What's something everyone else does that you DO NOT DO?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Reefing is all about "different strokes for different folks!"

So many ways to have a great reef tank.

What's something everyone else does that you DO NOT DO?

 

[musselman]

Worry.

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

Water changes.

(Did I say that out loud?)

 

[mook1178]

I have never measured pH. I set alkalinity and make sure there is good gas exchange in my house to disperse excess CO2

 

[sgdnycct]

Water changes
Mechanical filtration (trying to keep all the microfauna in)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Never once QT'd any of my livestock for my tank since we didn't have the space for a QT tank.

 

[Evil1]

Keep my magnetic algae scraper stuck to the tank 24/7.

 

[mfinn]

Test much ( or ever)

 

[Evil1]

Keep my magnetic algae scraper stuck to the tank 24/7.

It drives me crazy

 

[Matt L]

I don’t procrastinate. If something needs to be done with the tanks, it’s done immediately.

 

[petcellar]

I let my apex control the salinity (adds concentrated brine as well as functions as an ATO)

Similar to how described on this thread.

Why do people buy expensive ATO?

So, this might just prove how clueless I am, but I have to ask: Why are people shelling out $200, $300, or more for Auto Top-Off (ATO) systems? A quick search at BRS shows all the popular options: Smart ATO, ATO+, and a bunch of other fancy-sounding names. But at their core, these are just level...

www.reef2reef.com

Scary I know.... but has logic to account for catastrophic failures, and I watch for slow trends/need to recalibrate with occasional checks with a tropic marin hydrometer.

Saves a lot of time and is very stable.

 

[Jamie9]

I don’t use a skimmer

 

[Boo Baker]

I don't test.
I put non reef safe fish in tank.
Don't quarantine
Everything seems to thrive just fine

 

[rtparty]

Dose phyto.

(Okay, not everyone does but a lot do and I find it a total waste)

 

[JulesH]

I started off high tech, as most stuff has failed now I run low tech, and I am extremely sceptical of snake oil potions and high tech in the reef tank, call me a Luddite!

 

[IceNein]

I have never measured pH. I set alkalinity and make sure there is good gas exchange in my house to disperse excess CO2

I don't measure pH, because why measure something unless you have a plan to deal with it? Maybe if I was going to set up an off cycle refugia and I wanted to see how the pH varied over time and how the off cycle refugia countered it.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Keep my magnetic algae scraper stuck to the tank 24/7.

same here

 

[exnisstech]

Deleted it wasn't something everyone does.

 

[vlangel]

I don't worry about high phosphates. Mine usually run .5 ppm.

 

[KrisReef]

What's something everyone else does that you DO NOT DO?

Somtimes people post incredibly ignorant responses, and they don't even know it.​