 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools |
05-27-2008, 08:44 AM
| #1 (permalink) |
| Gnarly Old Codfish  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 61
Posts: 4,743
Skin: Mint
Karma: 4558
      |  10 Deadly Sins Recently saw list of "5 Cardinal Sins Of A Marine Aquarist" --- Thought it needed expanding...based on personal experience and on many of the recurring posts we have seen here... 1. Overfeeding 2. Failure to test the water quality frequently enough. 3. Failure to change out light bulbs on regular basis. 4. Incompatible stocking. 5. Overstocking. 6. Impatience. 7. Impulse buying. 8. Insufficient research in general. 9. Not recognizing importance of light (too much, too little). 10. Not recognizing importance of flow (too much, too little). Please add to if you can think of others...Maybe we can shoot for "20" --(plenty more "sin" out there I am sure.  ) |
|          |
| Reef Links |
| |
|
05-27-2008, 08:56 AM
| #2 (permalink) |
| Longfin Fairy Wrasse  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT
Posts: 2,343
Skin: Mint
Karma: 17797
 | 11. Deep sand beds in the main tank |
|
| |
|
05-27-2008, 09:00 AM
| #3 (permalink) |
| Snowflake Eel  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 30
Posts: 2,382
Skin: Classic
Karma: 16311
  | not maintenancing hardware, I.E. not servicing your pumps and skimmers or changing out filtration pads |
|
| |
|
05-27-2008, 09:03 AM
| #4 (permalink) |
| Teardrop Maxima Clam  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Buffalo N.Y. Age: 26
Posts: 821
Skin: Mint
Karma: 1972
 | im sure we can all check more than a few off that list! -improper diet -not qt fish befor introduction -using windex to clean glass panes.(water works better anyways) -adding supps without testing. |
|
| |
|
05-27-2008, 09:35 AM
| #5 (permalink) |
| Feather Duster  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Age: 25
Posts: 239
Skin: Mint
Karma: 122
 | could you say using lids on tanks? or not the right kind of lighting |
|
| |
|
05-27-2008, 11:13 AM
| #6 (permalink) |
| Feather Duster  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wylie, Texas
Posts: 216
Skin: Mint
Karma: 723
| - Not asking the wife before you spend the money on a new setup.... (i still got the bruises.) |
|
| |
|
05-27-2008, 11:15 AM
| #7 (permalink) |
| Fire Goby  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 26
Posts: 1,307
Skin: Mint
Karma: 7597
| 19. Using tap water |
|
| |
|
05-27-2008, 11:33 AM
| #8 (permalink) | |
| Snowflake Eel Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 30
Posts: 2,382
Skin: Classic
Karma: 16311
| Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Deadly and beautiful reef inhabitants! | coral reefer | Tropical Fish | 3 | 05-05-2007 02:39 PM |
| 7 sins of aquarium reefkeeping | karlas | New To The Hobby | 2 | 10-24-2003 04:32 AM |
