dragon14
Aquarium Advice Addict
I haven't watched very many episodes thus far but I like the show.
I would be careful with one of these threads. They are quite controversial across the aquarium community, it's best not to bring it up. Varying opinions everywhere.
some of the tanks they have done leave me wondering "why?", but some of the other setups have been pretty awesome, and some of the more questionable ones have been the customers idea or design, so.....
It also helps to keep in mind they design these tanks and decorations for folks who DO NOT know much about the hobby, so the systems are designed for ease of daily chores and are usually maintained by a service. That in itself can be a limiting factor in the types of tanks they do and stuff. I think they have only done one reef tank on the show and only a few freshwater ones.
the pond stars show gives the impression of "just dumping in the fish" much more than Tanked, IMHO.
wow, why you guys afraid of differing opinions???
that's how fascism gets started, fear of opposing ideas.
anywho, assuming that what you see on screen is the whole picture is wrong. They set-up the tanks for the video shoot, then take the fish out and then go through the cycling process. In the previous thread someone even posted pics of a tank they did on a show with signs on it explaining why the tank was empty and the basics of the cycling process.
I very seriously doubt they have built up the business they have on bad advice and poor set-ups.
concerning the stocking complaints, also remember that many of the tanks they do are also being maintained and serviced by either them or another service, so the tanks are from a "set and forget it" endeavor for them.
Now would you guys honestly watch a show where every episode they spent 10-20 minutes going over the whole cycling and proper care malarkey????
Seriously, it's an entertainment show, not an educational show and to think that what you see on the final show is the complete story is just plain naive'.
wow, why you guys afraid of differing opinions???
that's how fascism gets started, fear of opposing ideas.
anywho, assuming that what you see on screen is the whole picture is wrong. They set-up the tanks for the video shoot, then take the fish out and then go through the cycling process. In the previous thread someone even posted pics of a tank they did on a show with signs on it explaining why the tank was empty and the basics of the cycling process.
I very seriously doubt they have built up the business they have on bad advice and poor set-ups.
concerning the stocking complaints, also remember that many of the tanks they do are also being maintained and serviced by either them or another service, so the tanks are from a "set and forget it" endeavor for them.
Now would you guys honestly watch a show where every episode they spent 10-20 minutes going over the whole cycling and proper care malarkey????
Seriously, it's an entertainment show, not an educational show and to think that what you see on the final show is the complete story is just plain naive'.
Well, I just left the wine store where the tanked tank was. And Boy am I very disappointed and impressed. The wine tank is definitely the best out of the 5 tanks at the store.
I am proud to say that the store has learned about cycling the aquarium, and got rid of most of the fish ATM had put in. Currently there are 3 squirrel fish and a yellow tang. The tank is stunning when you walk in and is maintained very well.
However, I wish I could say that about the rest if the tanks at the store. Three other salt tanks, a fresh tank and a terrarium can be found in the store. The second biggest salt tank seems to get the most attention. Clean, well stocked, except it's quite artificial. Which goes for all of the tanks in the store. All but one located in the pure alcohol are filled with mostly fake freshwater plants. The corals that are in the tanks aren't very well maintained.
They have radions lighting two of the tanks. However their color balance is WAYYYY off. Not correct for support photosynthetic creatures. Way too much green and red... Not sure what the owner is thinking.
There are also major cases of salt creep and Cyano in some of the tanks. Looks terrible.
In reality the only good tank in the store is the one by ATM... Funny huh? Overall I am definitely impressed by te tanked team, but the owner needs to step up his game.
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