Tannin Aquatics Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 If you've been in the aquarium game long enough, you start thinking about stuff like just "why things happen the way they do" in our aquariums. And sometimes, there seem to be no answers...at least on the surface. We saw this a lot in the reef aquarium world: An aquarist would send months and months planning, designing, and constructing the seemingly "ultimate reef system", with every arcane detail taken care of- often at great expense, in terms of time and money- only to find after just a few months that the aquarium has developed into a seemingly perennial haven for nuisance algae, fish and coral losses, and equipment failures of all sorts. How? Why? Other times, we develop a concept for an aquarium, tweak and test it on small tanks, and build it our based on our encouraging initial results...And for some reason, when we "build it at scale", our carefully-thought out dream tank becomes an unmanageable, unstable, or otherwise untenable haven for assorted aquatic problems. What causes this to happen? (click to read more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianhamm Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Great read! Thanks for sharing! Tannin Aquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannin Aquatics Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 45 minutes ago, Ianhamm said: Great read! Thanks for sharing! Thanks..! Was actually trying to avoid being overly negative, but I think there is a lot to be learned from this kind of stuff, regardless pf our level of experience.Something to think about, for sure! Ianhamm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianhamm Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 1 minute ago, Tannin Aquatics said: Thanks..! Was actually trying to avoid being overly negative, but I think there is a lot to be learned from this kind of stuff, regardless pf our level of experience.Something to think about, for sure! All levels of expertise need to read this, very encouraging. I've been mulling over writing a post about misinformation (some of the horrible care I see on Instagram) and how to combat it without being judgmental or negative. You did and excellent job with the over all tone. Tannin Aquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannin Aquatics Posted July 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 17 hours ago, Ianhamm said: All levels of expertise need to read this, very encouraging. I've been mulling over writing a post about misinformation (some of the horrible care I see on Instagram) and how to combat it without being judgmental or negative. You did and excellent job with the over all tone. Thanks for those kind words. It's often difficult in this era of the hobby, particularly with forums which have a wide variety of highly specialized aquarists at different experience levels, to avoid sounding "preachy" or "arrogant"- when your real intent was simply to give the aquarium world a big 'ol hug and say, "It's okay- we're human." Over the years I've been an author, lecturer, and business person in the aquatic world, I've seen lots of good and bad feedback to things I've written, done and said. You develop a sort of thick skin that comes from believing in what you say and do, but it is always refreshing to see that you're reaching people. For this, I am grateful! Scott Ianhamm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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