opinion
opinion
I didn't take the time to read all of the postings....but
Bruce tried to give an informed opinion based on his experience and many times told people that it was his opinion/experience that led to the opinions he gave. He was battered by the opinions of many (1 year to 25 years) and whether or not his opinions were 100% or 0% right he was trying to share them while informing people that was his opinion and experience. There is evidence that the carbon/skimming eliminates many nutrients. The information is out there based on others scientific experiments, step up to bat and do your homework. It seems like this was taken as that those were both bad methods of filtration and shouldn't be used. (If I remember correctly he wasn't Pro carbon but for skimming) I've repeatedly heard that if running carbon you need to maintain your supplements because the carbon will leach them out of the water. (Not necessarily bad but replace them) I've heard conflicting views on skimming from a variety of sources, most of which have well over 5 years of experience.
Bruce, At the next meeting just shut up and stop providing us with the valuable knowledge and experience that you have gained through studying and reef keeping. We can keep our tanks and read many books for multiple years till we gain the experience that you willingly provide us each meeting. God forbid that you are only 99% accurate. At my table I'll have a spot for you with some pizza and some beer. I appreciate you leading the meetings and putting up with a barrage of questions (some painfully basic, some objective with no clear scientific data) from those learning and also the more experienced devils advocates among us.
-Jared
Reefing since 2001
6 Tanks, 2 at a time around 80% of the time.
Introduced 3 friends into the hobby;
created a frag trading network between friends.
+/- Advanced Beginner
opinion
I didn't take the time to read all of the postings....but
Bruce tried to give an informed opinion based on his experience and many times told people that it was his opinion/experience that led to the opinions he gave. He was battered by the opinions of many (1 year to 25 years) and whether or not his opinions were 100% or 0% right he was trying to share them while informing people that was his opinion and experience. There is evidence that the carbon/skimming eliminates many nutrients. The information is out there based on others scientific experiments, step up to bat and do your homework. It seems like this was taken as that those were both bad methods of filtration and shouldn't be used. (If I remember correctly he wasn't Pro carbon but for skimming) I've repeatedly heard that if running carbon you need to maintain your supplements because the carbon will leach them out of the water. (Not necessarily bad but replace them) I've heard conflicting views on skimming from a variety of sources, most of which have well over 5 years of experience.
Bruce, At the next meeting just shut up and stop providing us with the valuable knowledge and experience that you have gained through studying and reef keeping. We can keep our tanks and read many books for multiple years till we gain the experience that you willingly provide us each meeting. God forbid that you are only 99% accurate. At my table I'll have a spot for you with some pizza and some beer. I appreciate you leading the meetings and putting up with a barrage of questions (some painfully basic, some objective with no clear scientific data) from those learning and also the more experienced devils advocates among us.
-Jared
Reefing since 2001
6 Tanks, 2 at a time around 80% of the time.
Introduced 3 friends into the hobby;
created a frag trading network between friends.
+/- Advanced Beginner
