What have you learned in the last year?

[l8_apex_it]

I have had a reef tank since 1996. I still don't have a system that looks anywhere near what I want it to.

This year I learned -

• That my salinity was way off!!! I had been using calibration fluid that was, well, way off. I had been keeping my tank at almost 1.030 without knowing it for the last year or more. Now I have my calibration fluid checked at local stores or others. Fixed that issue about 2 months ago unfortunately that didn't provide the magic bullet I had hoped for.
• My tank was too clean and I had zero nitrates. So, I started dosing Stump Remover (KNO3) and have brought my NO3 up to about 5 ppm. Too early to tell a difference.

What have you learned in the last year that has been a turning point for you?

 

[kimba]

That starting over is better than giving up. :)

 

[joshkirkland83]

1.How to read a syringe per Randy-Holmes Farley.
2. Have to be ridiculous fast in a live sale.
3. A sunburst nem doesnt do well with 36 hour shipping.
4. Found the greatest forum on the net.

THANKS R2R FAMILY

 

[twilliard]

What have I learned? And yes this is reef related.
I got married to the most wonderful lady in the word July 4 2015
There is such thing as third time is a charm.
She loves my tank and supports me in this.
My previous wife made me shut it down.
That is my 2015

 

[jhoop]

Learning a little more everyday.
Think I am doing OK on tanks.
Vodka dosing does work !
Retired this month !
Hope to only get better at this hobby.
Love the DIY thread.
Enjoy R2R !

jhoop

 

[RoyalGrammaJohn]

I'm new on here ! Just signed up. I've learned this year that saltwater is nowhere near as forgiving with even the lowest nutrients in the tank like freshwater. I switched over from a African cichlid tank about 6 months ago and saltwater is a lot more complex of an ecosystem that's for dang sure.