That’s solid advice. I think “keeping things simple” and not chasing numbers or equipment is one of the hardest lessons for most of us to learn.
For me, patience and stability took the longest too especially realizing that constantly adjusting parameters usually makes things worse, not better...
I’m curious what parts of reef aquarium keeping took you the longest to really understand.
For me, the biggest learning curve seems to be things like maintaining stable water parameters, understanding coral needs, and knowing how to react when something suddenly looks off in the tank. It feels...