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I think most failures come from inexperience. And being this hobby is so complex, there's no easy way of remedying that. It just takes time, patience and a proper mindset.
If you ask me, all this new equipment and multitude of products just complicates things even further. If you're a noob, best to learn "old school" and then dabble with the toys once you have a firm understanding of the basics.
I always say anyone who hasn't had a tank crash just hasn't been in the hobby long enough. Alot of what we learn, we learn through mistakes. You know, the "Well.... won't do that again" moments. I feel like no matter how meticulous you are, sometimes things just go wrong (equipment failure, power outages, moves, drunk friends, vengeful exes, etc...)
I think most failures come from inexperience. And being this hobby is so complex, there's no easy way of remedying that. It just takes time, patience and a proper mindset.
If you ask me, all this new equipment and multitude of products just complicates things even further. If you're a noob, best to learn "old school" and then dabble with the toys once you have a firm understanding of the basics.
I lost most of my livestock during a move.... that was my one big crash that made me take a break from the hobby. Otherwise, it typically is just one or two things here or there.Define failure. Do you mean you loose a few corals or shrimp or fish or do you mean everything in the tank dies? To me loosing a few organisms seems inevitable. Some things will go wrong. You'll buy something on impulse that doesn't work for your tank. These types of failures don't both me. I think these are inevitable and I prefer not to think of them as failure.
Loosing the whole tank? That's real failure and I really, really hope THAT's not inevitable!
hello, have been a stalker on R2R for about 1 year. I as of yet do not have a reef tank, but its only a matter of time. Learning as much as possible from you all. It seems to me that having redundancy at possible points of failure would be critical in preventing a total system failure/severe stress. Can anyone list/speak to those areas and how we can create redundant systems to minimize the risk. Thanks in advance
Great set of questions AlexG.
If you allow me I would just adjust the last question text for Do I understand and have the financial means and time... seen to many people throw lots money into a reef system only for after 12 months quitting due to lack of time and money.