable for everyone. Remember when space invaders where still $300 an eye? He was selling for $25 an eye. He does that all the time.

Also after my exwife raped me in the divorce, sanh was nice enough to give me a tank for free and even delivered it to me so my son could still see Nemo lol.

I am sure most people here who have met him have received a free frag from him. The funny thing is he just doesn't really talk about giving stuff away all the time and doesn't brag about it on the forums.

In summary if you want free corals go see lowbudget. Unless you have cyano. Then he will just laugh at you. Im glad there are awesome people like him in the hobby. I totally want to make out with him now...
dont vote for me. vote for chris.

first person who came in mind was kenny babyjess210. but he will never drive out there it would cost him $50 of gas.
so my vote is for chris. pgr11. he sucks overflow water to his face like a champ.
 
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I'm gonna vote for [MENTION=5085]newtothis[/MENTION]
James has always been a good dude and never afraid to help out. Thanks James.
 
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sounds like Chris may have this in the bag buuuuuut....

I would have to vote for [MENTION=654]lowbudget[/MENTION]

This guy does it all. He goes to peoples houses to help them with plumbing all the time for free. He just doesn't post about it on here. This guys whole philosophy is to basically give away coral to people or sell really expensive corals for really cheap in the hopes of propagating an awesome strain and making it affordable for everyone. Remember when space invaders where still $300 an eye? He was selling for $25 an eye. He does that all the time.

Also after my exwife raped me in the divorce, sanh was nice enough to give me a tank for free and even delivered it to me so my son could still see Nemo lol.

I am sure most people here who have met him have received a free frag from him. The funny thing is he just doesn't really talk about giving stuff away all the time and doesn't brag about it on the forums.

In summary if you want free corals go see lowbudget. Unless you have cyano. Then he will just laugh at you. Im glad there are awesome people like him in the hobby. I totally want to make out with him now...
yup +1
when i made this tread i had 3 ppl i was thinking about nominating chris ofc and lowbudget/shan (or how ever you spell him name lol )
lowbudget dose alot ppl never see or hear about, we all saw CY post about how he got a box of coral sent to him just this week from Shan.
but i bet most ppl do not know when he broke down his tank about 1 1/2 ago his ''f/s'' thread was more like a free thread as he gave just about everything away to the ppl who tried to but it lol.
lowbudet is a stand up guy for sure and everyone that has come in contact with him is better for it.
its ppl like him that make this Community more like a family :)
thx james for yr vote.
 

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well I am new here and to this hobby, there are 3 I would like to vote for one being kyle (blu rocket) this guy has given me some great deals and is always there to help
us as we move thru this hobby, the other 2 are newtothis which has been a big help with our 1st tank build and chris for all of the advise he has given me
thanks to all 3 of you, from Liz and myself
 
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yup +1
when i made this tread i had 3 ppl i was thinking about nominating chris ofc and lowbudget/shan (or how ever you spell him name lol )
lowbudget dose alot ppl never see or hear about, we all saw CY post about how he got a box of coral sent to him just this week from Shan.
but i bet most ppl do not know when he broke down his tank about 1 1/2 ago his ''f/s'' thread was more like a free thread as he gave just about everything away to the ppl who tried to but it lol.
lowbudet is a stand up guy for sure and everyone that has come in contact with him is better for it.
its ppl like him that make this Community more like a family :)
thx james for yr vote.
Way to go SHAN! Haha
 
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