Community Creator - Let Me Know Your Thoughts

Quick update!
First test of the new CC just carried out - still bits not working properly but it looks like it wont be long now. Hopefully just a week or so.

I've also discovered that the company which I used to use for sending out newsletters still had my email list on file, which probably has quite a few of the old forum members on it. I think its at least a year and a half old but once the new CC is running I'll use it to send a mass-email out so hopefully we can regain some of the lost crowd! 

Had a look at the new CC it's really good especially the search function  Av noticed the fish actual size and stock size is now the same, will this stay like this or is it going back to the old CC version way e.g 4cm cardinal tetra is 2cm stock size which when you read the explanation why you did this makes a lot more sense. Same with the cm per litre rule it's a lot lower than before, will this stay like this or will this go back to old CC version way. I know people thought the old version way was too much but when you read the information on the q&a sections it made a lot more sense than the old out of date rule of 1in per gallon.

Cart wait till its fully finished! The old CC helped me out a lot when I got my first tank. I've just bought a new tank last month so Hopefully the new CC will help me out again. Thanks Think fish. 

Hi Guys

Mart - Yes there will be two sizes, a "max size" which is the size the fish could get to (e.g. cherry barb 5cm) and a "typical size", which the fish will most likely get to (e.g. cherry barb 3cm)
The Typical size will be used for stocking which will give us a more realistic stocking figure, without upsetting to many people!

Don - Yes, there is going to be an issue with odd shape tanks like picture frames, Unfortunately to keep everything working properly I had to keep things as simple as possible. As time goes on I will make refinements, and put notes about thin tanks in the Info rollover icons. The rule is tank length / 6 = max fish size, however the fish length will be "typical" as mentioned above, so there is a bit of give.

Regarding the stock level v's fish size issue - this will be set up to address a long running gripe by many that the old CC would let you put something like an Oscar or Common Plec in a 60cm tank as there were no length restrictions. (even though there was a note stating that tank size was not accounted for)

Good point with max fish length not matching max tank size in the profile - I will have to go through the fish and see what matches up.

At the moment there are no completed profiles on the system - just fish profile data from the old database.
However, I've got an unlimited supply of teabags, hot water, and milk, and I'm about to start...

just want to say that the Community Creator helped me a lot with my first tank over 2 years ago, just like it helped a lot of others. i now have a 240 litre tank and i am like a kid at christmas waiting for the new improved Community Creator.
thanks to peter for creating this informative helpful feature

Had the same issue where it recommended vastly understocking my tank.
Read here:
http://thinkfish.co.uk/article/stocking-levels-for-tropical-aquarium-fish.html

Think they've been hard at work trying to finalise the CC

Thanks Peter, I've managed to spend a little time to revisit and read the refreshed article.  Makes a lot more sense now I've read it again.

I've just checked and I don't have a problem loading my two tanks in there.

Just a thought - are you trying to access though the link on the menu bar or via a fish profile?

Looks like I spoke too soon! Search system is now broken! I'm on the case...

In the previous version of the CC there was a temperature recommendation (and hardness) but it wasn't that useful in practical terms - 95% of tropical fish are okay within the range of 24-26 so it would always just end up recommending 24-26 as your temperature range!
The few exceptions are things like discus (warmer water), and maybe cooler water preference fish like White Cloud Minnows. For the cooler species we have added a 'search for fish suitable for unheated tanks' option.

The problem I always have is trying to keep it simple whilst being as useful as possible. Maybe for version 3.0 (coming 2025  ) I'll finally get the layout right and we can fit all these things in!

Hi a_llusive,

Once you log-in to the Community Creator, you can select your tank from the 'load another tank' menu. However, if you are referring to tanks saved in the previous Community Creator (Before June 2012) Unfortunately those details were lost during the sites rebuild