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[Nanook]

"reefers knowledge and experience"

I think our knowledge and experience came through quite well Seriously, you are new to hobby and to us. It takes a little while to get to know each other and some of the routine questions that you object to, many others have found very helpful.

There are a lot of new folks using tap water instead of RODI water. Several using cheap test kits that are not accurate. Several new hobbyists come and go every day, some stay a day, some a week, some a year....part of our mission is to help each other become responsible saltwater hobbyists and to preserve the life that is in our oceans. It is not just about your tank that we are concerned, but it is also about the aquatic life that new hobbyists fall in love with and have to have, no matter if its needs can be met or not.

This is why we ask questions, because we care about you and the livestock both.

 

[Cramz07]

i use mysis and brine mix. I have some left over frozen brine and am trying to get rid of it so i mix it with the mysis.

 

[saltyshoe_nano]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11953445#post11953445 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nanook
"reefers knowledge and experience"

I think our knowledge and experience came through quite well Seriously, you are new to hobby and to us. It takes a little while to get to know each other and some of the routine questions that you object to, many others have found very helpful.

There are a lot of new folks using tap water instead of RODI water. Several using cheap test kits that are not accurate. Several new hobbyists come and go every day, some stay a day, some a week, some a year....part of our mission is to help each other become responsible saltwater hobbyists and to preserve the life that is in our oceans. It is not just about your tank that we are concerned, but it is also about the aquatic life that new hobbyists fall in love with and have to have, no matter if its needs can be met or not.

This is why we ask questions, because we care about you and the livestock both.

well said nook, I started with tap water,cheap tests, and lol cheap pc lighting.....I then realized that there is the right way and wrong way....a few $$ later and a few friendly questions answered now I have an alright tank! sorry if this is a hijack...

 

[Cramz07]

I got bits and pieces of good advice and knowledge...oh btw when do you get out of being new to the hobby? i know 8 months isn't a long time but when do you guys consider not being a newb anymore? I bet people would think oh 1 year or some people would say 2 years. I would say that if you know and understand basic things like the nitrogen cycle and tank parameters to more advanced things like different types of filtration that are more than just going and buying an assembled sump and connecting it to the tank or putting a cannister filter on it. there are prob. better examples but what i am getting at is the life span of a tank i don't think gives justification to someone being a newb or a seasoned vet. People could have a reef tank for 10 years and never touch it or read anything about it and just have others clean and take care for it but are they considered not a newb? Or someone who has a tank for a month but took a year to finally decide on all the equiptment after researching. are they a newb? I don't know b/c i think there is so much information that it's crazy. Imagine reefing in 50 years and them looking back at our setups imagine how they would hear the sound of a skimmer and think we are crazy for having that sound that we are used to. I'm not really trying to be difficult i just like the debate...I really do enjoy everything you guys have to say i just feel like some people don't want to "get to know eachother" and just look at the tank people have and automatically assume they don't know anything. I LOVE YOU GUYS:rolleye1: and can't wait till i can get a fish room so i don't have to hear my skimmer

 

[logiktest]

I wish I had some great advice to give you other than to say "leave it in the ocean". Keep doing your research, and keep up with your maintenance regimen. When the time is right, and if the time is right you will know. Adding a sump to increase the volume of water in your tank will lend to the stability of your tank. If I where to purchase a carpet I would be far more likely to buy from a fellow local reefer than a retail store in the hopes that the carpet would be less stressed.

Cramz, IMO the only people who are so called "experts" are successful salespeople. The rest of us are likely amateur's for life as we are always trying to learn something new purely for the love of the hobby. Even people who author books are not experts, their just "strongly opinionated", putting pen to paper.

Also, I don't believe anyone was trying put DOWN your tank. Everyone is just trying to help you build UP your knowledge.

I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to marine life. I hate hearing the word "NO". And while I really like moorish idols, sea turtles, and chambered nautilus, I understand that many things are better off left in the ocean. When thinking about keeping any animal in captivity, it may be beneficial to think about how to help it thrive, not just survive.

Maybe 50 years from now carpets will be known as requiring some of the most basic husbandry needs and be labeled "for beginners" because they grow like weeds in our little glass boxes. Until then, slow and steady is the way to play.
HTH

 

[scbadiver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11954110#post11954110 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cramz07
I got bits and pieces of good advice and knowledge...oh btw when do you get out of being new to the hobby? i

My only answer is, never. I've been doing this over 20 years now. There always stuff happening in my tank that baffles me as to why. there is always new technology coming out that may or may not be better than what we have. There are many new critters available for us to buy and care for. The hobby and our tanks are ever changing and evolving so you, as a hobbiest, have to keep up all the time learning and re-learning. So, thats why I say you are never not a newbie, you just become a much more experienced newbie. I learn stuff on this board almost daily if that tells you anything. Glad to see you decided to wait though. It is the right decision, IMO, at this time. :rollface:

 

[Homereef]

At 8 months your tank is still going through algal, micro + macro fauna cycles.

If we told you if and why you were still a newb it would be more offensive than productive.

1 sign of not being a newb - Other people would let you coral sit for them.

Does anyone have other signs that you are no longer a total newb ?