Aquarium Myths...?

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Myth 1 My floors may not support my aquarium...?

Has anyone actually heard of this happening, when the floors gave way :question:

 

[marrone]

Yes I have, check RC you'll find a bunch of stories. Also because the floor couldn't surport the tank the tank or stand twister and either busted or fell over.

 

[drunktank]

omg i hope my concrete basement foundation will support my tank

 

[DRZL]

Big myth that alot of reefers seem to be following IMO:

Your fish grows to the size of your tank
or/aka
Tangs are happy in a 40G

Myth #2
SPS need to be acclimated thru drip

false, Its actually better to let your SPS out in the air and let them slime up, and then put them in. Ive done that w/ all my corals, even my WC colonies and never a prob. it might seem weird at first but most of the shallow water SPS's are exposed to the air for hours at a time sometimes

 

[Dave ESPI]

MYTH: I need to do water changes every week

TRUTH: BULLSHIT !

you need to do them EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY !!!! :p

wait... never mind... just being an ass.


Truth: Your reef requires all your attention for it's entire life, and without proper care, will suffer.

yeah.

 

[bad coffee]

Probably 75% of what the LFS tells you "you NEED this" for your tank to be healthy.

B

 

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MYTH Reefers favorite subject in HS was Biology... :smokin: :yeah:

 

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MYTH You can eat caulerpa :p

 

[ShaunW]

BIOLOGICAL MYTH: Algae growth is dependent/responsible due to excessive nutrients present in your system.
FACT: Some algae are able to completely get most of the building blocks for growth through photosynthesis.

BIOLOGICAL MYTH: Most of the components of a sand bed are fish poop and such nasties excreted by the organisms of the aquarium.
FACT: The major component of a sand bed is bacteria. All the particles that you see imbedded in the sand are bacterial colonies. Fish poop is quickly broken down by these bacteria and converted into even smaller "poop" by the bacteria.

MYTH: A bare bottom tank will have no algae problems, nitrate or phosphate problems, nor will it require as much maintainance as a DSB tank.
FACT: Algae springs up in BB tanks. It requires maintainence and REALLY needs to be designed properly. Additionally, just like all reef tanks, grazing by tangs and clean up crews (snails and hermits) is absolutely required to manage algae (due to the fact posted at the top of this post).

 

[jawwad2004]

MYTH You can eat caulerpa :p

I still can't believe that, lol.

 

[jackson6745]

Everything Marc Weiss products supposed to do is a myth.

 

[Josh]

Marc Weiss products are just apple juice.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Marc Weiss products are just apple juice.

Josh ,,apple juice is good ,marc weiss stuff is not ,,why put them 2 together ,,
i think marc weiss product produce nirites in your tank , i used the product called magic powder ,more like raise nirite powder

 

[DRZL]

Sorta like "purple up" right Ronen?

 

[DRZL]

SPS pimp
please holler @ me

 

[DEEPWATER]

Sorta like "purple up" right Ronen?

Purple up ,,more more like pockets down ,lol,,have a half bottle left if anyone want it ,

 

[DRZL]

Purple up ,,more more like pockets down ,lol,,have a half bottle left if anyone want it ,

I know I want to say it,


TOLD YOU SO!!!

ha!

flow baby flow, that will give u coralline, of course w/ all params in line. :icon16:

 

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MYTH: "With this tank, you won't need to upgrade for years to come..."

 

[Reefer420]

That Nano tanks are much harder to keep than larger tanks (40+ gallons)... my 16g is pretty much as simple as you can get to take care of (not SPS though...) and with an ATO system I don't worry about much besides a 5-10% water change each week.