Helpfull hint`s thread

soak dirty filter socks in bleach water for 24 hours then let dry for 24 hours. good as new...

 

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Spend the extra money and buy quality equipment. most times if you the cheap stuff you end up spending more money in the long run

 

Dont screw another reefer just to make a quick buck.

 

You can learn alot from going to club events.

 

Don't eat yellow snow.

 

$20 investment in your local reef club may be the best investment you make in this hobby.

 

Always plan for redundancy and worst-case scenarios. Kill the power and turn things back on. Look at ever item and think about what would happen if it failed, moved, etc. Once isnt enough... Constantly consider this.

This reminds me i need to do this again.

Put new fish in a container within the tank to see how others react. I clamp a small aqarium to the back glass of the tank... Works awesome and helped me understand that little tiny four line wrasses are buttholes to mystery wrasses!

 

Always keep your friends close, but your enemy even closer..

 

Rinse your stainless tools in fresh water after use, otherwise they will rust.

 

I was going to get a magnetic algae clip, Instead I glued a $2 clip to an old mag float I had lying around. So far so good.

 

If you have a cell phone with an led flash light on it, they come in handy when you are buying fish from a lfs. Shines alot of light on ich and other bad things lerking on a future pet especially in a not so well lit store tank.

 

4 inch wide piece of scrap acrylic makes a great algae scraper on a glass tank.

 

Bump

 

Stick a strainer on your siphon hose or small fish can quickly go down the drain....