nuxx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Site: http://reef.nuxx.org/ Just finished the design and backend. What do you guys think? Going to start adding content now... Once I get my tank and sump/fuge back from Prof I should have a ton to post about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Very cool. I've been thinking about one for a while as well. I scored a really cool domain, but just haven't put it to use yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Excellent! More aquarist need to document their successes and problems this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Looks great best of luck with the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubasteve92 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Awesome!! In my MIS class we just built a site and after completing that assignment I wanted to build my own site to document everything!! Wish I had more time... Also, AWESOME site!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I like the layout and colors. Someday I will do something with my various domains. Someday. lol Documenting stuff is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Awesome!! In my MIS class we just built a site and after completing that assignment I wanted to build my own site to document everything!! Wish I had more time... Also, AWESOME site!! When I started with .net/SQL Server I'd just make little pages about stuff I liked. Actually the best I've done professionally with sites have been in areas I'm passionate about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Very nice. Is it costly to do something like that? I've always wanted to try but don't know where to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The links to different part of the blog are a bit hidden on the top of the page. I think moving them to the left or right in column format would help with navigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 You could setup a free blog on http://wordpress.com/ or http://www.blogger.com/. There's some other good free ones as well. Otherwise it can cost about $5 - $10 per month for a decent but low-end web host. You can use wordpress.org, or other blogging software for a really easy setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) The links to different part of the blog are a bit hidden on the top of the page. I think moving them to the left or right in column format would help with navigation. Not a bad idea, I have a ton of real estate on the right hand nav You could setup a free blog on http://wordpress.com/ or http://www.blogger.com/. There's some other good free ones as well. Otherwise it can cost about $5 - $10 per month for a decent but low-end web host. You can use wordpress.org, or other blogging software for a really easy setup. Thought I didn't want to make something from scratch at first... signed up for a blogger account and after 10 minutes I got mad at the lack of customization. Just used to having 100% control from the database to the frontend. Only took a week or so to get it all up. I had a slow week last week, so didn't really cut into work Edited October 30, 2012 by offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) The links to different part of the blog are a bit hidden on the top of the page. I think moving them to the left or right in column format would help with navigation. Sascha, went ahead and added the "Fish, Coral, Tanks, Equipment, Tips" navigation section to the righthand nav for all pages, even if drilled down to a particular fish, tank, etc... Thanks for the suggestion! Edited October 30, 2012 by offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Very nice. Is it costly to do something like that? I've always wanted to try but don't know where to start. Yeah Wordpress and Blogger would do great for you My wife has a blog or two on Blogger. Going to use my nuxx.org domain as a blog hub for all of our little blogs lol I already spent the time to develop this little blog backend, so I can just change the frontend designs for different blogs my wife and I can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Not really reef-related anymore guys, moving to Off-Topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Looks good. I think the answer to "Why are all of the coolest fish total ***** in a reef" question is another question, "Why are all the pretty girls mean to me?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Looks good. I think the answer to "Why are all of the coolest fish total ***** in a reef" question is another question, "Why are all the pretty girls mean to me?" LOL Added in some facts about each fish, coral, etc... in the nav menu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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