Introducing the new Reefs.org Portal

We are live!

http://www.reefs.org/

Reefs.org is pleased to announce the release of our new and improved
community web site! It has taken our team well over a year to
complete this large project, and we're all very excited to bring you
the results of our efforts.

Here are some of what the new Reefs.org offers:

* Over 750 reefkeeping articles
* More than 1500 Photos
* An updated Hitchhiker FAQ
* New, exclusively designed wallpapers for your computer
* New Surveys and Polls
* A thriving community exchanging experiences in our discussion
forums [http://reefs.org/phpBB2/index.php]
* Site-wide news feeds [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_
%28file_format%29]
* A significantly improved search engine
* Improved navigation and indexing
* An advanced web infrastructure serving as a platform for future
projects

The site has undergone a dramatic improvement of its organization.

Reefs.org is now easier, faster, and more accurate to navigate than
ever before. On just the homepage alone, you can now read about the
latest issue of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine (AAOLM) [http://
liquid.homelinux.org:9674/www.advancedaquarist.com], find recent
information about Marine Aquarist Courses Online (MACO), learn about
upcoming reefkeeping events (such as MACNA and IMAC), and save money
on the current sponsor's Powerbuys. And thanks to the news feeds
(using RSS), you will be able to stay up-to-date with new article
postings, newly listed Powerbuys, your personal search results, site
announcements, new calender events, and more.

It is important to stress the new Reefs.org is not a mere superficial
update; We are preparing our community for the next-generation
reefkeeping portal, capable of endless possibilities.

Reefs.org has always prided itself on being a complete resource for
reefkeepers, bringing innovation in how information is shared and
acquired amongst hobbyist. We were the first online reefkeeping chat
(#reefs on afterx.net), a pioneer in dedicated reefkeeping forums, the
first to publish a monthly, professional online periodical (Advanced
Aquarist Online Magazine), and the first to offer an online curriculum
for marine aquarists (Marine Aquarist Courses Online). Reefs.org has
a proven history of being a "hobbyist-first" community, relentlessly
aiming to improve the hobbyists' experience when other communities may
choose to do only what is required to stay competitive. As our
membership and traffic grows, so must Reefs.org grow to better serve
our community. We will continue to strive for improvement, and our
new infrastructure will provide us with this boundless potential. We
invite everyone to join Reefs.org in our vision.

Today, Reefs.org is more ready than ever to be where reefkeeping
begins on the Internet. We hope you will share our excitement and join
us in this new era of community building and informations sharing. If
you are an avid reefkeeper with fresh ideas, a local society looking
for new exposure, a manufacturer interesting in getting the word out
on your product line, etc. .... we'd love to hear from you.

Have a comment or suggestion about the new website? We'd love to hear
from you too. Click here to visit our Questions, Comments and
Suggestions forum [http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=2].

Reefs.org would like to thank Shane Graber for heading up the site
redesign, Leonard Ho for the graphical and styling work, and Wade
Lehmann for his update on the Hitchhiker FAQ and the upcoming MACO
website.