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Strontiumif someone can help me what is SR that they mentioned in parameters?
Thank youStrontium
Wonderful article but there is one thing I really, really don't understand.
There are people with wonderful tanks, with corals and fishes in brilliant health and they don't want to share their "secret sauce".
There are thousands of people out here, wondering why their corals and fishes get ill, why their corals don't grow and so on. Instead of telling them:
"Try this and that, that's my "secret sauce", so your tank will be healthy" they keep their ingredients and recipes for themselves, so nobody can have such a good looking tank as them?
Are we in a kindergarten? 4 years old children who wants to have their picture the most beautiful?
Why isn't it possible to tell everyone the secrets of having a healthy tank? Does anybody think of the corals and fishes?
Maybe this post is a bit agressive, but I don't care. At the moment I lost 10 fishes on illness only because I bought them from a wrong shop and I am crying for every coral or fish that is dying at my home and I really don't understand people who say "Who cares, my tank is healthy, look. But I don't tell you how to get it. No. Cry a bit more.
You think you're clever, don't you? Smug, You probably drive a Prius.Sorry, but you hit a nerve with this one.
I am grateful for EVERYONE who posts anything, both successes AND failures about their experience with saltwater. I read the info and use it to form an opinion and (maybe) a possible plan or change in the way I do things. Sometimes the changes work for me, sometimes they don't. I, for one, am grateful for any info that these very successful aquarium keepers chose to share about their tanks. They honestly didn't have to us tell diddly-squat.
Every tank is different. I have three different tanks (on the same sump) and EACH ONE BEHAVES DIFFERENTLY. There is no one-size-fits-all "secret sauce", besides STABILITY. Any changes are done one at a time and slowly. If you want to take anything away from this article, take this- STABILITY is key. Patience. Patience. And more patience.
WHO sounds like they are in kindergarten?? You're crying because someone won't GIVE you the answer?? I guess they should give us all the answers, and while they're at it make sure we get a "Participation Trophy"? Good Grief!!
Entitlement.
These are just a handful of very very successful tanks on this earth. There are many many more. And I can almost guarantee no two do things the same, besides strive for stability.
AND LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES.
"At the moment I lost 10 fishes on illness only because I bought them from a wrong shop "
No secret ingredient or recipe for that one. It's called quarantine. Many, many in-depth articles and threads overflowing with information on how to quarantine fish and corals, both here and all over the internet. You want someone to tell you their secret recipe for great growth and color, yet it seems you are having trouble keeping them alive. I think you're putting the horse before the cart. Don't worry about the leave right now, focus on getting the ball in the pocket.
If you are looking for a hobby where someone tells you exactly what to do and how to do it, take up knitting.
Maybe this post is a bit aggressive, but I don't care.
Nice to meet you too!!You think you're clever, don't you? Smug, You probably drive a Prius.
You tore into that other person and mocked them for their frustrations. I think that was unnecessary and I felt the need to tell you. That's my contribution to this thread.Nice to meet you too!!
Not quite sure where this came from , or how to take it...
Clever? Not quite sure where you got that. Unless because I said stability is key. (Which has been said innumerable times, by hundreds over the years. Plagiarist? Maybe you could make a case. Me, clever? Most definitely not.)
Smug? Not in the least. Quite the contrary. My tanks, all in all, are a mess. I'm always trying to get to a point where I could be "smug", (if I wanted to be), and I can pretty much guarantee everyone on this forum I'll never get there. But I DO know I'm not expecting someone else to get them to there for me. If that was my end goal, I'd hire one of the LFS to do the maintenance... And then, I could blame them for all of my tanks' problems.
And my Toyota is not a Prius. It's a Tundra.
I look forward to your continued contributions to this thread.
Have a Great Day!
Very well put together article, thanks for sharing this, I found it to be a great read
Oh, thanks flip, didn’t know there was a part 2, I’m on it !