Wow. We should start a thread on worst reef experiences. Glad you kept reefing. What are the dimensions of the new tank?I had pool liner in cabinet, rubber mat under the tank, and carpet runners in front of tank. Had it on wood floor for almost 7 years. Went away for a long weekend...came back and return got clogged and auto top off kept going. Spilled maybe 50 gallons on wood floor.
Fast forward to today. Had to replace the entire first floor hardwood since I could not match the wood in fish room. New floor was darker....hmmmm....wife gets new cabinets. I was gently forced to move tanks to garage. Only good thing was that I got a deep dimension tank instead of a traditional 220 gallon.
If I were to do it all over again from the beginning. I would not have placed on wood floor. I may have placed tile in fish room or used the garage from the beginning,