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

 

[Reefer Matt]

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.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/why-do-people-buy-expensive-ato.1090871/
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.​