Things you should have known, but just learned

[OgreMkV]

OK, fess up. What are the things that you should have known all along, but just figured out.

Mine came today. I was showing my mother-in-law my FW tank and explaining how everything worked and why. I showed her the lights in my tank. I also checked them because I know it's getting on time fore replacement.

I've always been concerned about the light level in my tank. I've got a deep 55g with two 36W CF bulbs. However, my plants are growing fantastically and always have. I thought it was just cause I don't have a lot of plants and they are more low-light tolerant than not.

Heh... I've got two 36W 50/50 10,000K and actinic marine bulbs in the tank. No wonder my plants are doing so well.

sigh.

 

[ibr3ak]

First time using a python comes to mind

 

[irishspy]

That when you throw out 2/3rds of the media in your filter, you're likely going to get a mini-cycle. :wall:

 

[BoredAgain]

First time using a python comes to mind

If you mean what I think you mean, it was my third time...doh.

 

[ibr3ak]

No I mean my other python. what? stop hijacking the thread.

 

[BoredAgain]

No I mean my other python. what? stop hijacking the thread.

:lipssealedsmilie:

 

[DAVIDFBT]

When I started my Whisper 20 filter, I followed the directions real good, and when I turned it on, the thing made a rattly sound at first. I thought it was going to catch on fire or something, so I immediately turned it off and I brought it back to Petsmart to exchange it. Same thing happened. After going through 3 filters, I started the 4th one and since I had plugged it in a different outlet farther away, after the initial rattling, the whole thing became really quiet. Wow, I felt really stupid when that happened :duh:

 

[Bk718]

turning on a heater for one tank.. only to find out you turned on a heater thats out of the tank and is laying on a plastic bag...

Lesson: label your wires so you know what you are turning on/off

 

[sillypony]

hehe. good thread.

Taking out ALL substrate, all at once = nitrite spike. Oops!

 

[Bk718]

disturbing the substrate 2 much in a planted tank = green water..

watch what you are vacing up during a water change.. or else a fishy just might go through a nice tight tunnel roller coaster..