Whats your plan!
Lets discuss stabilty and its importance in the hobby.
For me it has always been #1.
I read many threads where people ask questions about parameter issues on a daily basis.
Reefers looking for success need a plan to keep all parameters in their established range.
You need a range for all paramters before water hits the tank for success!
Alk as an example:
Your set target alk value is 8dkh.
Range could be 7.5-8.5 lets say.
What is your plan if the range exceeds these values.
Without ranges success becomes diffiucult, imo.
This is "not" a thread about what parameters you keep your tank at as many will work.
Im curious as to why so many people setup tanks in this hobby without any type of a plan, especially new reefers. New reefers would be much more successful if they had a plan.
For new reefers it should be your #1 priority. By establishing ranges
you will need to look at each paramter and understand what they are doing in said system.
This one approach, imo, is the key to success in any system.
I think its alot like a life plan, since im now retired, without a plan you may not end up where you want to be come retirement. Same applies to a reef tank setup.
Anyway thats my analogy.
Lets discuss stabilty and its importance in the hobby.
For me it has always been #1.
I read many threads where people ask questions about parameter issues on a daily basis.
Reefers looking for success need a plan to keep all parameters in their established range.
You need a range for all paramters before water hits the tank for success!
Alk as an example:
Your set target alk value is 8dkh.
Range could be 7.5-8.5 lets say.
What is your plan if the range exceeds these values.
Without ranges success becomes diffiucult, imo.
This is "not" a thread about what parameters you keep your tank at as many will work.
Im curious as to why so many people setup tanks in this hobby without any type of a plan, especially new reefers. New reefers would be much more successful if they had a plan.
For new reefers it should be your #1 priority. By establishing ranges
you will need to look at each paramter and understand what they are doing in said system.
This one approach, imo, is the key to success in any system.
I think its alot like a life plan, since im now retired, without a plan you may not end up where you want to be come retirement. Same applies to a reef tank setup.
Anyway thats my analogy.