You said a mouthful=Patience........You have it easy with the flow of information on the computer,When I and many other hobbiest started out there was no free flow of information,people that were successful did not just give out information ,so a lot of people,like myself being hard headed and stubbron learned the hard way,We learned about having nature work with us,Instead of against us,,We learned that there are a lot of companies and people that sell products that don`t work,or are just plain dangerous ..We learned about feeding,filteration,lighting,compatability,We learned how to tweek or customize our systems to keep and grow our guests,We learned that by sharing our knowledge we could grow as individuals and make a hobby easier for the new people who were interested in keeping organisms in their homes,And the main thing is we enjoyed what we were doing......,I worked at a pet shop for years,and the reason why a lot of people had problems,were because they did not know or understand the basics of fish keeping,,They would look for a complicated answer and there was actually was a simple solution to their problem ...Any problem you have with an aquarium,has a simple solution,We try to complicate things,or make things harder than what they really are,If you use logic and reason,You will solve or figure it out,It is when we get our emotions envolved,because of the amount of money or time that we have invested in it,That is when we put our blinders on,and start to mess things up......Do I get an Amen....LOL