You can't do that! But you did it anyway! What was it?

[WallyB]

FOLKS SAID (( Never Use GFO.....BAD BAD ))) It was the Best thing I ever did (if used properly)

I used GFO for Years, on and off in my Early Tank Years. Did nothing special for me. Bought some, ran out, stopped, bought more. (VERY SPORATIC)....My LPS,mixed tank with NO SPS didn't really care.

When I got into SPS, it was told that GFO was a bad thing. Could caused P swings, and that part was True (becuase I didn't use it right).

Then a few months ago.....A store owner with Spectacular SPS told me how he uses GFO.

Consistantly. Small Amounts, replaced every two weeks to keep P under Control (AND STABLE).

I got into that routine. Took a while to get P down, and then when it reached my target I got it stable (Less GFO, but just as consistant)
That helped with SPS happiness, and less Annoying Algae.

I'm now Hooked on GFO and worry when I'm going to run out. ( I do have an ATS but that;s for fine tuning N&P together)

 

[Reef_Obsessed]

I’ve seen and heard it 1,000 times...PL Medic doesn’t work. I Used Polyp Lab Medic successfully in a mixed reef tank to rid my fish of ich. Dosed maximum dosage possible for the maximum time, at the specific recommended times. No harm came to my coral at all (they didn’t even close up) and I didn’t lose any fish. Fish are all healthy with no signs of ich for 3-4 months now. Will it come back? Maybe, but the situation was handled. I’m of the mind that the fish are already stressed as hell...IMO, pulling them out to put in a QT will only further their stress and likely cause death.

 

[Squidward]

1. What have you accomplished in reefing that someone else said you can't do or it won't work?
Having an Ich-Free Tank.

2. What is something that someone said you shouldn't do but you tried anyway and it didn't work?
Trying to keep a catalina goby in normal reef temp.

 

[najer]

Adding a small yellow scopas to my existing scopas.

 

[alton]

This

 

[mattybecks]

Using untreated tap water to top off my tank. Kept Anemones, softies and LPS which all grew well.

 

[725196]

Trying to keep a catalina goby in normal reef temp.

I have 2 in mine. They are thriving.

 

[atoll]

Back in the day, again more interweb we were told don't buy a magnifica anemone as it would only live a few weeks, die and pollute your tank.
I kept mine for many years untill personal circumstances meant I had to strip the tank down and sold my tank and inhabitants.
That nem appeared o the first issues of the book ten easy steps by Albert Thiel RIP. I still have the book though.

 

[dbowman5]

I set up a basement sump. yeah, i know a lot of people have done it but i was told it would not work with an internal return pump, it would be hard to dial in, i would not like having the tanks on different floors, drain would be noisy, etc. But, so far so good.

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

Keep a multibar angelfish: have had him for over a year now (also kept him with corals)

 

[muzikalmatt]

I've kept an electric flame scallop in my tank for over 10 months now. Most of what I've read says they only live 3-6 months in captivity. I'm hoping he'll thrive for a long time. I think the key is not moving him and feeding phyto. They don't like a lot of light, so once he found a spot where he was happy I've left him alone, even though it's not an ideal viewing location.

 

[revhtree]

1. What have you accomplished in reefing that someone else said you can't do or it won't work?
3 Tanks-Each with different coral requirements plumed to one sump.

-Skimmerless
-1 Annual water change
-Xenia Refugium

2. What is something that someone said you shouldn't do but you tried anyway and it didn't work?
Keeping mated Maroon Clowns with mated Percula Clown. Poor little guys!;Blackeye No worries. I was able to save them, and they are still with me years later.

My gosh man! Do you have a tank thread here?

 

[Tamberav]

Worked:

I kept 6 dragonets in a 20g tank with a 20g fuge. My oldest was 5 years before I moved.

I used freshwater sand and rock in an anenome reef tank that I collected at a beach. I was told it would be full of copper and iron/minerals and kill my tank....well that was 6 years ago and the tank is going strong.


Never works: even with tight fitting lids, I can not keep super jumpy fish alive like firefish or pintail wrasse. They just find a way to suicide and freak out whenever the dog runs by or any sort of fast movement. Dart into large anenomes or spinal injury or get stuck in the small netting of the lid. I gave up keeping them.

 

[Cstar_BC]

not much other than keeping a pair of copperband butterflies for over 1.5 years . Lost them when moved to the new house due to my stupidity

Not sure if it’s considered rare but they were a bonded pair and I had so many plans to try and breed them . But alas !!!!

Did you get them both as juvies ?

 

[Abhishek]

Did you get them both as juvies ?

I tried multiples ..
the one truck that works is to have one significantly larger than the other and have separation for a few days and then allow them to mingle again and separation again and so on ...
In all this time , same food being fed to them at the same time .
After months when the larger one finally accepted one and didn’t attempt to kill it for a month , they were allowed to stay for another month together and fed together .
Finally moved them to my reef together !! Then they lived like 1.5 years happily together ...

So from the time I got them to moving out fo quarantine system to main tank as a pair - it took over 4-5 months I think

Having extremely high flow helps as it breaks the pattern of the aggressive one chasing the weaker one . By high flow I mean really high. Not by numbers of 100x and 200x !!

I had 2 panta rhei ecm 42s , 2 octo pulse 4 and 2 mp40 and a red dragon RD3 100 watt all at 100% in a 4ft x 3 ft x 22 inch tank. You will know its high when the flow can pin a 6 inch Copperband to the glass if it comes in its path of direct flow

 

[atoll]

I tried multiples ..
the one truck that works is to have one significantly larger than the other and have separation for a few days and then allow them to mingle again and separation again and so on ...
In all this time , same food being fed to them at the same time .
After months when the larger one finally accepted one and didn’t attempt to kill it for a month , they were allowed to stay for another month together and fed together .
Finally moved them to my reef together !! Then they lived like 1.5 years happily together ...

So from the time I got them to moving out fo quarantine system to main tank as a pair - it took over 4-5 months I think

Having extremely high flow helps as it breaks the pattern of the aggressive one chasing the weaker one . By high flow I mean really high. Not by numbers of 100x and 200x !!

I had 2 panta rhei ecm 42s , 2 octo pulse 4 and 2 mp40 and a red dragon RD3 100 watt all at 100% in a 4ft x 3 ft x 22 inch tank. You will know its high when the flow can pin a 6 inch Copperband to the glass if it comes in its path of direct flow

I had a multi bar for about 6 months then introduced much larger one, it couldn't have gone any better.
I have neither now. I had to sell up.when Imoved house. Here is a short video of them along with my Regal angel who took an interest but never really bothered them.

 

[MJC]

They said you can't have Softie coral with SPS.

 

[DukeXXV]

Well I argued with many individuals on keeping a coral beauty in my Reef tank. As long as I keep him well fed, not a nibble on corals!

 

[Troy V]

My gosh man! Do you have a tank thread here?

Yes sir,

Large Build - Troy Vs 3 DTs

Here it is eating some bubble algae that was growing in the Gigas tank. Very pretty. Every time I look at clams I always think of your tank. It really sets the standard for caring for these animals. What they are when we purchase them and what they can become if properly taken care of...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[H3rm1tCr@b]

Yesterday I bought a Lubbock's wrasse for my twenty gallon nano reef!
(Sorry the quality is kinda terrible, but here he is! He's still a bit shy but is buddies with my blue Chromis)
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNY3cb64-feKUrFi0PMMQXZTT5V16f86elbUTHq