Welcome to Mical's Reef. I am a hobbyist not a professional reef-keeper but I felt compelled to write this to pass any knowledge I've gained onto others in the hobby.
About me; I've been an animal lover for most of my life and have had pets of all sorts over the years. But in my adult life and as a professional live sound engineer my travels had taken precedence over pets at home until the past couple of years. Currently we have a German Shepherd - "Nala" and 2 reef tanks.
As a "reefer" (as many of you reading this know) reef tanks are a labor of love. Alot of times it's a love vs hate relationship. When things are going well, we love our set ups. When things go "south" we scream, curse and threaten to end it all, but subconsciously most times it's a temporary set back.
Hopefully I can share some thoughts and experiences that help guide others to avoid the pitfalls that many of us make and help others avoid issues that creep into this hobby.
I'll start with one of my biggest pet peeves (no pun intended) - the Internet. Yes it's the internet, the information highway, the "WIKI" of all known facts to mankind. I refer to the internet as the "Opinionette" because every Tom, Dick or Harry has their opinion and feel obligated to share their info with zero evidence or facts to back it up. While it's good to share info, bad info gets entangled in good info and confusion and rumors run amuck. Diligence is the key to keeping a reef tank and collecting information on the internet. Don't trust any one site for your advice. Whether it's a forum or a retailer there is always conflicting info out there. That applies to advice, prices, recommendations, and coexistence of species. Remember we are dealing with nature. Fish, coral and invertebrates do not come with owner manuals or abide by any strict rules, they are ever evolving. So be cautious.
This is our 65 gal reef. 3 large bubble tip anemones, a pair of tomato clownfish, a pair of chromis, a foxface. We've added more inhabitants but will save for later pics.
This is our 60 gal tank which was our first and it has gone through dozens of changes from fish to corals. This has been the learning lesson IE: a work in progress.
Welcome to my blog and hopefully you'll come away with positive thoughts and ideas.
About me; I've been an animal lover for most of my life and have had pets of all sorts over the years. But in my adult life and as a professional live sound engineer my travels had taken precedence over pets at home until the past couple of years. Currently we have a German Shepherd - "Nala" and 2 reef tanks.
As a "reefer" (as many of you reading this know) reef tanks are a labor of love. Alot of times it's a love vs hate relationship. When things are going well, we love our set ups. When things go "south" we scream, curse and threaten to end it all, but subconsciously most times it's a temporary set back.
Hopefully I can share some thoughts and experiences that help guide others to avoid the pitfalls that many of us make and help others avoid issues that creep into this hobby.
I'll start with one of my biggest pet peeves (no pun intended) - the Internet. Yes it's the internet, the information highway, the "WIKI" of all known facts to mankind. I refer to the internet as the "Opinionette" because every Tom, Dick or Harry has their opinion and feel obligated to share their info with zero evidence or facts to back it up. While it's good to share info, bad info gets entangled in good info and confusion and rumors run amuck. Diligence is the key to keeping a reef tank and collecting information on the internet. Don't trust any one site for your advice. Whether it's a forum or a retailer there is always conflicting info out there. That applies to advice, prices, recommendations, and coexistence of species. Remember we are dealing with nature. Fish, coral and invertebrates do not come with owner manuals or abide by any strict rules, they are ever evolving. So be cautious.
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| Nala and her curiosity of my office |
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