What rules of the hobby do you break? - Page 5

david999 · 06/01/2006, 02:33 PM

i dont use live rock
i have three canisters/nitrate factorys havnt got none
hands always in the tank

J4Life · 06/01/2006, 02:35 PM

Quote:

I spend at least 20-50 times as much time on RC each day as I do on my tank.

Ain't that the truth!!!! Preach on brother Randy!! What type of silicate are you adding??

Crusty Old Shellback · 06/01/2006, 02:40 PM

Click on that little camara above my post to see pics of my tank.

Nitroq2 · 06/01/2006, 02:58 PM

I will bite look at the www above this message to look at my tank not to old now but I can post pics most of what you see was in a 10 gallon nano. (EXCEPT FOR THE TANG) and it lived happily ever after. Not much but give it time it will get there.

FSOL · 06/01/2006, 06:11 PM

here's a pic of mine, and I"m a paranoid freak when it comes to maintaining params and doing cleaning/changes

Nitroq2 · 06/01/2006, 06:25 PM

Very Nice~ Maybe we should follow protocol :P . But I gotta know, did you grow those colonies in from frags in less than two years? I love the color changes across the tank. You have a nice flow hell even your fish colors were well chosen. I can see I need to add some chromis every time I see them in a tank they always highlight along with anthias. Strong work that is one of the best looking reefs I have seen.

Nitroq2 · 06/01/2006, 06:40 PM

Never Mind I looked back at some of your posts. How much you got in the tank 20 grand?
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...77#post7448877

FSOL · 06/01/2006, 06:44 PM

Thank You.

The tank is only 5 months old. I usually don't buy small colonies, because their survival rate isn't as good as large ones. I just see something nice at the LFS and purchase it, and so far have been lucky.

I've lost count from the point that I hit $15K spending, so I"m assuming around $20K by now. I'm a big fan of acans, and they are not cheap

I like chromis, too. Sometimes they line up one after another in front of my tunze's and swim just like in the wild.

Nitroq2 · 06/01/2006, 07:15 PM

Oh yeah I would have been dead back at 2 grand. LOL

FSOL · 06/01/2006, 07:22 PM

Well my first tank was a 60gallon and only cost a total of 2K to put together (with everything). Once you go big and SPS, it's like taking Benjies and throwing them in the tank.

J4Life · 06/01/2006, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FSOL
Well my first tank was a 60gallon and only cost a total of 2K to put together (with everything). Once you go big and SPS, it's like taking Benjies and throwing them in the tank.

Shhhhh......Don't tell that to my wife. I am working on a 225 gallon project and theater room in the next couple of years or so.

Pattylucylaura · 06/01/2006, 09:18 PM

Ah the life of an Aerospace Engineer.

Beautiful tank by the way.

kel5944 · 06/01/2006, 09:28 PM

I have my bare hands in the tank at least once a day. I can't seem to control myself.

And I am an overfeeder. Everything always looks hungry.

FSOL · 06/01/2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by Pattylucylaura
Ah the life of an Aerospace Engineer. Beautiful tank by the way.

there's more to life than siting in a room w/ bunch of nerds doing orbit trajectories

ACBlinky · 06/01/2006, 10:04 PM

1. I don't quarantine new stock
2. I used EM to cure a cyano outbreak (NO ill effects)
3. I bought my RO unit off eBay
4. Two of my tanks are skimmerless (1 reef, 1 FOWLR)
5. My 30g & 65g are overstocked according to the 'rules'
6. I use *gasp* biological filtration on ALL my tanks. NO3 is 0 in all but one, where it measures <5ppm
7. I keep three angels in the same tank
8. (This one's not by choice) my tanks run hot, 82-87F depending on the weather

affan · 06/01/2006, 11:05 PM

So umm is Windex bad?

MrChico · 06/01/2006, 11:27 PM

I use melafix in the main tank.

Newreeflady · 06/01/2006, 11:57 PM

1. I don't quarantine anything. I do dip corals, but sometimes if I think they won't survive the dip, I skip it.

2. I follow my own rules for when I can add things. I feel that this benefit comes from having experience with dealing problems when they crop up. I added an RBTA to my 12g at about 8 weeks.

3. I have kept sps/lps/softy mixed 10g tank skimmerless w/ just 36w of light and a hob aquaclear type filter.

4. This space reserved for my future rule breaking

This thread is funny. I think rule-breaking is allowed. Rules are meant to be broken... you just have to be willing to accept any/all consequenses.

Here's a pic right after I added the RBTA. He's been in the same spot since:

-A

Xirxes23 · 06/02/2006, 12:11 AM

How DARE you keep that poor woman in such a small tank!

Xirxes23 · 06/02/2006, 12:12 AM

oh, its a reflection...

Randy Holmes-Farley · 06/02/2006, 05:59 AM

What type of silicate are you adding??

Sodium silicate solution.

This article has more:

Silica in a Reef Tank
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm

Jeremy Blaze · 06/02/2006, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by affan
So umm is Windex bad?

Please read the posts. No it is not bad.

evilelvis · 06/02/2006, 08:43 AM

1) I cut my hands and arms and then dip them in the tank with exposed cuts and don't wash afterwards. Sometimes I work on my Jeep before hand and don't get all the grime out from undernear my fingernails.

2) I just took down my skimmer and went basic - one SEIO and one 30 g power head in my 55 with a aquaclear HOB w/ surface skimmer. Woot woot!!! I also dumped my fuge and put the chaeto right in the main tank. I actually thing it look cooler. The mandarin went insane with joy.

3) I have a pack rat syndrome for fish stuff and have yet to sell all my old skimmer, lights and other junk I played with. I am breaking my "stop buying crap" rule

4) I went from weekly water changes to once a month and everything is growing like mad. I keep it simple cuz I am a simple guy - GSP, zoas and 5 little fish in a 55. Oh and some shrooms. I gotta get more shrooms baby.

nanoreefboy · 06/02/2006, 01:36 PM

lets see where to begin. the truth is I have more stories about other people than myself, this happens when you work at a LFS for 3 years you hear it all. someof them are.

1-a guy urinated in his tank cause he did not want to wait for the damsels to eat to produce ammonia nor pay for the damsels to do it.

2- another family bought a tank and then went on vacation for a month and couldnt understand why the tank was green, they left the light on the whole time.

3- another guy had a 3.5 - 4 ft nurse shark in a 240 and didnt understand why he would not stop growing. "but fish only grow to the size of their tank" was his reasoning for it.

as for me I think i have broken them all. I never did a single water change on my first 2.5 gallon, never tested, never QT'd, never acclimated, never fed, never added anything except tap H2O top off, and if something died it was left in there to feed the rest of the tank. and before i worked at the LFS whenever they wanted an H2O test before i could take things home i would use brand new salt water and take that in, or the water they sold there.

and here is the pic of the 2.5 that I did all those things with, or I guess didn't do...

Randy Holmes-Farley · 06/02/2006, 01:50 PM

1-a guy urinated in his tank cause he did not want to wait for the damsels to eat to produce ammonia nor pay for the damsels to do it.

Of course, there is no ammonia in human urine. He cycled the tank for urea-producing fish.

06/01/2006, 02:33 PM	#101
david999 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: wigan uk Posts: 43	i dont use live rock i have three canisters/nitrate factorys havnt got none hands always in the tank __________________ http://groups.msn.com/davidsreeftankhttp://www.phishybusiness.co.uk/ Current Tank Info: 6x2x2 reef

06/01/2006, 02:40 PM	#103
Crusty Old Shellback MASVC OG Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Home of the FREE, Thanks to the BRAVE! Posts: 5,089	Click on that little camara above my post to see pics of my tank. __________________ Have you THANKED a Veteran lately for the freedoms you take for granted each day? Best quote ever! "This is a hobby for God sakes and so many people get so uptite. A "hobby" so it should be fun and not a cause to worry or go broke." Paul B Current Tank Info: Tankless for a while. RIP my 8+ yr old pair of Naso tangs, 4 + yr old Moorish Idol

06/01/2006, 02:58 PM	#104
Nitroq2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jasper, Alabama Posts: 840	I will bite look at the www above this message to look at my tank not to old now but I can post pics most of what you see was in a 10 gallon nano. (EXCEPT FOR THE TANG) and it lived happily ever after. Not much but give it time it will get there. __________________ - Allen Current Tank Info: 90g Reef

06/01/2006, 06:25 PM	#106
Nitroq2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jasper, Alabama Posts: 840	Very Nice~ Maybe we should follow protocol :P . But I gotta know, did you grow those colonies in from frags in less than two years? I love the color changes across the tank. You have a nice flow hell even your fish colors were well chosen. I can see I need to add some chromis every time I see them in a tank they always highlight along with anthias. Strong work that is one of the best looking reefs I have seen. __________________ - Allen Current Tank Info: 90g Reef

06/01/2006, 06:40 PM	#107
Nitroq2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jasper, Alabama Posts: 840	Never Mind I looked back at some of your posts. How much you got in the tank 20 grand? http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...77#post7448877 __________________ - Allen Current Tank Info: 90g Reef

06/01/2006, 06:11 PM	#105
FSOL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 926	here's a pic of mine, and I"m a paranoid freak when it comes to maintaining params and doing cleaning/changes

06/01/2006, 06:44 PM	#108
FSOL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 926	Thank You. The tank is only 5 months old. I usually don't buy small colonies, because their survival rate isn't as good as large ones. I just see something nice at the LFS and purchase it, and so far have been lucky. I've lost count from the point that I hit $15K spending, so I"m assuming around $20K by now. I'm a big fan of acans, and they are not cheap I like chromis, too. Sometimes they line up one after another in front of my tunze's and swim just like in the wild.

06/01/2006, 07:15 PM	#109
Nitroq2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jasper, Alabama Posts: 840	Oh yeah I would have been dead back at 2 grand. LOL __________________ - Allen Current Tank Info: 90g Reef

06/01/2006, 07:22 PM	#110
FSOL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 926	Well my first tank was a 60gallon and only cost a total of 2K to put together (with everything). Once you go big and SPS, it's like taking Benjies and throwing them in the tank.

06/01/2006, 09:18 PM	#112
Pattylucylaura Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Decatur MI Posts: 378	Ah the life of an Aerospace Engineer. Beautiful tank by the way. __________________ Some people are alot like slinkys they both bring a smile to your face if you shove them down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 29 gal 175w MH Reef Tank

06/01/2006, 09:28 PM	#113
kel5944 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisville, KY/ IN Posts: 93	I have my bare hands in the tank at least once a day. I can't seem to control myself. And I am an overfeeder. Everything always looks hungry.

06/01/2006, 10:04 PM	#115
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	1. I don't quarantine new stock 2. I used EM to cure a cyano outbreak (NO ill effects) 3. I bought my RO unit off eBay 4. Two of my tanks are skimmerless (1 reef, 1 FOWLR) 5. My 30g & 65g are overstocked according to the 'rules' 6. I use gasp biological filtration on ALL my tanks. NO3 is 0 in all but one, where it measures <5ppm 7. I keep three angels in the same tank 8. (This one's not by choice) my tanks run hot, 82-87F depending on the weather __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

06/01/2006, 11:05 PM	#116
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	So umm is Windex bad?

06/01/2006, 11:27 PM	#117
MrChico Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 273	I use melafix in the main tank. __________________ The solution to pollution is dilution Current Tank Info: 120 w/ a 55 fuge, 220 CSS, (2) 250w MH

06/01/2006, 11:57 PM	#118
Newreeflady Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,840	1. I don't quarantine anything. I do dip corals, but sometimes if I think they won't survive the dip, I skip it. 2. I follow my own rules for when I can add things. I feel that this benefit comes from having experience with dealing problems when they crop up. I added an RBTA to my 12g at about 8 weeks. 3. I have kept sps/lps/softy mixed 10g tank skimmerless w/ just 36w of light and a hob aquaclear type filter. 4. This space reserved for my future rule breaking This thread is funny. I think rule-breaking is allowed. Rules are meant to be broken... you just have to be willing to accept any/all consequenses. Here's a pic right after I added the RBTA. He's been in the same spot since: -A __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

06/02/2006, 12:11 AM	#119
Xirxes23 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 607	How DARE you keep that poor woman in such a small tank!

06/02/2006, 12:12 AM	#120
Xirxes23 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 607	oh, its a reflection...

06/02/2006, 05:59 AM	#121
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	What type of silicate are you adding?? Sodium silicate solution. This article has more: Silica in a Reef Tank http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

06/02/2006, 08:43 AM	#123
evilelvis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 71	1) I cut my hands and arms and then dip them in the tank with exposed cuts and don't wash afterwards. Sometimes I work on my Jeep before hand and don't get all the grime out from undernear my fingernails. 2) I just took down my skimmer and went basic - one SEIO and one 30 g power head in my 55 with a aquaclear HOB w/ surface skimmer. Woot woot!!! I also dumped my fuge and put the chaeto right in the main tank. I actually thing it look cooler. The mandarin went insane with joy. 3) I have a pack rat syndrome for fish stuff and have yet to sell all my old skimmer, lights and other junk I played with. I am breaking my "stop buying crap" rule 4) I went from weekly water changes to once a month and everything is growing like mad. I keep it simple cuz I am a simple guy - GSP, zoas and 5 little fish in a 55. Oh and some shrooms. I gotta get more shrooms baby. __________________ 40g cube reef

06/02/2006, 01:36 PM	#124
nanoreefboy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: GA Posts: 253	lets see where to begin. the truth is I have more stories about other people than myself, this happens when you work at a LFS for 3 years you hear it all. someof them are. 1-a guy urinated in his tank cause he did not want to wait for the damsels to eat to produce ammonia nor pay for the damsels to do it. 2- another family bought a tank and then went on vacation for a month and couldnt understand why the tank was green, they left the light on the whole time. 3- another guy had a 3.5 - 4 ft nurse shark in a 240 and didnt understand why he would not stop growing. "but fish only grow to the size of their tank" was his reasoning for it. as for me I think i have broken them all. I never did a single water change on my first 2.5 gallon, never tested, never QT'd, never acclimated, never fed, never added anything except tap H2O top off, and if something died it was left in there to feed the rest of the tank. and before i worked at the LFS whenever they wanted an H2O test before i could take things home i would use brand new salt water and take that in, or the water they sold there. and here is the pic of the 2.5 that I did all those things with, or I guess didn't do... __________________ It's not the size of the tank that matters, It's how much you can throw in there! Current Tank Info: 5.5 Gallon with a 70 watt Sunpod, AC70, Koralia Nano, and DIY ATO

06/02/2006, 01:50 PM	#125
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	1-a guy urinated in his tank cause he did not want to wait for the damsels to eat to produce ammonia nor pay for the damsels to do it. Of course, there is no ammonia in human urine. He cycled the tank for urea-producing fish. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef