Most Common Mistake you see....Please add one and move on so all can share..

[Ed Hahn]

I see people rushing thier set ups. Not allowing tank to cycle. Please wait for at least 8 weeks with scheduled lighting periods.

 

[Krish]

Buying equipment and then researching afterwards...

 

[jetaero]

Buying creatures and researching afterwards... :|

 

[szidls]

Starting this hobby..... :lol:
Scott

 

[mark peacock]

hi i have had a reef set up now for 4 years and every thing is fine apart from i don't seem to get much coralline alge any hits and tips to what i might be missing or need to add or need to check for would appreciate your comments

 

[Ed Hahn]

Coraline Algae

hi i have had a reef set up now for 4 years and every thing is fine apart from i don't seem to get much coralline alge any hits and tips to what i might be missing or need to add or need to check for would appreciate your comments

Keep your Calcium above 300-420 ppm. if you are dosing. Keep your Alkalinity between 2.8-3.5. If you can get a starter piece of coraline algae from a rock or shavings from a friend. I wish You were close to me or if someone else in the club that has some? Good flow keeping things suspended in water columm also helps. That is how I would do it if it were me.

 

[Slickdonkey]

Not quarantining.

You only need to wipe out a tank once to learn this lesson, but strangely people always have to learn it for themselves.

 

[Krish]

Not using ro/di water

 

[jetaero]

Not performing proper maintenance...

 

[mark peacock]

thanks to all who have replied to my problem appreciate it loads Ed Hahn being across the water in the uk where i live not to many people have gone to marine they all have tropical fish set ups i may try vital dna if still not working thanks reef guy

 

[szidls]

Many different ways to flood your house. Watch that ro-di top off and water changes.
Scott

 

[balogh03]

dont let a 700gph power head fall into the sand....well you are on vacation.

 

[spongebob lover]

not curing your rocks before they go in the tank .

 

[CarlaW]

Starting this hobby..... :lol:
Scott

And listening to what you thought was a trusted LFS

 

[NaH2O]

Not cleaning your skimmer's air intake (euro-reef type skimmers)

I'll second the quarantining (I've seen too many SPS parasites not to), and I'll also second the RO/DI top-off/float switch. If you don't have a float switch on your fill containers (if you don't top off in the tank) set a timer to remind you to turn off the water .

 

[CarlaW]

Not cleaning your skimmer's air intake (euro-reef type skimmers)

I'll second the quarantining (I've seen too many SPS parasites not to), and I'll also second the RO/DI top-off/float switch. If you don't have a float switch on your fill containers (if you don't top off in the tank) set a timer to remind you to turn off the water .

How many floors is that now???

 

[reedman]

believing everything you read from the "experts" without verifying the information for yourself

trying something and expecting overnight results

using chemicals to solve a biological problem

searching out solutions for a problem without knowing the cause

I could go on and on

 

[Ed Hahn]

Welcome to REEF Frontiers. I had to say that!

thanks to all who have replied to my problem appreciate it loads Ed Hahn being across the water in the uk where i live not to many people have gone to marine they all have tropical fish set ups i may try vital dna if still not working thanks reef guy

I still think the Germans are way ahead of us here (ducking) in technoligy when it comes to Reef Keeping, the use of electricity, the resources available, products. But I think we may be catching up.
I think everyone learns from everyone. The more eyes readily available the more you learn. Pleasure to see you. Please do not be discourage to ask oppinions. The average person makes 5 mistakes a day. I must make twenty times that, but I learn a little each time or I should.
Welcome to Reef Frontiers! People are from all over the world in here.
Thanks,
Sincerely,
Ed

 

[BCT182]

Using additive's the LFS tell's you HAVE to be added to make corals grow. (other than salt):lol:

 

[Krish]

Shopping at Petsmart or Petco