What are your Reefing Pet Peeves!

[revhtree Verified Admin]

RPP is not an acronym for the latest and greatest new zoanthid polyp discovered it's something far more annoying!

We all have something that a we find especially annoying in this hobby. That being said what are some things that you would consider to be some of your Reefing Pet Peeves?

 

[dylana407]

Having to put my hand in the tank more often than not. It scares the fishes.

 

[dsfirstsltwater]

Wires and controllers

 

[AlexStinson]

Newbies that ask for advice, but dismiss everything they don't want to hear.

And those annoying critters that manage to knock over frags into the absolute worst spots.

 

[Just_Pete]

Wanting to upgrade to a bigger tank shortly after I just setup a new tank.

 

[dsfirstsltwater]

Wanting to upgrade to a bigger tank shortly after I just setup a new tank.

Lol yeah I'm already thinking of my bigger tank and where to put it

 

[Empress]

Salt creep on my LED's. Drives me nuts!!

 

[declanisadog]

Putting my hands in the tank to fix one thing, and then an hour goes by and I've only made it worse...

 

[Empress]

Having to put my hand in the tank more often than not. It scares the fishes.

I stick my whole arm in the tank nearly everyday. My fish look forward to it cuz they know if they swim pretty they'll get a treat! They eat out of my fingers. [emoji227]

 

[rockstarta78]

Seems like I have auto fragging turned on in my tank. Every time I stick my hand in my tank, I am fragging something that didn't need to be fragged.

 

[Greybeard]

Unreliable equipment.

I buy good stuff, or try to.
Got 1 year out of the pump on my Vertex 180i, cost 40% of purchase price to replace it.
RKL lasted 6 months, just went nuts. No support (bad support email on site, no phone number anywhere, unable to join online support forum). Bought an Apex.
120vac NC Solenoid from AirWaterIce (love the company, been buying from them for decades) gave up, stuck open, in under a year. Ebay replacement on it's way.
Finnex titanium heater failed in just over a year.

Ok, so if I was buying cheap stuff, I suppose I would be more understanding, but this stuff is supposed to be quality, or at least it's priced that way. I'm an industrial controls engineer. If the stuff I was installing professionally had this kind of lifespan, my customers would be irate.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I hate when people go up to
The tank and start tapping the glass at the fishes. Like you for real.

 

[SirTang]

My pet peeves, algae, aiptasia, and high prices.

 

[Greybeard]

I hate when people go up to
The tank and start tapping the glass at the fishes. Like you for real.

 

[AcroNem]

The terms "high end", "mini cycle", and the term "cycling" in general is kind of annoying. And hobby hype names for corals are ridiculous. When I ID a species and the person gets upset and says "no, I mean like it's real name" hahaha. That IS its real name. I'll second what @AlexStinson said about someone asking for advice then ignoring it or getting upset because they didn't like it. That happens a lot.

And finally, when someone says Ich instead of Crypto. Ich is freshwater, Crypto is saltwater, very different parasites. I have more, but I'll be in trouble already so I'll leave it at that

 

[WVNed]

There is the cheap stuff made in China and the good stuff that costs 6-10 times more.

usually also made in China.

 

[Empress]

I hate when people go up to
The tank and start tapping the glass at the fishes. Like you for real.

Or when they slam the door! Oh do I get mad!!

 

[dylana407]

I hate when people go up to
The tank and start tapping the glass at the fishes. Like you for real.

I tried to hate my son, but it doesn't work.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I tried to hate my son, but it doesn't work.

My daughter gets a pass everyday [emoji23]

 

[Empress]

I tried to hate my son, but it doesn't work.

We're not hating anyone; just some of their actions. Like tapping on the glass or slamming the door. Not hating the person.