I don't usually post here on RC, but I have to be completely honest, your comments make me want to puke.
To hear you talk about throwing a tang in a 24g tank, which also has significant amounts of rock and sand, displacing further water, as some sort of "experiment" is simply cruel. What if I said, "You know, people keep telling me that there is no way that a siamese cat could win a fight against pit bull terrier, but screw it, I think it will be interesting to see what happens". You aren't Jacques Couteau, and you aren't doing an experiment. You are ignoring the experience and knowledge of those around you to show everyone that you are "right". You are WRONG and your arguments are simply ridiculous. I could keep a child in a closet, but that doesn't mean it will be healthy or happy.
I am by no means a radical enviromentalist, but your apathetic attitude borders on sadism and has no place in reef keeping. You may dismiss the "so called experts" and "some guy who wrote a book" (most of whom have more knowledge in marine animals than you will ever hope to have), but it is simply stupid to discount the years and years of experience that the patrons of this board have accumulated.
So if you want to know what I think your tank looks like, I will tell you. It looks like Auschwitz in glass. Overstocked, Underlit, and filled with incompatible tankmates. My only hope is that you lose interest in this hobby quickly and move onto something else that doesn't involve living creatures.
-Brandon
