misconceptions

[mark]

There's a thread over on RC (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1524819) that got side tracked but some good articles (links) below cut from the second post:


http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/eb/index.php
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/eb/index.php
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php
http://www.reefaquariumforum.com/re...yths-t3397.html (http://www.reefaquariumforum.com/reefkeeping-myths-t3397.html)
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...=misconceptions (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1187329&highlight=misconceptions)

[Parker]

Some good information there, but your right. No need to go beyond the second post.

[StirCrazy]

some are good but I find some kinda misconceving.

for instance when they talk about high a low water flow.

low water flow in the ocean is still way more than 90% of us have in our tanks, and I don't think any of us have "high" water flow. Even when I had a 150X turn over in my last tank it was still way lower than what I experanced when snorkiling off hawaii.

Steve

[FitoPharmer]

they make sumps seem pretty like garbage. 2/3's of my tank if sump/refuge and have to say its the best thing i ever did. they have so many more benefits then just creating live food.

[Delphinus]

I should have heeded warnings and stopped at post 2. I went on and read the next 3 or 4... whoops.

There always has to be some evangelist who can't seem to make the connection that "you don't need a skimmer" and "using a skimmer is wrong" are nowhere near the same concepts and one does not logically follow from the other. :neutral: