Terrible Advice Tuesdays
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Cheap Dental Care For Saltwater Fish
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Gracilaria (a type of macro algae) is a great thing to feed puffer fish to help wear down their teeth.
The rest of the story: Oh boy. Someone really screwed up their food groups.
First, most puffers …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Why You Should Ditch Your Sump
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Sumps are outdated technology. A canister filter is a far superior method of filtration over a sump.
The rest of the story: Some things make me want to vomit and terrible advice like this definitely makes my …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Algae And This Food Go Hand in Hand?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Flaked fish food will cause algae problems in your tank.
The rest of the story: Poor flaked fish food. What a unwarranted bad reputation.
Here’s the facts: Any fish food can cause algae problems in your tank. …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Real Reason For Multiple Heaters
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Due to the vast temperature gradients between the top and the bottom of your tank, a heater should be placed at the bottom, and at the top of your tank.
The rest of the story: If you …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Your Corals Can’t Handle The Pressure
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: The first step in acclimating new coral to your tank is to put them towards the top of your tank so that they get used to the pressure.
The rest of the story: Wait…wait…I have to wipe …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Coral/Fish Death By Air Bubble
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Air bubbles can annoy and kill coral as well as stress out your fish.
The rest of the story: If you set up an air stone directly underneath a coral and left it there, that could annoy …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Cheap Bulkhead Leak Prevention
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: To ensure your bulkheads don’t leak, glue them to your tank with PVC cement.
The rest of the story: I about fell out of my chair (again) when I heard this one. A couple of things here: …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Using Your Tank To Control Your Dog
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Tying your dog to your tank works great because the tank weighs so much.
The rest of the story: Before you write this post off because you think I made it up, I didn’t. A client of …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Real Reason Refugiums Fail
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Filter socks rob refugiums of the nutrients they need to grow.
The rest of the story: Refugiums are a place where algae can grow outside of your display tank. We know algae needs light, carbon dioxide, nitrogen …
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