June 2016 Reefer of the Month (ROTM)~~~pyithar

[Nanook]

First off, I'd like to say Thank you so much for this great honor! I am very happy to be chosen ROTM on this great forum.

My name is Pyithar, I am from Myanmar(Burma). I've always been around freshwater tanks since I was a little boy. I started my first saltwater tank with a pair of clownfish in 2003 while I was living in California for a year. I gave away the whole setup when I drove back to New York to finish my undergraduate studies. I got back into the saltwater hobby again when I came back to Myanmar after my graduation in 2008. I started doing lots of reading and I discovered the Reef Central. After lurking around the forum for a couple of years, I joined the Reef Central in 2013.

My current tank is a 150 gallon sps dominated mixed reef. It's an upgrade from a 50 gallon tank that ended up leaking. There was no saltwater fish store in Myanmar until a couple of years ago. Also, there're only a few reefers in Myanmar. So I've learned all my reef keeping knowledge from the fellow reefers on RC. Thanks to the good advices that I was given on this forum, I've saved plenty of money, time, and heartaches. In return, I'd love to contribute to this forum. I will continue sharing my experiences and knowledge so that new reefers don't make the same mistakes that I made.

Once again, I'd like to thank all the Reef Central staff and all the members for all the help that I've gotten over the years.

Best Regards,
Pyithar

 

[Nanook]

Thanks for all you have contributed to making Reef Central what it is.

Description of RC ROTM:

In appreciation and honor of the members that regularly contribute to our discussion forums, we would like to acknowledge a Reefer each month that stands out as exceptional for their outstanding service to others. This person will be selected by the Reef Central Staff, based on their willingness to help others in response to questions, giving advice, and overall disposition. The honoree will be given the Reef Central ROTM tag, that will appear above their avatar and will follow them for one year after being awarded. This will not only demonstrate to others that you have been chosen as a trustworthy source of information, but also as a positive role model for others to emulate. Additionally, we are pleased to upgrade your membership to "premium" for one year.

We look forward to honoring one person, each month, by highlighting them in the Reef Discussion and New to the Hobby Forums. This will include a recent photograph of yourself, or your avatar if you prefer not to show your actual face, along with what you love about the hobby of reef keeping and why you have chosen Reef Central to be your home. Each month the face and paragraph of the ROTM will change, but you can forever hold the honor of knowing that you were one of the chosen few to have earned this title and our respect as a member in great standing.

Best Regards,

The RC Staff

 

[Misled]

Well deserved and nice tank Pyithar!!!

 

[johnike]

Greetings and congrats man!!
How's the dawg?

 

[pyithar]

Thanks a lot guys!

@johnike Hello John. The dawg is fine. Thank you for asking.

@niladride Yes, I have a Rottweiler. His pic was my previous avatar. Current avatar is my pic.

 

[downbeach]

Congratulations Pyithar, a well deserved recognition.

 

[AquamanE]

Thanks for all you have contributed to making Reef Central what it is.

Description of RC ROTM:

In appreciation and honor of the members that regularly contribute to our discussion forums, we would like to acknowledge a Reefer each month that stands out as exceptional for their outstanding service to others. This person will be selected by the Reef Central Staff, based on their willingness to help others in response to questions, giving advice, and overall disposition. The honoree will be given the Reef Central ROTM tag, that will appear above their avatar and will follow them for one year after being awarded. This will not only demonstrate to others that you have been chosen as a trustworthy source of information, but also as a positive role model for others to emulate. Additionally, we are pleased to upgrade your membership to "premium" for one year.

We look forward to honoring one person, each month, by highlighting them in the Reef Discussion and New to the Hobby Forums. This will include a recent photograph of yourself, or your avatar if you prefer not to show your actual face, along with what you love about the hobby of reef keeping and why you have chosen Reef Central to be your home. Each month the face and paragraph of the ROTM will change, but you can forever hold the honor of knowing that you were one of the chosen few to have earned this title and our respect as a member in great standing.

Best Regards,

The RC Staff

I've always admired ROTM and TOTM and read them all, BUT why can't we see them with all the descriptions like we used to in the "Home" page?

 

[NumberFish]

Very nice tank! Congratulations!

 

[moondoggy4]

Congrats, that is a very nice tank.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Congrats Pyithar! Well deserved!!

 

[pyithar]

Thanks so much!

 

[Sk8r]

Beautiful! And so nice to meet the face behind the very good advice.

 

[pyithar]

Thank you Sk8r!

 

[MarkS]

ROTM? Sorry, I've been gone a LONG time!

 

[cincyjim]

Congrats!!!!