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18 months and NO tank maintenance! g 09-10-2005
Posted by g on September 10, 2005, 7:24 am
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Folks:

FWIW, just went through a separation and divorce and left the home w/o the
55g FOWLR DSB (life sucks sometimes-no not about the divorce either). Got
the tank back after 18 months and it was a major mess: NEVER a water change,
NEVER a cleaning NO maintenance... and the ex said feeding of the fish was
intermittent
took >3 hours to clean the tank at the new location!

YET...

virtually everything SURVIVED! 1-Hippo, 1-yellow tang, Brittle Star, Carpet
Anemone, 2 Chromis and most ;) of the turbos...

So (believe me I'm not trying to start a war here), and I do know that
hobbies range from dabbling to extreme serious investments of time and money
BUT...

Do we 'overmanage' or 'over analyze' aquariums?

G

(REMORA skimmer, Ehiem 2227, Fluval 404, coralife 15W UV, JBJ 220W PC and 2
power heads)



Posted by whodat on September 10, 2005, 7:51 am
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well i think you lucked out
i croaked fish by doing too much of a water change and cleaning the
filter at the same time....
the fish guy said in so many words "you knucklehead, you got rid of the
good bacteria"
only change 1/2 the water, and dont do the filter at the same time
live and learn


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Posted by Pszemol on September 10, 2005, 1:59 pm
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> So (believe me I'm not trying to start a war here), and I do know that
> hobbies range from dabbling to extreme serious investments of time and
> money BUT...
>
> Do we 'overmanage' or 'over analyze' aquariums?

Fish only tanks are little different story from reef tanks.
Try doing the same with a real *reef tank* and you will get the answer.

Posted by Marc Levenson on September 11, 2005, 2:13 am
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Well, if feeding wasn't overdone, it is indeed possible to keep the
livestock alive in those conditions.

I'm assuming your ex continued to top off the tank to avoid evaporation,
and cleaned the skimmer occasionally in that 18 month period.

I bet water parameters are interesting, and the bulbs need replacing, as
well as pumps needing so real cleaning.

Marc


g wrote:
> Folks:
>
> FWIW, just went through a separation and divorce and left the home w/o the
> 55g FOWLR DSB (life sucks sometimes-no not about the divorce either). Got
> the tank back after 18 months and it was a major mess: NEVER a water change,
> NEVER a cleaning NO maintenance... and the ex said feeding of the fish was
> intermittent
> took >3 hours to clean the tank at the new location!
>
> YET...
>
> virtually everything SURVIVED! 1-Hippo, 1-yellow tang, Brittle Star, Carpet
> Anemone, 2 Chromis and most ;) of the turbos...
>
> So (believe me I'm not trying to start a war here), and I do know that
> hobbies range from dabbling to extreme serious investments of time and money
> BUT...
>
> Do we 'overmanage' or 'over analyze' aquariums?
>
> G
>
> (REMORA skimmer, Ehiem 2227, Fluval 404, coralife 15W UV, JBJ 220W PC and 2
> power heads)
>
>

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Posted by g on September 15, 2005, 6:43 pm
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I should elaborate...

she did top off water (with tap)

Nothing else done

The tank glass was brown.(all sides, could barely see the inside)

Amazing what they (fish) can take...

But then again: mother nature surprises us in many ways :)

G

PS love your website!

> Well, if feeding wasn't overdone, it is indeed possible to keep the
> livestock alive in those conditions.
>
> I'm assuming your ex continued to top off the tank to avoid evaporation,
> and cleaned the skimmer occasionally in that 18 month period.
>
> I bet water parameters are interesting, and the bulbs need replacing, as
> well as pumps needing so real cleaning.
>
> Marc
>
>
> g wrote:
> > Folks:
> >
> > FWIW, just went through a separation and divorce and left the home w/o
the
> > 55g FOWLR DSB (life sucks sometimes-no not about the divorce either).
Got
> > the tank back after 18 months and it was a major mess: NEVER a water
change,
> > NEVER a cleaning NO maintenance... and the ex said feeding of the fish
was
> > intermittent
> > took >3 hours to clean the tank at the new location!
> >
> > YET...
> >
> > virtually everything SURVIVED! 1-Hippo, 1-yellow tang, Brittle Star,
Carpet
> > Anemone, 2 Chromis and most ;) of the turbos...
> >
> > So (believe me I'm not trying to start a war here), and I do know that
> > hobbies range from dabbling to extreme serious investments of time and
money
> > BUT...
> >
> > Do we 'overmanage' or 'over analyze' aquariums?
> >
> > G
> >
> > (REMORA skimmer, Ehiem 2227, Fluval 404, coralife 15W UV, JBJ 220W PC
and 2
> > power heads)
> >
> >
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com



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