whats your secret reef keeping

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

1.Water changes
2.Patience
3.Dont keep tinkering with stuff. The more you play around the more problems you'll have. Dont know why people figure they have to keep putting there hands in their tanks.
4.Keeping the big 3 water parameters in check. Dosing seems to be the big craze but calcium reactors work just fine.
5.Oh and money helps.

+1 to all of this, I dose 1 time a week for calcium, but I think a calcium reactor would be a good thing, also running a TLF gfo reactor. Here's my tank.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by clown lover

+1 to all of this, I dose 1 time a week for calcium, but I think a calcium reactor would be a good thing, also running a TLF gfo reactor. Here's my tank.

Hate to say it... but a calcium reactor would be completely useless on your tank. But thats a nice softie tank you have there!

[kien]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Hate to say it... but a calcium reactor would be completely useless on your tank. But thats a nice softie tank you have there!

Eh, that's why it's his secret! Muahahahahahahaha..

[Palmer]

Something someone said to me when I started with FW is to sit and watch your take for 15 min a day. In my experience its easy not to do this the more we automate the tank or go through phases were you get bored with it. Ensuring we are looking at the tank regularly IME can catch problems before they are going on to long or even an acute issue. Sounds like common sense but its easier said than done. Lol

[kien]

Originally Posted by Palmer

Something someone said to me when I started with FW is to sit and watch your take for 15 min a day. In my experience its easy not to do this the more we automate the tank or go through phases were you get bored with it. Ensuring we are looking at the tank regularly IME can catch problems before they are going on to long or even an acute issue. Sounds like common sense but its easier said than done. Lol

This depends a lot on where your tank is situated. I've had tanks in the basement and that definitely makes this difficult for people with busy schedules. Out of sight, easily out of mind, as they say. My main tank sits on my main floor in an area where it is seen every single day for probably more than 15 mins. It is seen while making/eat breakfast/lunch/dinner, while sitting down in the evenings to do homework with the kids or reading time, while doing other chores like vacuuming the floor, watering plants, etc. This makes a huge difference in keeping the interest going and doing the required maintenance. Can't let glass get too dirty otherwise the tank makes the whole living/dining room look like ass

[Palmer]

That's a good point and my tanks are in the basement. That being said so usually am I! Lol And I have had paintings full view in my living room that I never look at and forget they are there.