doodle1800
Active Member
Do not put an airstone in your tank.
Do not buy a 55 gal aquarium instead of paying the phone bill.
Do not buy a 55 gal aquarium instead of paying the phone bill.
The "DO NOT..." Advice List for Saltwater Aquarists
- Thread starter neutronics
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doodle1800
Active Member
I agree 100% with the vacation instructions to someone not familair with SW.
Also..
Do not ignore the fact that Jawfish like to jump out of your tank.
Do not let people under 10 years old be alone with fish food at the same time.
Also..
Do not ignore the fact that Jawfish like to jump out of your tank.
Do not let people under 10 years old be alone with fish food at the same time.
neutronics
Member
DO NOT quarantine fish for less than three weeks, no matter how impatient you are.
DO NOT place an angel fish in a tank less than 6 months old.
DO NOT place an angel fish in a tank less than 6 months old.
fishtanknewbi
Member
Do not use crushed coral even though the lfs say it will ehlp the buffering of your tank. High nitrates!
fishtanknewbi
Member
Do not let spouse buy anything from the LFS when you are not around!:mad Bad experience.
T
toungetwster
Guest
DO NOT try to make friends with your new lionfish...by petting it!
tony detroit
Active Member
Do not use greenex
Do not buy a clown sweetlips, seapple, nurse shark,
Do not set up return pump without a check valve or siphon
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Do not buy a clown sweetlips, seapple, nurse shark,
Do not set up return pump without a check valve or siphon
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aliciak
Member
DO NOT become addicted to SWF messageboards and spend half your work day surfing through everyones threads.
DO NOT figure a budget for your tank...you will surely become wrapped up in the hobby and soon blow your budget to hell.
DO NOT add freshly made saltwater to your tank...let it sit for awhile (24 hrs) to thoroughly mix the salt and aerate the water.
DO NOT forget to turn the AC on or aim a fan at the tank during a day when it gets over 90˚
DO NOT tell your husband he can have a SW tank and then end up picking out all the fish for it yourself... "Who's tank is this anyway?!"
DO NOT figure a budget for your tank...you will surely become wrapped up in the hobby and soon blow your budget to hell.
DO NOT add freshly made saltwater to your tank...let it sit for awhile (24 hrs) to thoroughly mix the salt and aerate the water.
DO NOT forget to turn the AC on or aim a fan at the tank during a day when it gets over 90˚
DO NOT tell your husband he can have a SW tank and then end up picking out all the fish for it yourself... "Who's tank is this anyway?!"
neutronics
Member
DO NOT mix fishes for peaceful community tanks and fishes for aggressive tanks together. For example, mixing an aggressive hardy trigger, no matter how small, with a more delicate angel or butterfly, could only spell future trouble.
toddpolish
Member
DO NOT become addicted to SWF messageboards and spend half your work day surfing through everyones threads.
--loved that one.
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DO NOT add up all the receipts for a total cost of system analysis.
DO NOT answer friends question "how much have you spent on this so far?"
--loved that one.
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DO NOT add up all the receipts for a total cost of system analysis.
DO NOT answer friends question "how much have you spent on this so far?"
S
sinner's girl
Guest
do not add salt to top off water...what was I thinking?
do not listen to S/O when they say don't take the coral out of the tank....
do not over feed...even if they fish is begging for food and being real cute...
do not turn S/O down to play/watch fish
do not ingore S/O other to play on SWF.com
Do not let S/O see how many post you've made on swf.com or how much time you've spend on swf.com
do no be late for work b/c you're posting on sfw.com...(i'm late...gotta go)
"DO NOT become addicted to SWF messageboards and spend half your work day surfing through everyones threads" impossible, ingore this do not, it simply cannot be done, many have tried...may be able to leave for a little while...but they come back...
"Do not buy a 55 gal aquarium instead of paying the phone bill." just cancel the phone and think of how much money you'll save for fish. fish don't need a phone, why do we?
do not listen to S/O when they say don't take the coral out of the tank....
do not over feed...even if they fish is begging for food and being real cute...
do not turn S/O down to play/watch fish
do not ingore S/O other to play on SWF.com
Do not let S/O see how many post you've made on swf.com or how much time you've spend on swf.com
do no be late for work b/c you're posting on sfw.com...(i'm late...gotta go)
"DO NOT become addicted to SWF messageboards and spend half your work day surfing through everyones threads" impossible, ingore this do not, it simply cannot be done, many have tried...may be able to leave for a little while...but they come back...
"Do not buy a 55 gal aquarium instead of paying the phone bill." just cancel the phone and think of how much money you'll save for fish. fish don't need a phone, why do we?