Reef Chemistry Quiz 2006 is Coming!

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Get ready to test your reef chemistry savvy.

The January Reefkeeping will have the first Reef Chemistry Quiz.

It consists of 50 multiple choice questions on reef aquarium chemistry issues. It is anonymous, but at the end you get a ranking based on your score, and you can see how others have scored in bar graph form.

It is a hard test, but covers things we normally discuss here.

I'll post a link as soon as it comes out (about Jan 5).

In the meanwhile, start cramming!

 

[SeanT]

Sweet!

 

[boxfishpooalot]

Cool, I better start cramming.

You mean I actually got to start paying attention in class now Randy :lol:

Is the test timed? If not people can look all day for the answers.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You mean I actually got to start paying attention in class now Randy

If you want to be a Master or Senior Reef Chemist, yes. If you only want to be a neophyte, you can sleep in.

90-100% Master Reef Chemist
80-89% Senior Reef Chemist
60-79% Reef Chemist
40-59% Apprentice Reef Chemist
26-39% Novice Reef Chemist
12-25% Neophyte Reef Chemist
0-11% For heaven's sake, it's a multiple choice test!

 

[boxfishpooalot]

well im sitting beside SeanT so I should at least pass :lol:

We agreed he would let me look at his paper for a couple of frags

 

[Hobster]

Is it open book/computer?

Cheat sheet:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102605

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

In the intro, I suggest folks can do it open or closed book, and just interpret the results in light of the choice.

I'd try closed, then when questions seem harder, look them up if you want.

 

[tokitay]

Hobster, Thanks for that link. Great reference info.

 

[Hobster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6420825#post6420825 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tokitay
Hobster, Thanks for that link. Great reference info.

Thanks go to Randy, it's all his work.:thumbsup:

Glad Chemistry is pretty much an exact science and not subject to all the controversy as some other forums.

 

[Ereefic]

Thanks Randy for that Quiz. I'm an idiot. :hmm5:

 

[SeanT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6414523#post6414523 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by boxfishpooalot
well im sitting beside SeanT so I should at least pass :lol:

We agreed he would let me look at his paper for a couple of frags

Not a problem.
After this long in the hobby reading Randy's expertly written (and at times [THANK GOD] layman written) articles I better score at least a "Reef Chemist
".

Sean

 

[Boomer]

Warning !!

On our discussion and review of the test, Habib and Water Keeper only made Reef Chemist

 

[Ereefic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6426547#post6426547 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Boomer
Warning !!

On our discussion and review of the test, Habib and Water Keeper only made Reef Chemist

I'm going to have to start taking Waterkeepers and Habibs replies with a grain of salt. :lol:

 

[mbbuna]

can i have a retest??? i got 54%

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Here's the test:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-01/rhf/index.php

Good luck, you're gonna need it.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

FWIW, there is a bug in one question that we were unable to fix in time:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6427481#post6427481

 

[DrBDC]

I only got a 58%. :sad2: I better study. Some of the borate q's I completely guessed at. Also I've never used conductivity or paid attention to some other concentrations.

 

[DrBDC]

After I posted I saw the bug post! Woo hoo I'm a reef chemist then at 60%. \/

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Great job!

 

[Amphiprionocellaris]

I got a 50, And I'm supposed to be a chem major! It might be time to go over to the dark side... I mean, the biology dpt.