Travis, I'm in agreement.
What struck me about some of those having problems:
New users ... done to `enhance' SPS growth - not to combat a problem. Heavy use often too.
Multiple things going on - you have one guy talking about starting RP, dosing FW Exit, and playing with the Ca Reactor. That sure sounds like messing with tank chemistry ... never mind 2 experiemnts in `what will mystery chemical do to my tank'.
Same with the `Interceptor' Red-bug [and all crustacean] killer. Poeple using this in association with PB/RP.
(note: not to suggest there's intereactions there ... but seems an awful lot like people are doing a couple experimental things on their tanks all at once - not a wise path IMO).
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It scares me to see their mass runs of lemmings on online reefing. [Phoshpate removers, interceptor, FW's, CS salt, DSB's/BB]. Does anyone actually think for themself? [myself included
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It's good to have these wake-up calls ... as it's really easy to be swayed into buying device #1 or believing that things will be better if I only do _____. Don't be a sucker ... if your tank is doing well now, leave it the heck alone. Just because everyone else is buying ... skip it.
There's far too much `keeping up with joneses' in this hobby at time ... which IMO is not good for the corals, or our pocketbook. Or so things can be ... probably everyone on this thread ain't one of them though
Now where's my Purple Monster, my PB reactor, and my Oceansmotions? Oh wait, I have two gorgeous tanks without them
