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Common Misinformation in the Hobby?
What are some things you consider to be misinformation in this hobby? For example, I’m fighting a tank crash right now because I got lazy with my tank. I think this is ultimately due to overcomplicating things that I…
I’d wash them in white vinegar and soap, and let it sit in there for a few days completely submerged. Do not boil them since that can cause them to explode or crack. I personally wouldn’t use beach rocks since you have…
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What are things you would do differently?
After a few thoughts of reading people’s mistakes, or issues that they are facing when getting into the hobby (or already being in it), what are some things you would do differently or correctly? Let’s try to keep it…
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Average setup cost?
Yeah I’d say dependent on the tank size that would be a pretty good price overall. The bigger you get though, the more is becomes a higher and higher cost since you need more/better overall equipment to handle the…
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Average setup cost?
What would you say the average new tank setup cost would be, including all of the required equipment for an common size marine tank?
I 100% agree with @Li0nFish here - show them some good articles, or videos that go over the concepts. I try to also show them the negatives (such as sick fish, tanks not taken care of correctly, etc.) to show them that…
I’ve tend to sift the sand or rinse it out slightly with saltwater (not a hose or freshwater like I’d do for regular sand of a freshwater tank).
I wish that I knew just how much time it takes to make sure that the tank is healthy, and also making sure that all of water parameters and elements are within their given regions for what you are trying to stock with.…
I tend to purchase from various shops, since a lot have a good selection of items but their prices are widely different. Other times a shop tends to only stock items from a given vendor where as another shop might use…
I 100% agree on making sure that you check out the species in the tank every so often throughout the week for a decent period of time. A lot of the time you can tell if there is an infection or something isn’t getting…
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Dosing trace elements
For those who do dose for the trace elements, what made you decide that you needed to dose for them and what was the benefit that you saw? Additionally, what are some of the other tests that you do to make sure you need…
For a starter into marine tanks, I’d honestly just recommend getting one of those master kits that has a majority of what one would need to get going. The only things you would need to really get speciality tests for…
I purchased mine used and it was right around $700 for everything after refilling with some newer live rock, water, etc.
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