10 Deadly Sins

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  1. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Recently saw list of "5 Cardinal Sins Of A Marine Aquarist" --- Thought it needed expanding...based on personal experience and on many of the recurring posts we have seen here...


    1. Overfeeding
    2. Failure to test the water quality frequently enough.
    3. Failure to change out light bulbs on regular basis.
    4. Incompatible stocking.
    5. Overstocking.
    6. Impatience.
    7. Impulse buying.
    8. Insufficient research in general.
    9. Not recognizing importance of light (too much, too little).
    10. Not recognizing importance of flow (too much, too little).


    Please add to if you can think of others...Maybe we can shoot for "20" --(plenty more "sin" out there I am sure. :-/)
     
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  2. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    11. Deep sand beds in the main tank
     
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  3. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    not maintenancing hardware, I.E. not servicing your pumps and skimmers or changing out filtration pads
     
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  4. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    im sure we can all check more than a few off that list!
    -improper diet
    -not qt fish befor introduction
    -using windex to clean glass panes.(water works better anyways)
    -adding supps without testing.
     
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  5. fishpoop

    fishpoop Feather Duster

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    could you say using lids on tanks?

    or not the right kind of lighting
     
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  6. BillyD

    BillyD Feather Duster

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    - Not asking the wife before you spend the money on a new setup....

    (i still got the bruises.)
     
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  7. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    19. Using tap water
     
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  8. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    LOL too true
     
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  9. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    /Signed

    didn't think about that one earlier
     
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  10. wildreef

    wildreef Stylophora

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    Not purchasing a proper Ro/Di unit before purchasing corals/fish ( tank size plays a rule here ).
     
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