"TYNK 7" wrote in message
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I find this as no surprise Tynk, I am by no means an expert on aquariums,
but when you do something new with your tank, I think it helps to have a
good balance of willing to learn with a healthy dose of cynicism. One of the
other problems I see, is that because people talk from experience they are
unwilling to change their minds. Normally they have the attitude well it
worked for me, so it must be right, and everyone else is wrong.

Example: I could tell you, I'm an electrical engineer with two thousand
years experience in electricity, and I think it's safe to put a power cable
in your ear, do you believe me? No, experience tells you otherwise.

I have read so many 'exactitudes' for aquariums, but normally its is just
someone's experience. Before I bought my Discus I read that someone had kept
their Discus at a pH of 8.5, is he right or is he wrong? Common perception
would have you say he is wrong, but then he tells you his Discus are as old
as Methuselah and still ticking. As I always say, one size does not fit all.

Cheers

A