Joey DIY Reefapolooza Thoughts

  • Thread starter Thread starter RamsReef
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None
Free Phyto Promo
Spend $39+ → free 16oz Phyto · Use code FREEPHYTO at checkout · $16.99 value · Densest 6-species blend · Free shipping on every order · 100% live arrival guaranteed Spend $39+ → free 16oz Phyto · Use code FREEPHYTO at checkout · $16.99 value · Densest 6-species blend · Free shipping on every order · 100% live arrival guaranteed
Shop Now Code: FREEPHYTO

RamsReef

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 18, 2016
Messages
1,784
Reaction score
1,496
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
"The thing about salt water aquariums the more and more you kinda look into them, and see how these are successfully run, is the simplicity of all the equipment; and we've got a nice light, of course, and then the overflow system goes down to the sump here, I assume. You know, very basic, nothing fancy here, this looks like something I would have definitely put together. That looks maybe 20 gallon sump, filter sock, and of course, this is just a temporary system. But, to be honest with you a lot of aquariums these days are being set up simplistically, and not many of them have a massive amount of equipment on them. which is very interesting to me."




I love Joey, he is a genuine nice guy and I think great for the hobby. He is also a decent source for knowledge on many freshwater fish and setups.

However, I find his awareness to salt water esp reef a little on the naive side. I say this from my own experience coming from fresh water (when I was a teen) to reef (now that I'm an adult). When I had fresh all I had to do was take water out, replace filter, poor water in, if that.

I also say this just looking at new hobbyists starting a reef aquarium and nuking everything constantly or getting massive outbreaks of whatever, even the basic filling the tank with a good source of fresh salt water is above what it takes to run a whole fresh water aquarium.

What do you guys think?
 
This guy.....ugh.

I can regurgitate the top results from Google as good as the next guy, or take credit for something someone else built then deny the hell out of it. But at the end of the day, I wouldn't.

9 times of 10, you can rely on him... to show you how NOT to do something
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 6 33.3%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 27.8%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 22.2%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 22.2%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.6%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new