What is your reefing unpopular opinion?

[rynosreef]

The way things were done 20 years ago (by TOTM winners especially) are just as good, if not better than the way they're done today... Better cameras, LEDs, and Instagram haven't changed what was figured out long ago. Strong diffuse light, high import/export of nutrients = success. Technology has advanced but the overall biology is the same.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I truly believe…..this forum….needs a thumbs down button.

 

[ToadallyNC]

You don't have to wait 6 months to get an anemone

Yes you do!

 

[flyfisher2]

In fact I do. I live on well water. Don’t have to worry about chlorine but other baddies. It’s ok. Everytime I see my nitrates and phosphates drop too low, instead of dosing, I just unzip figure out the angle and pee in it again. People laugh but it saves money on dosing.

Im not sure I can be that bold.lol
My wife would have a fit if I rinsed the skimmer cup out in the kitchen sink knowing I pee’d in the aquarium.
The logic isn’t there but I’m sure you understand what I mean.
For the record… I have my own slop sink.
(Only do that when she’s not around)

 

[Dburr1014]

You can't fully cycle and stock a reef tank in 24hrs
Beat you to it @brandon429 hahaha

Well, I've done it in 48 hours and reused my sand bed doing it.

 

[mattdg]

Stop taking the advice of people who have not shown you their actual reef tank and proven they have more than a few years of real world experience in this hobby.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

The word "anecdotal" should be removed from the English language!

I feel the same about ‘selfies’ and ‘social media’

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

Yes you do!

Maybe you do, but it shouldn't be touted as a hard rule because it's simply a suggestion. Proper animal husbandry and research are much more important than some pre-determined time period. A tank doesn't hit it's 6 month "birthday" and magically become habitable for anemones.

 

[big man ole]

It is not worth paying >100$ for coral

 

[LRT]

Well, I've done it in 48 hours and reused my sand bed doing it.

Impossible especially if you didn't use bottle bac
Pictures or it may not of happened

 

[i cant think]

tanks that are over 50g are not small tanks, (Atleast in the Uk you’d be lucky to have a 6’ tank)

 

[i cant think]

Stop taking the advice of people who have not shown you their actual reef tank and proven they have more than a few years of real world experience in this hobby.

How do you prove how many years you’ve had in this hobby? I’m just wondering

 

[i cant think]

Well, I've done it in 48 hours and reused my sand bed doing it.

Reusing your sandbed should never be done.. especially if you’ve seen what reusing it can do (I lost around 16 fish due to reusing my sand bed)

 

[i cant think]

It is not worth paying >100$ for coral

Well- it depends what coral that is (Something like an aggressive torch.. screw that I’d rather go with a gold hammer)

 

[RobB'z Reef]

You can safely dose kalk slurry (aka the undissolved calcium hydroxide) in your kalkwasser solution.

 

[Pntbll687]

Testing for phosphates and nitrates is overrated.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

That so called high-end lights are not all they're claiming to be.

 

[i cant think]

This is going to trigger a lot of people however:

a 2’ diagonal path is enough room for a small wrasse that stays below 4” (I don’t mean the possums or cryptics)

 

[Dburr1014]

The title is unpopular opinions not sarcastic opinions.

 

[RobB'z Reef]

The title is unpopular opinions not sarcastic opinions.

Rankism is getting pretty bad here lately, almost starting to smell like reef Central.