Ok peeps now I know how much we all obsess over tanks and its stability, but I recently had a revelation as I watched a piece of a softie in my tank in the flow going to take over another island. The revelation came from my thoughts that it almost seems that bad things happen specifically when we are watching, per say a fish that is spotless scratching, a coral falling over, or a fish getting bullied. It almost appears that our tanks want to punish us ourselves. Then after much thought and research, I realized on reefs things happen. While were worried about a 2 degree fluctuation, reefs change by 20 from night to the afternoon and vise-versa. A coral looking down for a day. A scratch from a fish while it could just be a well... an itch, we humans have itches is it that hard to believe a fish can get one. We don't realize but things are constantly happening in our tanks, some good some bad, in even the most successful tanks; and they still stay beautiful. We're obsessed with this ideology that the system needs our hands in it every other hour, but truth be told, most of the time, the oils, impurities, and bacteria that exist on our hands is like dumping a truckload of trash into a small reef. Maybe it's time to lay back, stop playing god, and become an observer. Maintain it like a janitor, not a OCD Covid 19 Sanitation Company, help it along, point a finger in the right direction, and stop pushing it towards its never ending destination.
Now this is not me encouraging to neglect our tanks, let our levels fly like leaves in the wind, or let aiptasia kill our tank.
But let's take one single step back.
Last but not least I just wanted to say thank you to Reef2Reef, Its staff member, The friendly community, and @revhtree, for creating a incredible place for discussion.
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking." -Steve Jobs
"If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." -Eleanor Roosevelt
Now this is not me encouraging to neglect our tanks, let our levels fly like leaves in the wind, or let aiptasia kill our tank.
But let's take one single step back.
Last but not least I just wanted to say thank you to Reef2Reef, Its staff member, The friendly community, and @revhtree, for creating a incredible place for discussion.
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking." -Steve Jobs
"If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." -Eleanor Roosevelt