wad are some of the mistake beginner will make?

taydejing · June 6, 2005

i wants to know wad are some of the common mistake beginers like me will make when we start a marine tank? so tat i when i set up, i can advoid them.

stabilo · June 7, 2005

Research and read up what you are going to keep i.e. how much, what to have e.t.c. most common mistake, I have committed this mistake as well!!! :paiseh:

veliferium · June 7, 2005

MAybe this site will help u....

IMO,a lot of FAQs which will help u a lot

My Webpage

mUAr_cHEe · June 7, 2005

biggest mistake of them all....

starting the hobby..... :ph34r: :fear: :ph34r:

seriously.... biggest mistake is not listening my advice..... waitamin.... or is it listening to me......

ai yah..... mistake the a checkpoint in yr journey of learning....

so the more mistakes u make.... lagi the better.... the more u will learn.....

so lets go all out and make mistakes!!!!!! *takes out copper powder and creeps to diabolus mantis tank*

optimus prime · June 7, 2005

1) thy shall not listen to some lfs who give crap advise

2) thy shall not itchy hand and put so many livestock at once

3) thy shall be patient in water cycling

4) thy shall read and read before starting the hobby

5) thy shall count your money before starting the hobby

6) thy shall listen to advise given by experient members

7) thy shall think of what livestock to keep before buying

8) thy shall not happily put copper solution in the tank

9) thy shall buy the biggest tank and skimmer can afford

10) THY SHALL NOT CALL THE FELLA NEMO, its a clownfish.

mUAr_cHEe · June 7, 2005

1) thy shall not listen to some lfs who give crap advise
2) thy shall not itchy hand and put so many livestock at once

3) thy shall be patient in water cycling

4) thy shall read and read before starting the hobby

5) thy shall count your money before starting the hobby

6) thy shall listen to advise given by experient members

7) thy shall think of what livestock to keep before buying

8) thy shall not happily put copper solution in the tank

9) thy shall buy the biggest tank and skimmer can afford

10) THY SHALL NOT CALL THE FELLA NEMO, its a clownfish.

1) thou shalt not listen to some lfs who give crap advise

2) thou shalt not itchy hand and put so many livestock at once

3) thou shalt be patient in water cycling

4) thou shalt read and read before starting the hobby

5) thou shalt count your money before starting the hobby

6) thou shalt listen to advise given by experienced members

7) thou shalt think of what livestock to keep before buying

8) thou shalt not happily put copper solution in the tank

9) thou shalt buy the biggest tank and skimmer can afford

10) THOU SHALT NOT CALL THE FELLA NEMO, its a clownfish.

read the bible more carefully....

AquaRa · June 7, 2005

i guess the worst mistake you can make is splurging on expensive equipment without knowing how to use them, and corals, without knowing what's good for them

White Pointer · June 7, 2005

Try to read all the tread in this forum, I had read about 400 pages. BUT too late started the hobby then found out about this good forum. Thanks to henry from ML who recommend me to this site. Different people had different methods in keeping this hobby, learn from them and try out and you will never go wrong.

I still learning, get into this hobby by accident. A friend sold me this new tank very very cheap and help me to set up. Look good for display and easy maintenance was told, change water once a year and feed twice a week....NOW....

Thanks to this forum ,I start learning...ABC of marine

Cheers

RAV-65 · June 7, 2005

Easy maintenance?! Wahahahaha.... only when u keep live rocks only... NFWOLR ( No fish with only live rock )...

Bro, on a serious note, the best advice anyone can give to you is that u read extensively, can seriously save you lots of $$$ in the short, medium, long term... I tink I spent about more than $20,000 on this hobby liao, I tink I could have save at least half that amt if I've read up more and also heed advice from the correct people right from the begginning... :cry2: :cry2: :cry2:

White Pointer · June 7, 2005

Buy alot of addictives from LFS....spent a bomb.... :cry: :cry: :cry:

Must have in order for the fish to thrive...... :cry: :cry: :cry:

After do more reading from this forum....discovered that change water on a regular basis save alot of snake oil claim.

Cheers

taydejing · June 7, 2005

thanks! all sg bros which gave me advise. i still researching so tat when i start, can dun waste so much money on buying mistakes

RAV-65 · June 7, 2005

thanks! all sg bros which gave me advise. i still researching so tat when i start, can dun waste so much money on buying mistakes

Yup, dat's your 1st step to a successful reef tank and saving $$$ ...

taydejing · June 7, 2005

all advise are welcome!

FuEl · June 7, 2005

Feeding your fish only once a day or every 2 days will result in better water quality due to less ammonia secretion. This statement has been misleading in many ways.

Firstly, feeding a fish to its fill in a single feed will reduce digestive efficiency. So most likely, digestion will be inefficient and you end up with ammonia (from deamination of protein not digested).

If you divide this ration into maybe 2-3 feeds per day, the amount of ammonia liberated by your fish can be considerably lowered. Your fish will tend to grow more on this method of feeding too.

RAV-65 · June 7, 2005

Feeding your fish only once a day or every 2 days will result in better water quality due to less ammonia secretion. This statement has been misleading in many ways.

Firstly, feeding a fish to its fill in a single feed will reduce digestive efficiency. So most likely, digestion will be inefficient and you end up with ammonia (from deamination of protein not digested).

If you divide this ration into maybe 2-3 feeds per day, the amount of ammonia liberated by your fish can be considerably lowered. Your fish will tend to grow more on this method of feeding too.

Wow... interesting... but I not at home the whole day, dun tink can feed 2-3 times a day...

ervine · June 7, 2005

biggest mistake? trusting LFS advice!... well not all LFS lah.. but some are notorious...

patrick123 · June 7, 2005

patience is the key success factor.

taydejing · June 7, 2005

wad are some of the LFS tat i can ''trust''?

djviper · June 7, 2005

try iwarna i personally trust the pple there

Marine Life (Henry) -- One of the best

cityofangels · June 7, 2005

*takes out copper powder and creeps to diabolus mantis tank*

Hahahahah! :lol:

taydejing · June 8, 2005

any more. other than henry of marine life? west area

White Pointer · June 8, 2005

You try jireh one of the sponsor in this forum...located in clementi

taydejing · June 8, 2005

there very ex. a set 188. others not so ex.

Skipper32 · June 8, 2005

I suggest u share more of ur concerns here.. lots of things we can discuss and solve... always bare in mind that those ppl that we tlk to at shops are at one point or another profit minded..(not mentioning all, but some) so dn'y get easily carried away by them... (I got hit once and is now more careful)..cheers and enjoy the hobby :lol:

barnacle · June 8, 2005

there very ex. a set 188. others not so ex.

if you looking for equipment....try clementi blk 3@@

sorry can't remember the block but not polyart....

this hobby,nothing comes cheap, be prepare to

spend $$$

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