Testing or no testing?

[PeterC99]

So been in the hobby 3 weeks now, got 31 fish now, all doing great. The coral is popping
So I’ve done nothing but check salinity, and keep at 1.025ish I’ve not had any issues, everything is thriving. I’ve saved on buying test kits and ordered myself a Achilles tang how oftern and what do you guys test

Can we see some pics of the 31 fish? Thanks!

 

[dvgyfresh]

Obvious troll attempt but I'm adding a couple points because people are taking the bait

3/10

Obviously we all hope so, it would be worse if it wasn’t

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Friend, you are braver than I. I’m setting up a similar sized tank and I wouldn’t dream of throwing an Achilles in it. Scopes and tomini, sure.

also, 31 fish? Unless it’s 31 Neon gobies i think you’re flirting with disaster. If you can pull it off, great. But there’s a reason we’re all skeptical.

(and if I’m feeding a troll...meh. Work was dull today)

 

[G Santana]

Man am I behind the 8 ball, my tank is bigger, have it set up for four months and all I have is 4 fish and no corals.
I must be sloooooow.

Good luck with 31 fish

 

[amazongb]

Hang on, gotta microwave some popcorn.

 

[ScottJ]

Well, I guess I should follow along

 

[brandon429]

I’ll request pics from now not a repost of the build original pics.

write this alphanumeric code on a sticky note and display in the full tank shot

alpha alpha bravo tango tango niner

 

[reefer024]

New pictures of display please

 

[smabbott94]

3 weeks in with 31 fish in a 4x2x2? And adding an Achilles Tang to the mix? To top it off you're not testing?

Have you done any sort of QT for the fish? How did you determine your tank was ready for this bioload?

Testing is much cheaper than buying more fish and coral. Most importantly it is imperative to test for the health and care of the animals you are putting into your tank. I'd suggest you slow down and do more research into reef keeping so you do not kill your current inhabitants.

QT? What’s that mate? Ahh be fine all fish look happy

 

[homer1475]

 

[brandon429]

BrianD you rascal, your scout profile has been outed

The days of former glory are gone, heavy- handedness and lack of that button did yer forum in. About two hundred folks have used the same button on me


Word has it they're still testing for nitrite to this day, out of spite.

 

[smabbott94]

No pics, baiting posts, not real. We have a cool button only this site has it was designed for eternal skeptics




BrianD you rascal, your scout profile has been outed

The days of former glory are gone, heavy- handedness and lack of that button did yer forum in.

Il post pic with the morse code in once home out at work at the moment

 

[brandon429]

OK I'll check it. Curious to see that many fish swimming around. Then re clicking. But I'm cliffhangered currently so I've got to see it

you can tell by context and each time you log in you can see new posts alerted in the fish disease forum that not quarantining or having any fish disease prep is super mean. at least have a fifty year old reef if you're going to attempt it.

ok on the pics.


click in the fish disease forum, study two hours, come back with a viable plan even if you aren't going to quarantine let's see any viable plan based on someone's comparative reef setup. You can tell by a quick scan in the disease forum that using no preps at all won’t work.

 

[smabbott94]

Just took this, looked everywhere for sticky note, gobys and wrasses hiding, tanks looking awesome.

 

[Screwgunner]

Hanna phosphate , alkalinity , ph,calcium, if you do not do water changes magnesium.

 

[smabbott94]

I do 75 litre water changes every Friday

 

[Garf]

I do 75 litre water changes every Friday

That’s about 65% monthly. Would be cheaper to get test kits and dose appropriately over the long term.

 

[Screwgunner]

If you don't mind doing the large water change every week I don't think I would worry about any thing. That is how they have done it for years.

 

[Uncle99]

The belly on that BT looks stressed in the pic.
Should not be “pale” rather blue or in some cases, yellow.
Maybe just a reflection.

 

[Garf]

The belly on that BT looks stressed in the pic.
Should not be “pale” rather blue or in some cases, yellow.
Maybe just a reflection.

Perhaps it’s turning invisible, like the other 23 fish I can’t see.