Craziest things you see people do with their tanks...

TriniStylez · 05/09/2007, 07:28 PM

I just cut out and replaced the center brace of my 65G while full and after, I was thinking about how bad it could have gone if I had done it wrong (ie. not clamped the tank while cutting it out). But THEN I started thinking about other people I know who cut them out and never replace them...I seem to know a lot of people like that. Maybe one person in a community does it and recommends it to everyone...

Anyways, just wondering what you guys see people do that seems crazy?

I guess mine is my one friend who cut out and NEVER replaced the center brace on his 90G which is not on a proper tank stand but a huge trunk...Disaster waiting to happen! (although somehow he has survived 2 years now like that)

Wrench · 05/09/2007, 08:13 PM

Ignorance is bliss. That and God looks out for idiots

mk2flip · 05/09/2007, 08:16 PM

my cousin has a 90g bow with the center brace cut out. going on 9 years and no problem

adimal · 05/09/2007, 08:21 PM

spend too much money

magdelan · 05/10/2007, 01:32 AM

The craziest thing that I have heard of someone doing to their tank was peeing in it to start a Nitrate cycle. Though crazy...It makes sense

justinl · 05/10/2007, 02:06 AM

magdelan i was gonna post the same thing! although it seems crazy... well it still is. it makes no sense if you know a bit about pee.

fish pee ammonia. that starts a cycle. (note: never cycle with live fish... use a frozen uncooked shrimp. easier and ethical.)

people pee urine. which has no ammonia because it is chemically packaged as urea. a cycle cant start on this material.

okay since my original was stolen (grrrrr) here's another: put a mantis in a reef tank on purpose (btw, that was me and i love my mantis reef).

boxfishpooalot · 05/10/2007, 02:21 AM

actually urine contains ammonia nitrogen. When bacteria break it down it forms ammonia. It still cycles the tank.

But I would worry about other things in urine like hormones and heavy metals that the body has expired. Its pretty crazy.

Frick-n-Frags · 05/10/2007, 04:20 AM

OK, siphoning is gross, but that would take it to the next level of gross.

Kiel'thalin · 05/10/2007, 04:41 AM

These are just some crazy things I seen happen, not just to one tank...
Asian guys buying up all the betta fish and using them for fighting purposes and my LFS is okay with that, then special ordering different varieties so they can see if they fight better

Another time I seen another asian guy ask for something, the lady went to check on it. Then he pulled out a ziploc baggy and tried to steal FW dwarf gourami's why she wasn't looking. He was caught standing on a stool, fishing out the fish from a tank above. He ran out of the store...

REHEM · 05/10/2007, 08:46 AM

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Originally posted by Wrench
Ignorance is bliss. That and God looks out for idiots

Tang Salad · 05/10/2007, 08:59 AM

LFSs here regularly get blue ring octopi (octopusses?).
That's pretty crazy.

Kaiser Tang · 05/10/2007, 09:54 AM

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Originally posted by magdelan
The craziest thing that I have heard of someone doing to their tank was peeing in it to start a Nitrate cycle. Though crazy...It makes sense

Wasn't that thread just a big joke??

shred5 · 05/10/2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by Kaiser Tang
Wasn't that thread just a big joke??

That thread may have been but believe me it has been done before.

Dave

tkeracer619 · 05/10/2007, 10:26 AM

"every time I have ever put my hand in the tank, I get shocked"

as the hand goes into the water...

DaveBien · 05/10/2007, 09:46 PM

Well, people do "heat up" their compost piles that way. Any kind of urine gives a nitro burst.

Peter Eichler · 05/10/2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally posted by shred5
That thread may have been but believe me it has been done before.

Dave

I know that some of the original guys to aquaculture Tridacna clams used to pee in their holding tanks. How regularly this was done I don't know, but I know it happened.

magdelan · 05/11/2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by Kaiser Tang
Wasn't that thread just a big joke??

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-08/tt/index.php

Check out #7

Read and enjoy!!!

respite · 05/11/2007, 01:05 AM

I still cant get over all the people keeping dwarf angels in their reefs..

Tang Salad · 05/11/2007, 02:13 AM

What's so crazy about that, Mr. Sushi Chef?

I love my Flame angel.

respite · 05/11/2007, 09:57 AM

Because its a 50/50 shot as to if its going to decide to rip apart some of your corals, pluck at sps polyps, ect.. Seems like a common and risky move to me.

Sk8r · 05/11/2007, 10:04 AM

Add caulerpa to a refugium that *can* get through a pump to the main tank.

RichConley · 05/11/2007, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by boxfishpooalot
actually urine contains ammonia nitrogen. When bacteria break it down it forms ammonia. It still cycles the tank.

But I would worry about other things in urine like hormones and heavy metals that the body has expired. Its pretty crazy.

I really think there are more important thing to worry about. Hormones would break down. There are more heavy metals in your fish food, salt, etc, than you'd ever add peeing in the tank.

VINH_XUAN · 05/11/2007, 10:07 AM

Adding $9 nudibranches to wipe out 80% of sps and keynia trees in 10 mins....shame ..shame ..shame

jman77 · 05/11/2007, 10:32 AM

"I know that some of the original guys to aquaculture Tridacna clams used to pee in their holding tanks. How regularly this was done I don't know, but I know it happened."

the tridacna farms add straight ammonia to feed the clams...

RichConley · 05/11/2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by respite
Because its a 50/50 shot as to if its going to decide to rip apart some of your corals, pluck at sps polyps, ect.. Seems like a common and risky move to me.

We've had this poll about a dozen times, and eveyr time it comes out that dwarf angels are safe about 80% of the time. I dont know why people keep spouting this 50/50 crap.

Theyre no more risky than keeping tangs, blennies, large angels, foxfaces, or even emerald crabs, or any other grazer. ALL have the chance of becoming problems.

05/09/2007, 07:28 PM	#1
TriniStylez Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caribbean Posts: 928	Craziest things you see people do with their tanks... I just cut out and replaced the center brace of my 65G while full and after, I was thinking about how bad it could have gone if I had done it wrong (ie. not clamped the tank while cutting it out). But THEN I started thinking about other people I know who cut them out and never replace them...I seem to know a lot of people like that. Maybe one person in a community does it and recommends it to everyone... Anyways, just wondering what you guys see people do that seems crazy? I guess mine is my one friend who cut out and NEVER replaced the center brace on his 90G which is not on a proper tank stand but a huge trunk...Disaster waiting to happen! (although somehow he has survived 2 years now like that)

05/09/2007, 08:16 PM	#3
mk2flip Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: earth? Posts: 89	my cousin has a 90g bow with the center brace cut out. going on 9 years and no problem __________________ _____________________ (insert BS here) Current Tank Info: 75 gal bow, 30 gal sump\refugium......300 gal in the works

05/10/2007, 01:32 AM	#5
magdelan Fish? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gananda, NY Posts: 3,785	The craziest thing that I have heard of someone doing to their tank was peeing in it to start a Nitrate cycle. Though crazy...It makes sense __________________ "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent, used to build monuments of nothingness. Those who specialize in them, are seldom capable of anything else."

05/10/2007, 04:20 AM	#8
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	OK, siphoning is gross, but that would take it to the next level of gross. __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

05/10/2007, 08:59 AM	#11
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	LFSs here regularly get blue ring octopi (octopusses?). That's pretty crazy. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

05/09/2007, 08:13 PM	#2
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	Ignorance is bliss. That and God looks out for idiots

05/09/2007, 08:21 PM	#4
adimal Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 258	spend too much money

05/10/2007, 02:06 AM	#6
justinl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,118	magdelan i was gonna post the same thing! although it seems crazy... well it still is. it makes no sense if you know a bit about pee. fish pee ammonia. that starts a cycle. (note: never cycle with live fish... use a frozen uncooked shrimp. easier and ethical.) people pee urine. which has no ammonia because it is chemically packaged as urea. a cycle cant start on this material. okay since my original was stolen (grrrrr) here's another: put a mantis in a reef tank on purpose (btw, that was me and i love my mantis reef).

05/10/2007, 02:21 AM	#7
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	actually urine contains ammonia nitrogen. When bacteria break it down it forms ammonia. It still cycles the tank. But I would worry about other things in urine like hormones and heavy metals that the body has expired. Its pretty crazy. __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

05/10/2007, 04:41 AM	#9
Kiel'thalin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Albany, Georgia Posts: 575	These are just some crazy things I seen happen, not just to one tank... Asian guys buying up all the betta fish and using them for fighting purposes and my LFS is okay with that, then special ordering different varieties so they can see if they fight better Another time I seen another asian guy ask for something, the lady went to check on it. Then he pulled out a ziploc baggy and tried to steal FW dwarf gourami's why she wasn't looking. He was caught standing on a stool, fishing out the fish from a tank above. He ran out of the store...

05/10/2007, 10:26 AM	#14
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	"every time I have ever put my hand in the tank, I get shocked" as the hand goes into the water... __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

05/10/2007, 09:46 PM	#15
DaveBien Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago area / DuPage Co Posts: 1,596	Well, people do "heat up" their compost piles that way. Any kind of urine gives a nitro burst. __________________ Never wrestle with a pig, you'll just get muddy and besides the pig likes it !!! Recently retired aberrant antisocial behavior modificationist. Current Tank Info: Help the helpless, not the clueless. And yes that is a political opinion.

05/11/2007, 01:05 AM	#18
respite Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 608	I still cant get over all the people keeping dwarf angels in their reefs..

05/11/2007, 02:13 AM	#19
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	What's so crazy about that, Mr. Sushi Chef? I love my Flame angel. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

05/11/2007, 09:57 AM	#20
respite Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 608	Because its a 50/50 shot as to if its going to decide to rip apart some of your corals, pluck at sps polyps, ect.. Seems like a common and risky move to me.

05/11/2007, 10:04 AM	#21
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Add caulerpa to a refugium that can get through a pump to the main tank. __________________ 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%.

05/11/2007, 10:07 AM	#23
VINH_XUAN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: sunshine state Posts: 308	Adding $9 nudibranches to wipe out 80% of sps and keynia trees in 10 mins....shame ..shame ..shame

05/11/2007, 10:32 AM	#24
jman77 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 2,391	"I know that some of the original guys to aquaculture Tridacna clams used to pee in their holding tanks. How regularly this was done I don't know, but I know it happened." the tridacna farms add straight ammonia to feed the clams...