Market place private ?

HI new to the board and trying to get my totally neglected 40 breeder back up and running. How come I cant look at market place it says private ?
ALso just wanted to say really like the lay out of the forums very nice and easy to use.
thanks

 

Welcome to 3reef.

The Market Place guidelines are provided below. Jump in and ask questions and contribute when able.

Market Place Forums - Rules & Guidelines:


Selling, purchasing and trading on 3Reef is for the benefit its members only. The sole obligation of the Market Place forum is to provide a place for contributing members to enjoy the benefits of membership and participation by allowing hobbyists to sell and buy personal items to and from other hobbyists.

To maintain these benefits, and to prevent the use of the Market Place by non-sponsoring commercial entities, we have imposed the following rules for accessing and using the Market Place forums:

1) Members must have been a 3Reef member for no less than 30 days;

2) Members must have a minimum post count of 50;

3) Post padding (i.e. "nice tank," "I agree," "+1") in order to meet the Market Place posting requirements is not permitted. The moderators and administrator reserve the right to delete any post from any member that they deem has been posted solely for the purpose of accessing the Market Place;

4) By using the 3Reef Market Place, you assume all risk and liability associated with any sale, purchase or trade made therein. 3reef will not and cannot act as a mediator of Market Place transactions. If it is deemed that a member is abusing the Market Place, that member should be reported to the moderators and administrator so that an investigation can be conducted;

5) Commercial sellers are not permitted to use the Market Place. This includes retailers, wholesalers, or basement businesses. Sponsors are permitted to offer items for sale in their sponsor forum and in the Wanted section of the Market Place only. Any and all commercial sellers are encouraged to become a sponsor of 3Reef by contacting the administrator via the following link: 3reef Advertising. Commercial entities who hide their identity with the intent to offer items for sale may result in their removal from the site.

If any contributing member is offered items for sale via Private Message by commercial entities who are not sponsors or by members who do not meet the Market Place requirements, we ask that these messages please be reported to the moderators and administrators.

Please remember that the purpose of 3Reef is to allow individuals with a collective interest to exchange views and opinions and is primarily focused on a desire to help those new to the hobby to acquire quality information in order to progress through the hobby with minimal disappointments. Your first 50 posts would be best served targeted towards helping these individuals.

 

50 post OMG lol ill never get on the market place lol. I think Ive got 150 on RC and i been on there since 05 lol. Im more of a reader and deffinetly am not the man when it comes to reefs,,,I was big into them but my 180 sprung a leak then I got a job working out of town so im down to a badly neglected 40 breeder which hopefully in couple months will be a thriving coral farm again Only few softies left in there now.
Thank you for the info much appreciated,,,now back to lurking lol

 

you can have some of mine. I'm a post wh0re.

 

Seriously if you can cycle a tank I am sure contributing will be no problem.

Livestock questions, equipment, chemistry........

 

Yeah ive been posting a few , realized a couple I posted on were waaay old lol woops

Post wh0re LMAO wow first time ive heard that one lol

 

hahaha really? it's pretty a pretty common forum term.

 

It's actually pretty easy to get to 50. Post pictures of your tank, ask questions you might have, talk about your plans for your future, past tanks. As long as it's not spam, and you're good (plus we ALL love pictures!!!)!

 

Welll I could post pics of my old tank i guess lol as my 40 breeders not much to look at. Hopefully in couple monthes that will have changed.