Best piece of advice...
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bob the builder
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Go slow is the way to go!
Rush=fail
Also, javajoes ID post=Bobbit worm.
Some posts around here. Mostly go slow, and read.
Rush=fail
Also, javajoes ID post=Bobbit worm.
Some posts around here. Mostly go slow, and read.
nm reef
Active Member
Without a doubt the best advice is :
Be patient...in this hobby if you rush...you will suffer.As will the creatures you choose to attempt to keep!
Second would be to read/research/read some more...information and educated decisions based on sound information are the building blocks to a well set-up/stocked/maintained system.
Be patient...in this hobby if you rush...you will suffer.As will the creatures you choose to attempt to keep!
Second would be to read/research/read some more...information and educated decisions based on sound information are the building blocks to a well set-up/stocked/maintained system.
demosthenes
Active Member
The best piece of advice is, once again, patience. Never rush into anything. Be fully educated on a subject before risking lives, time, and money. Worth noted respectfully. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Thanks MF, my GT teacher, who always says that.
PS Frogger, can I steal your quote? I can't get over it. It's very nice.
PS Frogger, can I steal your quote? I can't get over it. It's very nice.
zack schwartz
Active Member
Don't get PC get MH!!!!!!!!!
zack schwartz
Active Member
Don't get PC get MH!!!!!!!!!
fishymissy
Member
Sit down in front of your tank and watch it. Get to know your fish (inverts too) and how they act and interact with each other. That way when something is wrong, you'll be able to spot it quickly.
and.....
Learn to be a water keeper first, and the rest will follow......
and.....
Learn to be a water keeper first, and the rest will follow......
demosthenes
Active Member
Originally posted by fishymissy:
<strong>Learn to be a water keeper first, and the rest will follow...... </strong><hr></blockquote>
Great advice FishyMissy. That's the best way I've ever heard "Good Water Quality" stated. I'll keep that in the back of my mind.
<strong>Learn to be a water keeper first, and the rest will follow......
</strong><hr></blockquote>Great advice FishyMissy. That's the best way I've ever heard "Good Water Quality" stated. I'll keep that in the back of my mind.
crazyelvis
Member
I would say the first thing I learned is ask here first...
It is much better to go into your LFS (local fish store), knowing what you want and why...
Remember , most store owners are nice people but they are trying to put food on the table ,off the profits they make from you...
So it's always nice to walk into a store knowing what you want and need before hand and don't get talked into buying something you dont need or shouldn't be putting in your tank...
It is much better to go into your LFS (local fish store), knowing what you want and why...
Remember , most store owners are nice people but they are trying to put food on the table ,off the profits they make from you...
So it's always nice to walk into a store knowing what you want and need before hand and don't get talked into buying something you dont need or shouldn't be putting in your tank...
S
sinner's girl
Guest
don't beleive everything lfs tells you,
yellow tangs need green food.
don't over crowd tank (think/ask about fish before adding them)
don't let future b/f's mom be responsible for turning power back on the tank...
I agree with getting to know your fish,
learn from your mistakes
yellow tangs need green food.
don't over crowd tank (think/ask about fish before adding them)
don't let future b/f's mom be responsible for turning power back on the tank...
I agree with getting to know your fish,
learn from your mistakes
R
reef_reef
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thought i would bring this back from the dead
jmick
Active Member
Only add what you test for.
Know the requirements of an animal before you buy it.
Check out wetwebmedia.com
Read the conscientious marine aquarist by Fenner
Be Patient
The LFS is there to sell you goods not offer you sound advice (in most cases).
Things can go bad very quickly and often take much longer to fix
A good skimmer is worth the money
Know the requirements of an animal before you buy it.
Check out wetwebmedia.com
Read the conscientious marine aquarist by Fenner
Be Patient
The LFS is there to sell you goods not offer you sound advice (in most cases).
Things can go bad very quickly and often take much longer to fix
A good skimmer is worth the money
ophiura
Active Member
I've posted this before (kinda long), but here goes:
A few basics, what I consider to be the most important stuff, and I have written it before:
You can have a lot of money, the best equipment and more gadgets then anyone, but the most important things you need are things you can't buy.
1) patience (it takes time to do it right)
2) knowledge (read, research, ask questions, read some more)
3) patience (you can't keep a lot of fish, even if you like them...)
4) discipline (to do the work, maintenance, and for #1-3)
5) patience (it takes a long time to properly stock a salt water tank, many many months or longer)
6) humility (to admit when you've done something wrong, to know when you've forgotten about 1,3 and 5, gone out, bought a fish without doing 2, and now it is dead)
7) patience (the tank might be empty or just plain ugly while it cycles, but you have to give it time to mature)
8) responsibility (to do 1-7, to face a mistake as in 6 and learn from it)
9-99) patience (money won't get you out of most problems, 1-8 will)
100) money (for when you realize your 29 is too small and want a new tank)
The best place to start is researching, and by getting a few books to decide what you want to keep in your tank. If you know anything about freshwater tanks, now is a good time to set it aside (except for how to use a siphon) and start learning about saltwater tanks. Very different indeed.
Search for things like "Live Rock (LR), Live Sand (LS), Deep Sand Beds (DSB), Cycle, Cycling, refugium" There are important terms for an early tank.
I am serious about the patience. You can have a lot of money to put into the best equipment, but without a lot of patience you will not succeed. You can have a very nice tank without a great deal of money (relatively), if you are patient. It is the golden rule of reefkeeping. IMO
Please take your time and decide what you want to keep and how to do it best.
And...Ask, ask, ask away!
A few basics, what I consider to be the most important stuff, and I have written it before:
You can have a lot of money, the best equipment and more gadgets then anyone, but the most important things you need are things you can't buy.
1) patience (it takes time to do it right)
2) knowledge (read, research, ask questions, read some more)
3) patience (you can't keep a lot of fish, even if you like them...)
4) discipline (to do the work, maintenance, and for #1-3)
5) patience (it takes a long time to properly stock a salt water tank, many many months or longer)
6) humility (to admit when you've done something wrong, to know when you've forgotten about 1,3 and 5, gone out, bought a fish without doing 2, and now it is dead)
7) patience (the tank might be empty or just plain ugly while it cycles, but you have to give it time to mature)
8) responsibility (to do 1-7, to face a mistake as in 6 and learn from it)
9-99) patience (money won't get you out of most problems, 1-8 will)
100) money (for when you realize your 29 is too small and want a new tank)
The best place to start is researching, and by getting a few books to decide what you want to keep in your tank. If you know anything about freshwater tanks, now is a good time to set it aside (except for how to use a siphon) and start learning about saltwater tanks. Very different indeed.
Search for things like "Live Rock (LR), Live Sand (LS), Deep Sand Beds (DSB), Cycle, Cycling, refugium" There are important terms for an early tank.
I am serious about the patience. You can have a lot of money to put into the best equipment, but without a lot of patience you will not succeed. You can have a very nice tank without a great deal of money (relatively), if you are patient. It is the golden rule of reefkeeping. IMO
Please take your time and decide what you want to keep and how to do it best.
And...Ask, ask, ask away!