What is your one best advice!

[teviesfish]

What is your one peice of advice for new hobbiest?

 

[40 galons]

sssssllllllooooowwwwwwllllyyyyyy lol

 

[jerth6932]

~Read "what's the 1st thing you wish you had known" Thread~

 

[alyssia]

Come here for advice.

 

[poniegirl]

Research, plan, ask questions. Repeat as needed.
Plan on your livestock growing to their ADULT size. Treat them accordingly.

 

[xdave]

Going along with PonieGirl's answer, sites that sell fish generally list the size the fish is at that price, not how big he will get, and the minimum tank size is what he needs at that size, not his future requirements.

 

[joncat24]

ask questions before you buy something to see if it will work. Instead of after you bought it, wasted your money too find out that it won't work or asking how to try to make it work. the people on these boards dont make one thin dime off of your purchases so they will tend to steer you in the right direction instead of someone tryin to sell you a $200-300 piece of equipment that you may not even need.

 

[sleasia]

buy an R/O unit

 

[sleasia]

can I give one more? Set up a qt tank first

 

[shogun323]

Read and research. Then when you think you are ready.... research some more.

 

[dragonladylea]

Never trust what a LFS is telling you as fact - do the research then buy!! There are to many shady LFS that only want your money.

 

[sepulatian]

All good ones. I will add BE PATIENT!! :joy:

 

[joncat24]

buy a refractometer...I took 6 different readings with an instant oceanswing arm hyrometer in one day. that cant be good

 

[lazypinoy]

dont start.

with all the stuff u buy for an aquarium, ud have a big screen tv with the best surround sound FOR LESS.

welll heres my advice: read first!

 

[nigerbang]

build up your credit...get a second job..j/k
Go slow and buy the right equipment to start with..

 

[chub]

..........LOL I did have to get a 2nd job. now a 3rd maybe needed

 

[mrdc]

I beleive reasearch and planning and patience are most important things to do and have for new hobbyists and even expereinced hobbyists!