I’d redo my stand to have a bigger sump and controller cabinet
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I’m in my 2nd month of a zero light cycle And had planned to light the tank at the 3 month mark. I have 6 fish and a few cleaner shrimp. My concern is whether or not the lack of light will negatively impact the fishI would do a 6 month cycle with Zero Lighting
I said I wouldn't change for various reasons. I said that because like life its a constantly changing and learning hobby. I've enjoyed every aspect of our hobby so far and don't see that changing in the future. I think the only thing I would have changed is I wouldn't have taken such a long break when I moved to my new local. I never intended to take a 10 year break. That's about all I would have changed. But changes in the future are certain.If you did, how would you?
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Upon completion of my most recent build, I felt confident that I accounted for just about everything. I’m talking about routing plumbing, equipment automation, ease of maintenance, leaving room for future expansion etc. I also had to consider the beauty of the display tank and rock work and factor for coral growth and plenty of swim throughs and hiding spaces. Because let’s face it, if we’re the least bit successful in this hobby we will be looking at the same landscape for years to come. If you’re like me careful consideration went into all of it. And when we are finally done, we take a step back and are pleased…
However for me, it didn’t take long before I started realizing that I didn’t think of everything and there were a few oversights on my part that I ended up just having to live with. Yes, we chalk it up as lessons learned and make a mental note that if we had to do it all over again, these are the things that we would do differently.
What lessons have you learned?
If given the chance to start over, what would you do differently?
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I hate those overflows almost as much as Ihate those light blocking center braces...next time I’m going rimless, either Red Sea or WaterboxI'll probably do an external overflow next time. My prior tank had an curved corner overflow so I didn't realize the internal center overflows obstruct so much flow.