What not to do in your Reef Tank!

[Tonyscoots84]

hey guys lets try to keep to topic here. Eventually all comments that we as a community post which are acceptable will be put into a General discussion thread and maybe we can get it stickied to the forum. Please post your ideas on what not to do in your reef tank.

The Silly thread :biggrin:

Don?t hit the glass with a hammer ? Duke62

Don?t pee in a reef tank ? barracauda

Don?t make dinner from the occupants ? Thirty5

Don't let the clown fish smoke to much sea weed ? Selkoner

Don't put any circus clowns in your reef tank ? Kathy C

Do not allow your sister to have a hair styling party around your tank ? Masterswimmer

Don't confuse a fish towel, with a dishtowel ? arati

Don?t share your milk with the fish (For the kids) ? arati

Don't use a pregnancy test to see if your clowns are spawning ?wilfresco

Don?t buy a gold fish ? ryangrieder

Don't add dish washing liquid in your tank to give your fish a bubble bath ? wilfresco

Do not fib your wife on the price of livestock ? tomtoothdoc

Thanks guys :grouphug:

 

[duke62]

dont hit the glass with a hammer

 

[barracauda]

dont pee in a reef tank

 

[Tonyscoots84]

keep the ideas coming remember this is to help out all members :givebeer:

 

[thirty5]

I wasn't going to post cause I thought that this was a serious thread at first. But I was also going to say pee in it, but since that is taken, I would not make dinner from the occupants..

 

[selkoner]

Don't let the clown fish smoke to much sea weed !!

 

[duke62]

dont let anyone on RG tell you anything or your tank will crash :lol_large

 

[Tonyscoots84]

I wasn't going to post cause I thought that this was a serious thread at first. But I was also going to say pee in it, but since that is taken, I would not make dinner from the occupants..

this is a serious thread :smash: :type:

 

[thirty5]

this is a serious thread :smash: :type:

:iamwithst :joke:

 

[bigcapct]

Don't top off with tap water!!

 

[KathyC]

this is a serious thread :smash: :type:

Did you think you would get serious answers here??

Don't put any circus clowns in your reef tank.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Dont make anemones your fist purchase, and dont mix salt brands!!!

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

No copper in the tank

 

[OGGISPORTS]

Don't top off with saltwater

 

[motortrendz]

seal the top of your tank to limit evaporation...

 

[skene]

dose chemicals when you have no f'n clue what you are doing!

 

[E.intheC]

I think there's a "biggest mistakes" thread on here somewhere.. Kind of goes along with this idea.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Do not not pee in your tank...it will kick start your cycle..no joke
Leave your lights on 24 hours a day during your cycle...it will speed it up by double + 2
To test you tank is acceptable, buy an expensive fish..if it lives 2+ days your golden

more to come tmrw.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Do not buy saltwater supply at petland!!

 

[motortrendz]

get your "salt" water form the mouth of the hudson...