Most important keys to growing Acros

[palyam]

Knowledge and experience

they are essential for long term success, and help you to deal with probelms when they hit you.

And they always hit you..

 

[jbanks]

Knowledge and experience

they are essential for long term success, and help you to deal with probelms when they hit you.

And they always hit you..

Amen!

 

[polywise]

jbanks -- right on... no hands in tank - unless glove/arms covered.

 

[Met3112]

Stability for sure.. especially alk.

+1 to keeping hands out as much as possible, but i'm curious how many people always use gloves. I have a few large tanks and using gloves would really make things MUCH harder.

 

[mc-cro]

what the reasoning behind hands out of the tank, is it because of the oils and possible soaps/chemicals on our skin?

 

[Soy]

commitment and a fat wallet and everything mentioned earlier comes next
There are times when I feel tied down to my tank and only God knows how many thousands of dollars I have spent on my tank.

 

[jbanks]

what the reasoning behind hands out of the tank, is it because of the oils and possible soaps/chemicals on our skin?

Exactly.. Also, it is to your benefit.. You can pick up a really nasty infection if your skin is broken by a piece of live rock... There is nothing but foreign bacteria in our reefs waiting to invade an open wound..

 

[aquaph8]

Impossible says the guy that tries to hand feed all his fish, LOL.

 

[UTCReefer]

I have also found that when i go on vacation my corals and whole tank look better when i return. Is it because i just missed it? A little probably, but the fact is that while i was gone no one was jamming their hands in the tank fixing rock work, moving corals or whatever.

 

[jbanks]

Impossible says the guy that tries to hand feed all his fish, LOL.

We'll have to make an exception for you! LOL..

I have also found that when i go on vacation my corals and whole tank look better when i return. Is it because i just missed it? A little probably, but the fact is that while i was gone no one was jamming their hands in the tank fixing rock work, moving corals or whatever.

I've heard the same from many reefers. I've also experienced the same.