What do you hate about reefkeeping?

[Dorinda]

Going on a vacation or not wanting to leave my tank for a vacation.

 

[Waynerock]

Good thing I caught this little b@stard before he became a problem

Burrowing snail in my favia, somehow this menace surrvived the dip, though he never stood a chance against coral glue

dang man good catch! There are some nasty things in the ocean huh? The crab I pulled outta my elegance was called a Gall crab. They are horrible little jerks

 

[CoastalTownLayabout]

Does every coral have to come on a frag plug nowadays?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

dang man good catch! There are some nasty things in the ocean huh? The crab I pulled outta my elegance was called a Gall crab. They are horrible little jerks

Elegance, that's what it was. I saw the hole and thought the dip would kill it, then it stuck its foot out. Wild colonies are have more hitchhikers than I thought. Also there were two Burrowing clams. Ps, did your elegance recover?

 

[Miami Reef]

Reefers that sell coral for wholesale prices

Why is this a bad thing?

 

[Rugops]

Why is this a bad thing?

Maybe not wholesale but I guess it depends who it comes from but this particular person charges what I believe to be ridiculous prices.
$40 for 2 zoas.

I know many pay more for less but that's ridiculous in my eyes.

 

[PotatoPig]

Does every coral have to come on a frag plug nowadays?

Hey, on this. I’m just starting out with corals and picked up a zoa with a frag plug. First frag I’ve bought. What am I supposed to do with the bit that sticks out the back?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Maybe not wholesale but I guess it depends who it comes from but this particular person charges what I believe to be ridiculous prices.
$40 for 2 zoas.

I know many pay more for less but that's ridiculous in my eyes.

Depends. What does the zoa look like?

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

I don't have the capacity to hate, but I dislike the heavy commercialization of the hobby. A lot of people only enjoy reefing when they are selling a lot of coral. That is the wrong attitude, imo.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Hey, on this. I’m just starting out with corals and picked up a zoa with a frag plug. First frag I’ve bought. What am I supposed to do with the bit that sticks out the back?

Usually that part is used to keep the coral secure in a frag rack, if you have any holes in the rockwork you can stick that in there with some coral glue, If that dosent work you can break it off with coral cutters or bone cutters and glue the disc to the rockwork or sandbed

 

[E.intheC]

Two of my favorite reef related things are zoanthids and puffer fish. I refuse to keep either of them bc of the toxins associated with each.

And now that I’m finally in my 40s … water is heavy. I have to figure out a better way of handling weekly water changes. Lugging buckets upstairs and outside isn’t as much fun as it used to be.

 

[themcnertney]

When you have a hawkins echinata the size a softball and people are like “ ohhh what’s that green grass stuff” GSP.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

When you have a hawkins echinata the size a softball and people are like “ ohhh what’s that green grass stuff” GSP.

Or even worse, xenia

 

[PotatoPig]

When you have a hawkins echinata the size a softball and people are like “ ohhh what’s that green grass stuff” GSP.

This is partly why I’m aiming low. GSP, Xenia, Asterina stars, with a few bold steps into Zoas.

 

[vetteguy53081]

If you've had the opportunity to keep a marine aquarium you know that it can bring some of the greatest joy and happiness of your life, but it has its moments when it's frustrating, devastating, or just is alot more challenging than what you signed up for. Whether it be a tank crash, a loss of your favorite fish, or just something that's downright annoying and frustirating like an aptasia or a hair algae and cyanno outbreak. That being said, what is something that you absolutely despise about reefkeeping, I'll go first.

1: vermited worms or burrowing clams, the wild favia I just picked up is infested with them and they're very hard to kill

2: tank crashes. Self explanatory

3: cyanno. also Self explanatory

4: GFO. Great at removing phosphates but covers anything in a 3 foot radius with GFO powder, a pain to clean up

5: water changes with a smaller RODI filter, it takes 8 hours


What's your list?

Prices as of late

lack of availability of certain livestock and equipment

At times - required maintenance

Risk of pests and disease

Tanks are tranquil, relaxing, colorful and unique opposed to many freshwater systems and other hobbies

 

[soreefed]

various bad smelling things

 

[Devaji]

wire management
fish loss -dont ship well
aptiasia
brow jelly
seam failures

have 2 tanks that i am setting up right now going FOWLR do to a few above. lots way to much money.

 

[7of9]

The heavy lifting parts. My back is mostly titanium. I need to figure out how to better use siphons and pumps to minimize the lifting.

 

[d5332]

Aiptasia. Seems everyone is dealing with them these days. There is no ridding your system of them once you have them. I've tried it all and the only reliable thing that's worked for me is a Kleins butterfly to keep the visible ones down.

Peppermint shrimp
You need to add say 10, you will never see aptasia again, ever

 

[His Coral Highness]

Not being able to get what you want. I’d love a dwarf lionfish, but the two I ordered online died within a few days, and my only other option is to just hope it shows up at a local store.