What is something you should never do in reefing?

[Sophie"s mom]

(Keep this within TOS). We usually talk about what we should do regarding our tank, but what about something we shouldn't do? I want to hear from you; what is something we should never do in reefing? Photo Credit: @Faco_reef

Don't panic when a problem arises and just start dumping chemicals in!

 

[Rbull8]

Go to long without getting your eyes check and realizing you can no longer see upclose very well. Didn't catch the vermetid snail infection until it's to late. Getting old sucks in so many fun ways.

 

[KrAt0s]

Promise your wife that switching from freshwater to salt will mean less tanks… oops

 

[ZoWhat]

What is something you should never do in reefing?​

....never get started in the first place. find a cheaper hobby like building your own aircraft, or collecting Ferraris, or dating Supermodels

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[PrimeTimeReef]

Don’t dose without testing.

 

[tech_reefer]

Skipping the coral dips

 

[fishface NJ]

Nothing like skim mate in the morning

 

[vetteguy53081]

Give advice when you are losing fish left and right and just an observation, not an insult

 

[hoffmeyerz]

Don't forget to enjoy the tank!!
It's very easy to get caught up in the work and forget to sometimes just enjoy watching all the different creatures in there doing their thing

 

[IntrinsicReef]

NEVER wash your equipment, hardware, or tanks with bleach, because no matter how much you think you've rinsed it all off, there always will be the smallest amount which will destroy anything alive.

I use bleach as an aquarium service guy every day. I just soak whatever I've cleaned in Sodium Thiosulfate or other dechlorinator after. As far as I know, bleach is an oxidizer and the slight residue after this process reacts with organics and is neutralized. @Randy Holmes-Farley to check my explanation. It shouldn't leave any long term toxins or residue.

 

[IceNein]

I honestly think bleach might be one of the most reef safe cleaners, since it's usually sodium hypochlorite. (NaOCl)

 

[KrisReef]

Turn your pumps off for maintenance and then forget to turn them back on when you are finished.

Ask a friend to feed your tank while you are on vacation without providing portions for each day.

Grab the wrong feeding cup and pour in your beer, your, medications, or your chew cup.

 

[Tinnerito]

I use bleach as an aquarium service guy every day. I just soak whatever I cleaned in Sodium Thiosulfate or other dechlorinator after. As far as I know, bleach is an oxidizer and the slight residue after this process reacts with organics and is neutralized. @Randy Holmes-Farley to check my explanation. It shouldn't leave any long term toxins or residue.

I'm sure that there is a way to clean with bleach safely as you mentioned, but I still don't trust it because I always do things wrong.

 

[Peace River]

Never kiss a paly even if you are wearing goggle(s)!!!

… of course this probably goes for everything in your tank.

 

[danimal1211]

I’ve learned a few of these through my own bone-headed trial and error including this one…

Trust your neighbor to take care of your tank (even if it’s only filling the ATO).

 

[KQuillan]

Never say you wont use your credit card!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Don't panic when a problem arises and just start dumping chemicals in!

This is great advice! We one time thought our nitrates were zero so we added neonitrates to our tank. Come to find out they actually weren’t zero and we shot our nitrates up to 100 because of this.

 

[rtparty]

Don’t argue science with salesmen

See the latest Bolus threads and videos as an example

 

[saltyfins]

Haha, we did a water change last week; this is one thing that I always fear I'll end up doing

it's gross. soooo gross

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

if it has seeds in it, don’t smoke it.

Oh wait wrong website. ‍