When I first Joined Reef Central I learned......

[reef_research]

...that when you think the hobby is at its finest hour, it gets better.

 

[Misled]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9426962#post9426962 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HippieSmell

And that the loss in productivity because of RC must cost the world billions of dollars every year [/B]

How true! (as I sit here durning work hours!)

 

[Buckyez]

*nods*

 

[MTB]

Palytoxin with in the first week.

 

[sunfish11]

That the cute little anenomes on my live rock were the dreaded aiptasia.

That I had way to many fish

That tangs are sacred animals to the reefkeeper tribe

 

[joeychitwood]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9426753#post9426753 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jimwat
There are at least a thousand different things that can be done to help a hair algae problem.

And NONE of them actually make any difference.

I also quickly learned that mine will never be named "Tank of the Month."

 

[Joshua1023]

That people get as attached to their skimmer as they would their own children.

 

[zemuron114]

what a closed loop was

Oh, and all the slang terms, like FO, FOWLR... etc lol

 

[TarheelFrag]

Large amounts of posts don't make you an expert.....

 

[SARBoy]

That all advice is good. Its up to you to decide if it applys to you.

 

[lpm141]

Anything that happens in a reef fast is not good

 

[mg426]

That LFS are not so knowledgable or honest !!

 

[goldmaniac]

TUNZE TUNZE TUNZE, apparantly

(my) LFS employees have no value whatsoever, except to price incorrectly once in a while

if it doesn't cost at least $300, you're wasting your money

All my fish and inverts and corals should be dead by now


There's always someone who has the patience and knowledge to really help me out when i don't know what to do. thank you to all of you.

-G.

 

[goldmaniac]

one more:

The Tang Police are easily infuriated. it's wonderful!

heh heh

 

[saltfan]

Every Tang will eventually outgrow its tank no matter what size

 

[tprize]

That glass lids will not cause proper gas exchange, and that you get proper gas exchange from having glass lids.

 

[Scooter12ga]

That my seaclone skimmer was crap by default and that I could (and did) make it work quite well with a few simple and cheap modifications.

 

[awestruck]

Mother Nature is THE boss; if you want to play and win you must follow her rules.

 

[HBtank]

That I need to learn more. Much more.

 

[Genral72]

That all Zoanthids are extremely toxic and if you do not use a full body suit while sticking your arm in the tank you will die.