kanicky
Member
Okay, so, isn't it the most aggravating thing when you do everything "right" by your tank and you have fish that die or something fails, but then you see someone else who does just about everything wrong, and their tank is (to the eye) thriving?
For example:
We were by-the-book when setting up our tank, we didn't rush, we picked our fish and inverts based on compatability, size, etc. We use RO/DI water, have UV sterlizer and sump, keep very careful watch on parameters, temperature, etc. and we've had four fish die! (Two of unknown reasons, probably "New Tank Syndrome," one jumped, and the other one was beat up by my CBS.)
Then, move over to Nick's office, where the boss has set up a 55-long, and it's (again, to the eye) thriving with the following:
No live sand (just regular sand)
No LR (fake coral- yuck!)
No sump
No nothing, as far as equipment goes
They don't test the parameters
They use well water to top off, etc.
1 Blue Devil Damsel
1 Panther Grouper
1 Achilles Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Blue-jaw Trigger
1 Fire Clown
Are you KIDDING me? I told Nick that he needs to tell his boss to get rid of all the fish in there with the exception of the damsel and clown but his boss won't hear of it. He doesn't see that the fish are stressed, so he thinks, "Ah, no issue."
The tank has been established for a year (the Damsel has been in there since the beginning) and the other inhabitants have been there for about four months.
Nick does his best to care for them, but he's not often in the office any more...
It makes me so sad everytime I see them because everyone is always hiding and the only two that really jet around are the Achilles Tang and the Yellow Tang.
Once we get our 200+ system, we're going to take the fish away (provided they're still alive!)
Doesn't things like that just grind your gears?
For example:
We were by-the-book when setting up our tank, we didn't rush, we picked our fish and inverts based on compatability, size, etc. We use RO/DI water, have UV sterlizer and sump, keep very careful watch on parameters, temperature, etc. and we've had four fish die! (Two of unknown reasons, probably "New Tank Syndrome," one jumped, and the other one was beat up by my CBS.)
Then, move over to Nick's office, where the boss has set up a 55-long, and it's (again, to the eye) thriving with the following:
No live sand (just regular sand)
No LR (fake coral- yuck!)
No sump
No nothing, as far as equipment goes
They don't test the parameters
They use well water to top off, etc.
1 Blue Devil Damsel
1 Panther Grouper
1 Achilles Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Blue-jaw Trigger
1 Fire Clown
Are you KIDDING me? I told Nick that he needs to tell his boss to get rid of all the fish in there with the exception of the damsel and clown but his boss won't hear of it. He doesn't see that the fish are stressed, so he thinks, "Ah, no issue."
The tank has been established for a year (the Damsel has been in there since the beginning) and the other inhabitants have been there for about four months.
Nick does his best to care for them, but he's not often in the office any more...
It makes me so sad everytime I see them because everyone is always hiding and the only two that really jet around are the Achilles Tang and the Yellow Tang.
Once we get our 200+ system, we're going to take the fish away (provided they're still alive!)
Doesn't things like that just grind your gears?
