not sure exactly on the 'quick reply' but adding pics to your messages is easy, after your done typing, scroll down until you see a button that says 'manage attachments', click on that and a dialogue box will pop up that will allow you to point to your pictures and when ready, to upload them. pretty simple, you probly just didn't scroll down far enough.
anyway, look forward to seeing some pics, btw, i'm starting a thread in the hydro section entitled 'newbie hydro\cfl experiment', with pics, lol, come take a look