Adam Chambers
Member
So I am just looking through articles whilst I wait for my rock to arrive and soaking up all the extra info I can and make sure I am all up to date. I used to read PFK years back which I always thought had some solid info but as I read on certain forums (such as this one) they seem to be very hit and miss with their articles and accuracy. No surprise since it is journalism to a point, however it is often on about the welfare of living animals.
I clicked on this link http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co....-set-up-a-planted-tropical-community-aquarium for a quick peruse through to manage to catch the part about heater cables and water convection currents, which I thought was debunked 6-7 years ago now that they are not required for planted aquariums.
So I google quickly to confirm my thoughts and this is the first link that comes up:
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/articles/10-planted-tank-myths
Now get to point two and yep they have said themselves it is not needed. So now I go maybe one of the articles are old and some new info has been either way since I last read about this stuff. And nope, check the article dates and June 13 is stated on both articles so not only do they contradict each other they manage to publish on the same day. No wonder so many people have issues with bad setup, maintenance etc with things like this happening.
Thoughts people and what can we do to improve our hobby?
I clicked on this link http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co....-set-up-a-planted-tropical-community-aquarium for a quick peruse through to manage to catch the part about heater cables and water convection currents, which I thought was debunked 6-7 years ago now that they are not required for planted aquariums.
So I google quickly to confirm my thoughts and this is the first link that comes up:
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/articles/10-planted-tank-myths
Now get to point two and yep they have said themselves it is not needed. So now I go maybe one of the articles are old and some new info has been either way since I last read about this stuff. And nope, check the article dates and June 13 is stated on both articles so not only do they contradict each other they manage to publish on the same day. No wonder so many people have issues with bad setup, maintenance etc with things like this happening.
Thoughts people and what can we do to improve our hobby?