this is really puzzling...

[marvinsae]

me and my buddy started our own marine tanks. he uses tap water from his sink, doesn't dechlorinate it, he'll throw in warm water from the tap to get his temperature right during water changes, and he never acclimates anything! he just dumps it in. somehow his tank is thriving. hes got a couple acros, zooanthids, a star polyp, an anomone, 2 black clowns, green wrasse, 2 astreas, a diamond watchman, and 2 cleaner shrimp. oh and the anemone and clowns hosted within a day. by the way his tank is only 20 gallons...

i on the other hand have a 65 gallon, and do everything by the book. drip acclimation, i premix salt water and heat it up before adding it in, i use distilled water and have a sump and stuff. HOWEVER, i've had 2 cleaner shrimp and a starfish die on me. my live stock atm includes 2 yellow tail damsels, 2 occelaris clowns, 1 powder blue, a diamond watchman, red brittle star, and 8 snails.

how does his livestock never get sick and mine seem to die even though i take extra precaution