Posts Tagged ‘terrible advice tuesdays’
Terrible 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 …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Feel Free To Move Nemo’s House
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If an anemone hides behind/in/underneath a rock, remove the anemone and put it somewhere back in the light.
The Rest of the Story: Anemones have any number of reasons for placing themselves where they do. Some hide …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Why Your Anemone Doesn’t Have Bubbles
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Your bubble tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) doesn’t have bubbles on its tips because:
– your lighting isn’t strong enough
– your lighting is too strong
– you don’t have enough flow
– you have too much flow…
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Clean Saltwater Tank = Low TDS?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you want to find out how clean your tank water is, just stick a TDS meter in it!
The rest of the story: I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this one. A …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Cheapest Salt Mix For Your Saltwater Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Need to make saltwater for your tank? Just use enough table salt and you’re good to go.
The rest of the story: While table salt would get your specific gravity to 1.025, that’s all it would do, …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: What To Watch For If You Have A Glass Aquarium
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Any saltwater tank made of glass will fail within 3 years due to the drying out of the silicone seals.
The rest of the story: The idea of all glass tanks failing within 3 years is …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: What To Do With Pesky Cross Bracing On Your Saltwater Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you don’t like having a brace across your tank, just cut it out. Most of them are made of plastic which doesn’t do much for holding the tank together anyways.
The rest of the story: While …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: What to Watch For When Adding Corals To Your Saltwater Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: When you add corals to your tank, you have to wait for your tank to go through another cycle due to the added bioload.
The rest of the story: Corals very likely add some, repeat, SOME bioload …
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