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[FloridaBoy]

Marine Aquarium Myths
(things a beginner should know)
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Last edited by FloridaBoy on 2012.10.18(Thu)8:32; edited 56 times in total

[sirreal63]

Excellent, and should be made a sticky and required reading before any questions are answered in this forum. What is said above is true and well thought out. Excellent work.
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[Marcos Avila]

No doubt about it...I just went ahead and made it a sticky. Excellent as usual FloridaBoy!
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[SLACkra]

not sure if this is a myth or something a lot of uninformed people do. but a lot of people think its regular maintenance to COMPLETELY clean their aquariums(wash through gravel replace all water etc). even my family used to do this with the 20g fw untill I did some research!

andrew

[Taratron]

While definitely not a myth, perhaps a note of the dreaded cycling mistake known as Damsel's Revenge?
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[sirreal63]

I would also caution people about saltwater books. While a good resource, pay attention to the date they were written. The one referenced above was written in September 1996. A good resource, but very out of date. Our knowledge in this hobby increases greatly each year. in 96 a trickle filter and bio-balls were considered state of the art, we now know better ways to keep a reef happy and thriving and free of nitrates. Use them as a resoource only, not the rule.

There are no hard and fast rules in this hobby, you will often find conflicting information, don't let that dissuade you, just take what you read and hear with a grain of salt. Trust in your local saltwater clubs if you have them, it is here you can see the results of someones work and they often will be able to help you.
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[SLACkra]

ya very true. I have several saltwater book. one thats my favorite has heaps of info but its quite old. bristleworms are evil acording to it! however I also have some books printed by TETRA. the only reason I have them is the pictures and some basic info on the fish. other than that theres a fairly good amount of rubbish.

andrew

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[FloridaBoy]

Thank you and best wishes for your success.
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[Budde]

Thanks for the awesome article, FloridaBoy!

You are so helpful.

Josh