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We very often hear folks claim that tanks need to age before being suitable for certain organisms (anemones, corals, etc).
But there's little evidence what (if anything) is changing that is the basis of these assertions, or how general the claims may be for all tanks.
To be clear, I'm not saying this isn't true, but I'm also not sure it is (maybe it is actually aquarist knowledge on how to stably run that system, for example), and if so, what is causing it or if it is always true (folks start tanks in many different ways).
What do you think is the basis of this claim?
A bacteria changing effect? (we know they change, but is there evidence connecting the dots...)
A chemical changing effect? (what chemicals?)
An aquarist knowledge effect?
Something else?
Nothing at all in some cases?
But there's little evidence what (if anything) is changing that is the basis of these assertions, or how general the claims may be for all tanks.
To be clear, I'm not saying this isn't true, but I'm also not sure it is (maybe it is actually aquarist knowledge on how to stably run that system, for example), and if so, what is causing it or if it is always true (folks start tanks in many different ways).
What do you think is the basis of this claim?
A bacteria changing effect? (we know they change, but is there evidence connecting the dots...)
A chemical changing effect? (what chemicals?)
An aquarist knowledge effect?
Something else?
Nothing at all in some cases?