I agree with you 100%. I don't believe in putting animals in a tank full of nitrite but some say it's great. Some think stress fron nitrite and other cycle by products aren't stressful. I don't. I still believe in the old way. I don't have any disease problems because animals are happy and not purposely exposed to toxic substances. A book will give the op a base line to return to when getting hammered her with to much info that conflicts.You're really stuck on that "don't test it" thought process, huh? Interesting that that would be your response. So I should just trust that everything works instead of watching it work and actually learning about it. Neat. You're clearly missing the point of my last post that basically said you were correct with almost everything except it IS a good idea to test.
Seriously, in a world of "what are your values" why do you make it seem like it's a bad idea to test? Genuinely curious on that one.
I'm just trying to figure out why it's a bad idea to test, that's all.