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New and unsure and seeking reinforcement of decisions made or bad advice given. No one wants to make mistakes in any given hobbyI hit up R2R almost every evening to see what all the talk is about...
Anyone noticing over the last few months the Threads of people posting all these worries and concerns they have, is on the rise?
What's up on why a lot of people are worried about the smallest things?
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Same could be said about marriage but you don't see guys posting,
"OMG HELP! my wife left this morning without saying goodbye. I'm worried my relationship is O V E R. I think I will call my lawyer if you guys think I should"
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the number of newbs offering other newbs help on forums is scary. Today I saw some guy post his 2cents about a lighting setup and 3 posts later let it slip he doesn't even have a tank set up. Same goes for how great people's lights are at illuminating 1 month old frags and limerock.Filtering through all the advice requires almost as much knowledge as running a tank on its own. Everyone has a system, and everyone is convinced that their system is the best one. From the full-quarantine with multiple tank switches to no-quarantine and just slap some mud in your system (and yes, I realize I'm grossly oversimplifying the extremes of both camps), whatever advice someone espouses you can be sure that someone will give the opposite advice.
In some ways it was easier when we had to read books and experiment to figure out what worked. Less noise, easier to find a signal... with the flip side that it was harder to find successful and useful information that fell outside of the orthodoxy. Nowadays you get EVERYTHING when you ask for advice.
the number of newbs offering other newbs help on forums is scary. Today I saw some guy post his 2cents about a lighting setup and 3 posts later let it slip he doesn't even have a tank set up. Same goes for how great people's lights are at illuminating 1 month old frags and limerock.
This...all day long.@Jedi1199 I think while the classic newb leading newb/blind leading the blind has been the same thing that has been going on since the beginning of the time. Rumor spreading pest infested LFS owners and now newbs on the forum with high post counts and brand new set ups.
You touch on a more recent phenomenon. The instant gratification or instant sps tank. I don't think most of the new people in the hobby realize just how difficult a grown out sps tank is to pull off. It is way more than just numbers chasing and fancy equipment. There is truly an art to it. There are to many unknowns in this hobby and every single tank has slight differences. There is something to be said for cutting your teeth on the easier stuff and slowly coming up. Everyone dismisses things like soft corals and even lps but even a basic softy and lps tank is quite a challenge to maintain long term without algae outbreaks, pests, and really grow and thrive. Jumping into the sps world on day 1 is the source of many failures and freakouts.
I just do chemiclean on Cyano. I've yet to see true conclusive evidence for what causes cyano aside from low flow seems to allow it to more easily exist. Everyone has their theory but it seems to exist in 0/0 tanks and nasty tanks, low light and high light, established tanks and new tanks. Chemiclean has worked everytime in every tank with no ill effect. One of the only chemical solutions out there I go to and ironically despite the name it's more of an antibiotic than a chemical per se. Aside from alk/ca/mg dosing approaches it's the only thing I've ever added to any of my tanks. Currently in process of using it to clear out cyano on both my 90g and 13.5g today.reefinatl,
I agree 100%. This is not a hobby for instant gratification. I seriously doubt that any of those fabulous reefs we see here were set up in a month. I am a few months into my own setup and am still dealing with cyano, dinos and hair algae. I personally don't like the idea of chemical cleaning so I am simply putting in my due diligence and waiting it out.
I would love a beautiful sps tank filled with life and fabulous corals, but I know that is beyond both my ability and pocketbook at this time.
I´m not worried about the questions people have - nobs or not nobs - I much more concerned over many of the answers. They are all between panic - 100 % WC, how could you be as dumb as that, just go fallow at least 8 months, I waited 4 months before any fish was introduced, ju must make the aquarium pest free - otherwise you will end up walking in the valley of the shadow of death for rest of your life - to you will end up fine, there is not something like cycling, just trust seneye, hydrogen peroxide and read this 50 page working thread and if the fish die - read the disease forums.
If i had started my aquatic career during the time of the holy internet - I had run to the forest and hide my self
Sincerely Lasse
the number of newbs offering other newbs help on forums is scary. Today I saw some guy post his 2cents about a lighting setup and 3 posts later let it slip he doesn't even have a tank set up. Same goes for how great people's lights are at illuminating 1 month old frags and limerock.