Things that will likely happen with your tank

Sk8r · 01/07/2017, 01:39 PM

1. algae. Yep. Treat it with GFO.
2. you will probably re-do the rockwork. Some coral will need a better perch, some fish or urchin will cause a problem, something will occur to you, but likely, yes, not all rocks will stay where you first put them.
3. you may someday have to revise the plumbing: replace a bulkhead connector, or hoses, or pipe or something.
4. you may have to up your dosing (coral gets hungry) or make other adjustments of chemistry. No such thing as identical snowflakes---or tanks. You can succeed wildly in a certain kind of tank, then change tanks and find what grew like mad in the last tank---won't. You have to deal with each tank to find out what it 'wants'...that's my experience, at least.
5. something will get into your tank that shouldn't: having PolyFilter and carbon and Prime or Amquel on hand is really, really a good idea.
6. you will have a power-out. Having some Penn-plax bubbler pumps that go on automatically in a power-out is a nice thing. And if you supply them batteries, they can keep going. In areas where weather is an issue---a generator is a good idea.
7. you will have something leak or overflow, or a hose come loose. A stack of old towels is real helpful. So is a small bucket sitting under the stand. A water alarm that screams if water reaches it is cheap insurance. So is a gfi on your electrics.
8. you will have some purchase that doesn't play nicely with others in your tank. The preventative for this is Research. And a knowledge of how to trap a problem.
9. you will get the urge to acquire something that won't fit your tank. Think long and hard before you plan a second or larger tank: at one point we had 6. It creeps up on you. Life is long. Tanks evolve. Most of all---never buy something now for the pie-in-the-sky tank you intend to have.

Fbrondum · 01/07/2017, 01:53 PM

Good advice here I laugh since the first 3 have come on rather quickly since I've begun

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01/07/2017, 01:39 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Things that will likely happen with your tank 1. algae. Yep. Treat it with GFO. 2. you will probably re-do the rockwork. Some coral will need a better perch, some fish or urchin will cause a problem, something will occur to you, but likely, yes, not all rocks will stay where you first put them. 3. you may someday have to revise the plumbing: replace a bulkhead connector, or hoses, or pipe or something. 4. you may have to up your dosing (coral gets hungry) or make other adjustments of chemistry. No such thing as identical snowflakes---or tanks. You can succeed wildly in a certain kind of tank, then change tanks and find what grew like mad in the last tank---won't. You have to deal with each tank to find out what it 'wants'...that's my experience, at least. 5. something will get into your tank that shouldn't: having PolyFilter and carbon and Prime or Amquel on hand is really, really a good idea. 6. you will have a power-out. Having some Penn-plax bubbler pumps that go on automatically in a power-out is a nice thing. And if you supply them batteries, they can keep going. In areas where weather is an issue---a generator is a good idea. 7. you will have something leak or overflow, or a hose come loose. A stack of old towels is real helpful. So is a small bucket sitting under the stand. A water alarm that screams if water reaches it is cheap insurance. So is a gfi on your electrics. 8. you will have some purchase that doesn't play nicely with others in your tank. The preventative for this is Research. And a knowledge of how to trap a problem. 9. you will get the urge to acquire something that won't fit your tank. Think long and hard before you plan a second or larger tank: at one point we had 6. It creeps up on you. Life is long. Tanks evolve. Most of all---never buy something now for the pie-in-the-sky tank you intend to have. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/07/2017, 01:53 PM	#2
Fbrondum Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 67	Good advice here I laugh since the first 3 have come on rather quickly since I've begun Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk