Overstocking Tank
- Thread starter Mike7
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Another point: look at what people are going through who have many fish and a week without power in various disaster-stricken zones.
Your chances of having not just your fish but your whole tank emerge from a power-out are vastly greater if you are under rather than fully stocked.
I could power down my system and probably leave it a day or so without expecting it to crash. It wouldn't be happy---but it would probably live.
WHen dealing with biosystems, under is better than over, in almost all departments.
Your chances of having not just your fish but your whole tank emerge from a power-out are vastly greater if you are under rather than fully stocked.
I could power down my system and probably leave it a day or so without expecting it to crash. It wouldn't be happy---but it would probably live.
WHen dealing with biosystems, under is better than over, in almost all departments.
Kryptikhan
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Mike, imho the hobby is about the ride...enjoy it and take a deep breath.
If I could compare it to fine dining......you don't go to a 4 star Italian restaurant, order a five course meal only to devour it in seconds..you enjoy every single bite with a swoosh of wine in between (sorry for you peeps under 21, and shame on you if you are under 21 and you know what I'm talking about lol).
In a freshwater set up, although not advised, you could well possibly add like 3-7 fish at one time safely depending upon your bio load and size of the fish and not have significant impact. It's a fastfood approach to the fish hobby. Salt's more of a fine cuisine with careful study before each bite....enjoy it.
I just love those lfs who are in it for a quick buck and don't realize that loyalty, and proper advice are the true staples to making more sales, and more money. Treating livestock like shoes, is just bad bad karma.
Kryptikhan
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I was but the learner......
but not quite yet in this hobby, in time.
skeletor121
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Man, I need to read a little more carefully. I was looking at Mike7's occupation and saw Clothing, but failed to register that there was a second line in there saying Designer. I was about to ask how people wore him around.
As Kryptikhan said: it is all about the ride. You made some ill informed decisions and came to a great source for information. You have taken the criticism very well and it seems like you will be making the correct adjustments to ensure the fish are happy. I am pleased to see that you are interested in learning and that no one on here has been blasting you for making mistakes. This hobby is all about learning, and everyone on here has made mistakes they wished they could go back and fix. But that is where most of the learning takes place: trial and error.
Keep up the information gathering and don't be discouraged to hear that your perfect tank probably won't be a successful one due to bioload. You will find out what works for you and then pass the information on to those around you so that they can also learn about reefkeeping.
As Kryptikhan said: it is all about the ride. You made some ill informed decisions and came to a great source for information. You have taken the criticism very well and it seems like you will be making the correct adjustments to ensure the fish are happy. I am pleased to see that you are interested in learning and that no one on here has been blasting you for making mistakes. This hobby is all about learning, and everyone on here has made mistakes they wished they could go back and fix. But that is where most of the learning takes place: trial and error.
Keep up the information gathering and don't be discouraged to hear that your perfect tank probably won't be a successful one due to bioload. You will find out what works for you and then pass the information on to those around you so that they can also learn about reefkeeping.
BangkokMatt
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Awesome they maybe, but its guaranteed death to them. They will kill each other if they don't starve to death first.
