- Joined
- Mar 10, 2012
- Location
- Rocky Mountains BC
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2036229
Reefcentral link. Might be of use to some. I had -3- major tank crashes in my day, and this last one was from mostly just frustration and apathy, I was one step from selling it for parts. NEVER in a million years would I think that a year later I would have sps thriving under LED lighting that I built.
Some of the rock and most of the sand in the tank were 15 years old and had seen all the crashes. Probably still harboring some heavy metals \m/ from when I used tap water for makeup water, and who knows how many other kooky things I tried over the years, like my attempt to dose kalkwasser or my chemical warfare on ich...etc etc etc.
If it helps someone, that's what I would want. This is supposed to be a relaxing, free time hobby. I know more than most how frustrating it can be, especially when 'the tank was just fine for years, I don't know why everything just upped and died!!!" From experience...a tank can last 4-5 years with mild neglect/abuse. You can grow corals, even sps, for a while if you have good light, but without all the other pieces of the puzzle, you are heading, without question, for a crash. Crashes suck donkey balls. If anyone has questions, I'm nowhere near an expert, but I can bring a tank back to life, which is a hell of a lot harder than starting from scratch.
Reefcentral link. Might be of use to some. I had -3- major tank crashes in my day, and this last one was from mostly just frustration and apathy, I was one step from selling it for parts. NEVER in a million years would I think that a year later I would have sps thriving under LED lighting that I built.
Some of the rock and most of the sand in the tank were 15 years old and had seen all the crashes. Probably still harboring some heavy metals \m/ from when I used tap water for makeup water, and who knows how many other kooky things I tried over the years, like my attempt to dose kalkwasser or my chemical warfare on ich...etc etc etc.
If it helps someone, that's what I would want. This is supposed to be a relaxing, free time hobby. I know more than most how frustrating it can be, especially when 'the tank was just fine for years, I don't know why everything just upped and died!!!" From experience...a tank can last 4-5 years with mild neglect/abuse. You can grow corals, even sps, for a while if you have good light, but without all the other pieces of the puzzle, you are heading, without question, for a crash. Crashes suck donkey balls. If anyone has questions, I'm nowhere near an expert, but I can bring a tank back to life, which is a hell of a lot harder than starting from scratch.