Casting my mind back on my early days as a marine aquarium keeper, it’s funny how some of my stances on various aspects of the hobby have, shall we say, evolved in the intervening years. Of course, these changing opinions have led to different ways of doing things—and different ways of dispensing advice. Here are just a few examples (experienced salties, see if any of these sound familiar to you):
1) Quarantine is an extravagance
I used to think隔离新标本was more of a luxury than a necessity. Besides, despite my failure to quarantine, I somehow got lucky and managed to sneak by with no major disease problems for quite some time.
Oh, what a naïve fool I was! No one could have convinced me that I was playing a game of Russian roulette and running out of empty chambers. It took (wait for it!) an outbreak of加密货币to achieve that. There’s nothing like the sight of all your prized fish dashing around the tank and scraping their bodies on the rockwork to change your mind about the importance of quarantine!
2) Live rock hitchhikers should be eradicated with extreme prejudice!
杀死所有人,让海王星把它们整理好!这或多或少是我以前考虑的方式(或不太小)的蠕虫,软体动物,甲壳类动物和其他小动物,这些小蠕虫将其储存在Live Rock上的海洋坦克。
如今,我对我系统中未受下降的小动物有了一种“活着的”哲学。除非我非常有信心它们会给我的珊瑚或鱼带来问题,否则我会让它们独自一人,并尝试享受它们作为天然礁动物动物区系的一部分。
保罗·b·可以作证,bristleworms穰mple of this. While a few species (e.g., the notorious Caribbean bearded fireworm [Hermodice Carunculata]))众所周知,可以吃珊瑚,并且可以提供非常痛苦的毒刺,大多数猪胸虫都遇到的是有益的破坏者,应该独自一人做他们的事情 - 尽管您仍然必须警惕触摸这些毛刺(wear gloves).
3) Marine aquariums are for the rich
Actually, this misconception predates myplunge into the saltwater sideof the aquarium hobby. More accurately, you could say it postponed my plunge because I was—and continue to be—of fairly modest means and I’d always heard how costly saltwater systems are.
Now there’s no question that marine systems aren’t cheap, but there are plenty ofways to keep your expenses sanewhen setting up a marine aquarium. I’ve found that if you can’t afford all the bells and whistles, you just have to be smart about your purchases and invest a little more elbow grease.
4)保持珊瑚本质上比饲养鱼更困难
一种更好的方法可以说:“有些珊瑚比大多数鱼更困难。”但是,那里有很多柔软的珊瑚和息肉实际上是防弹的(我在想皮革珊瑚,脉冲Xenia, zoanthids, star polyps, corallimorphs, etc.) and much easier to keep alive than, say, certain butterflyfishes. And let’s face it, some fish, such as Moorish idols, tend to die in the care of even highly accomplished reefkeepers.
5) You can dose your way to a healthy reef system
我的水族馆添加剂疗法习惯betway必威手机客户端下载于由卢格尔(Lugol's)的仪表板,the骨的运球,斜角和钼的飞溅,痕量元素的滴滴以及一堆Hfuhruhurr博士的魔术礁Elixir组成。(最后一个产品已经停产,所以不要寻找它。显然,它的使用事实证明是对装有颅骨螺丝钉的硬膜下血肿患者有害的)。好的,我大部分时间都做了,但是我确实有一个相当荒谬的补品“食谱”,我必须跟踪。
Nowadays,my philosophy toward supplementation是,如果我不能测试它,不知道其中有什么,或者不完全理解其在水族馆中的目的,我拒绝添加它。底线:没有补充剂或补充剂的组合可以补偿不良的水族馆维护实践。