uahawkfish
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mauldus???
woopsies-- spoke too soon
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reefnut
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dreeves, I'm not sure what you mean but I do have a lot of respect for you so let me explain...
I understand and agree with what you said... But...
If you have not been following the posts for the last few weeks you should go back and look for yourself. There is a particular member of the board.....(being political correct) that has been giving advise with no rational backup. There have been A LOT of new people to the board and they are told they do not need protein skimmers, they do not need RO water, they do not need LS, they do not need LR and on and on and on. Although each has some truth, there is never an explanation on what effects there will be if they are not used... Of course others are saying they do need these things but what is more appealing to a new hobbyist? You need to spend hundreds of dollars or "hey all you need is a tank with saltwater and macro algae". I have seen people go away from good advise because of this. Myself and others have explained to ....him the importance of each but his way is the only way.
Now, we find out through out this entire time this advise was being given that he was battling 160ppm nitrates and God knows what else.
So I apologize if I offended you or anyone else but to me this advise is doing an injustice to the hobby.
I understand and agree with what you said... But...
If you have not been following the posts for the last few weeks you should go back and look for yourself. There is a particular member of the board.....(being political correct) that has been giving advise with no rational backup. There have been A LOT of new people to the board and they are told they do not need protein skimmers, they do not need RO water, they do not need LS, they do not need LR and on and on and on. Although each has some truth, there is never an explanation on what effects there will be if they are not used... Of course others are saying they do need these things but what is more appealing to a new hobbyist? You need to spend hundreds of dollars or "hey all you need is a tank with saltwater and macro algae". I have seen people go away from good advise because of this. Myself and others have explained to ....him the importance of each but his way is the only way.
Now, we find out through out this entire time this advise was being given that he was battling 160ppm nitrates and God knows what else.
So I apologize if I offended you or anyone else but to me this advise is doing an injustice to the hobby.
dreeves
Active Member
I understand you Reefnut...like I said he was pretty much blasted for the advice he was providing by numerous people...I think he understands the importance of providing advice based on tried and proven techniques...
His posts are curiously odd though, he does sometimes misrepresent the truth, as well as not provide the complete picture...But, we must all take him for face value as we do with everyone in which we come into contact with and press on...
His posts are curiously odd though, he does sometimes misrepresent the truth, as well as not provide the complete picture...But, we must all take him for face value as we do with everyone in which we come into contact with and press on...