Patience pays off

[Johnnybgood74]

Finally I understand patience is the key...I started in this hobby a couple years back and always wanted instant gratification....I learned an expensive lesson..haste makes waste...I've killed more fish than I care to admit...I've water more money buying cheap equipment...I've be stressed and thought about giving up...Then I found this forum....I've spent good money buying good equipment and for the first time since I've started my 210g tank I can actually see some coral growth...I've got a long way to go but what I've noticed in the last month makes it all worth it!!!
Moral of the story if I can do it anyone can...it just takes time...rant over THANKS!


PS if you haven't seen it on Netflix there's a documentary called chasing coral a good watch...

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[Ryan Darilek]

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I can absolutely relate... My first tank was nothing but a very expensive lesson and now I'm like a damn doctor, Ive got a ton of patients (patience) lol. Needless to say, I feel like things are going very well taking my time and doing a ridiculous amount of research before making my next move or addition can we see pics!?

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[Johnnybgood74]

Awesome post[emoji121]️
I can absolutely relate... My first tank was nothing but a very expensive lesson and now I'm like a damn doctor, Ive got a ton of patients (patience) lol. Needless to say, I feel like things are going very well taking my time and doing a ridiculous amount of research before making my next move or addition can we see pics!?

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Don't really have many tank pics.....but this is what it looked like a little while back...I'll definitely start taking more pictures now...

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[Ryan Darilek]

Whoa! Those torch (or frogspawn) corals are awesome! I really like your aquascaping too... This tank is going to look awesome as things start filling out even more. Congrats on the success man. Here's a pic of my baby tank (compared to yours)(32g).

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[mcgyvr]

The best words of wisdom for this hobby are..

NOTHING good happens fast

 

[Johnnybgood74]

That's purty....one day I'll have all that color and pop!

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[ReeferNoob4ever]

I use cheap equipment.

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You can't replace diligence with expensive equipment.

 

[Stolireef]

You can certainly get away with less expensive equipment but, IMO, a better approach is to buy very high quality used equipment.

 

[Johnnybgood74]

I use cheap equipment.

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You can't replace diligence with expensive equipment.

You sir are correct...but I never said anything about cheap equipment....I just said I spent good money on good equipment....what may be cheap to you may be expensive to me....

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[ReeferNoob4ever]

^^^ Good point. However, I mean I bought some really cheap stuff. Almost everything from PetCo! With the exception of a Tunze nano ATO.

I will even admit that I have bought 1/3 of my corals, CUC, and fish from PetCo as well.

 

[Johnnybgood74]

^^^ Good point. However, I mean I bought some really cheap stuff. Almost everything from PetCo! With the exception of a Tunze nano ATO.

I will even admit that I have bought 1/3 of my corals, CUC, and fish from PetCo as well.

I've tried petco...once and everything in my tank went bye bye...so if it's not from my friends store or someone with an established system I wont risk it...to me at least at my local petco it seems they just put water in the tank and drop fish in...and when I have questions they haven't really been able to answer them.

On a different note your tanks looks great

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[thomas.torode]

No one learns this right away, unfortunately. Everyone one of us is guilty of inpatients in some way or form when beginning the hobby. Just takes a few months. Some people years. All about the experience.