Suggestions for All Newbies

Stolireef · 07/03/2017, 01:53 PM

Most of us on this forum love answering questions from Newbies (although there are a few grouches like Mcgyver

). That said, it's nearly impossible to answer questions about tank health without some specifics.
1. How long has the tank been set up?
2. How long since cycle complete?
3. How big is the tank?
4. What kind of lighting do you have on the tank?
5. Do you have a skimmer/sump?
6. SPECIFIC WATER PARAMENTERS: Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, Calcium, kH. Saying 'my parameters are fine' is meaningless.

With the above information, many newbie questions can be answered very easily.

Thanks for listening to this grouches rant.

jfarris · 07/03/2017, 02:53 PM

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mcgyvr · 07/03/2017, 03:05 PM

yawn.... asking too much....

Not sure how I got the grouch rep.. oh wait.. ok..fine..

rockhead51 · 07/04/2017, 06:12 AM

@stolireef Calcium but not pH?

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Ron Reefman · 07/04/2017, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

yawn.... asking too much....

Not sure how I got the grouch rep.. oh wait.. ok..fine..

Hey mcgyvr, you may, occasionally, once in a blue moon come off as a bit of a grouch, but you also provide great answers and offer up some fun as well!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockhead51

@stolireef Calcium but not pH?

Ca, alk and Mg are important and is easy to vary up and down, pH is really a very minor parameter that only stays in a very narrow range. I haven't checked my pH in years.

Stolireef · 07/04/2017, 08:56 PM

MacGyver? Grouchy? Never happens. But he is a fount of useless... I mean useful information.

If you keep your kH at the right levels pH is rarely an issue.

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07/03/2017, 01:53 PM	#1
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	Suggestions for All Newbies Most of us on this forum love answering questions from Newbies (although there are a few grouches like Mcgyver). That said, it's nearly impossible to answer questions about tank health without some specifics. 1. How long has the tank been set up? 2. How long since cycle complete? 3. How big is the tank? 4. What kind of lighting do you have on the tank? 5. Do you have a skimmer/sump? 6. SPECIFIC WATER PARAMENTERS: Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, Calcium, kH. Saying 'my parameters are fine' is meaningless. With the above information, many newbie questions can be answered very easily. Thanks for listening to this grouches rant. __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

07/03/2017, 03:05 PM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	yawn.... asking too much.... Not sure how I got the grouch rep.. oh wait.. ok..fine.. __________________ Who me?

07/04/2017, 08:56 PM	#6
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	MacGyver? Grouchy? Never happens. But he is a fount of useless... I mean useful information. If you keep your kH at the right levels pH is rarely an issue. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

07/03/2017, 02:53 PM	#2
jfarris Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Valparaiso Indiana Posts: 11	👆 Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

07/04/2017, 06:12 AM	#4
rockhead51 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 204	@stolireef Calcium but not pH? Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk