Terrible Advice Tuesdays
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: What’s Really Needed to Grow Coraline Algae
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Coraline algae will only grow under metal halide lights.
The rest of the story: Those metal halide manufacturers must really be grasping for straws these days!
Algae needs light and nutrients to grow. Coraline algae also benefits …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Death Looks Like Bristle Worms
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Bristle worms kills corals, are overall bad things and should be removed from your tank.
The rest of the story: Poor bristle worms. Most people seem to have it out for them for really no good reason!…
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Store Made Dursos Are Better?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: A (local fish) store or pre-manufactured durso standpipe is more efficient than one made by you.
The rest of the story: Really?! Let me guess who started that idea.
Every “store made” or pre-manufactured durso standpipe I’ve …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Activated Carbon Ruins Half of 2-Part Dosing
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): You shouldn’t run a carbon reactor if you are dosing calcium/magnesium because the carbon will absorb the calcium/magnesium.
The rest of the story: I’m laughing so hard it hurts. Truly this advice is amongst the worse …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Coral + Bleaching = Dead
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): A coral that has turned white is dead and should be removed from your tank.
The rest of the story: First things first. A coral that has turned white (called bleaching) is not a good thing. …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Windows = Algae Outbreak
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Placing a saltwater tank near a window means you’ll have algae outbreaks.
The rest of the story: Old wife’s tale, Terrible Advice Tuesdays. Terrible Advice Tuesdays, meet old wife’s tale. As explained in the algae guide, if …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesday: The Newest Non-Photosynthetic Corals
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Most soft corals including zoanthids and gorgonians depend almost exclusively on phytoplankton for their nutritional needs.
(In case you didn’t know, phytoplankton is one type of food that is commonly fed to corals)
The rest of the …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Nuisance Algae Control Method Kills Corals?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): 3 days of darkness will harm your corals
The rest of the story: 3 days of darkness is a method used to control nuisance algae. The idea behind it is simple: without light, algae dies. Also …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The Easy Way To Get Rid of Mushroom Corals
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Eradicating mushroom corals requires simply cutting the top of the coral off. With the top removed, the base will die.
The rest of the story: Whoever said that must have fantastic luck or be completely delusional.…
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Easiest Way To Save Your Return Pump While You Are Away
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you are going out of town, rig up a float switch to turn off your return pump if the water level in your sump gets too low. This way you won’t burn up your return pump. …
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