Initial mistakes during set up, you wish you could do over.

[btkrausen]

You sir, are braver than I.

The only reason I was able to afford my 125g, is that it came with a stand, heaters, rock, sand, tank and some cpr backpacks. It didnt come drilled, and I wasnt about to risk destroying it by doing so and be out a tank.

It was all crap, so I have since then (almost a year ago) built a new stand, hood, and working now on the sump/filtration system for my final and greatest reefing creation so far (hopefully). :D

Drilling is easy :) I know all kinds of people that have drilled typical tanks to use them with a sump. I'm totally nervous during the dilling, but still, it works out in the end....unless the glass breaks. hehe. Haven't had that happen yet.

 

[CHALICEKEEPER]

Do it right the first time rock formation, power heads, skimmer, etc. Take your time and do it right :)

 

[kingfisherfleshy]

Drilling is easy :) I know all kinds of people that have drilled typical tanks to use them with a sump. I'm totally nervous during the dilling, but still, it works out in the end....unless the glass breaks. hehe. Haven't had that happen yet.

Ha ha well next time I need to do this I will contact you!

 

[skinz78]

On my current tank I don't have any complaints yet....

On a tank of the past I didn't have a big enough drain line so it overflowed often. I had this routine when I started the return pump and it was quite frustrating...

 

[btkrausen]

On my current tank I don't have any complaints yet....

On a tank of the past I didn't have a big enough drain line so it overflowed often. I had this routine when I started the return pump and it was quite frustrating...

Ha, I almost overflowed my tank tonight. I was playing with my valves off my return to try to get more flow into my reactors, and forgot to close the valve to the display. I came home today and found my water line was about 1/2 from the top, where is usually stays 1.5 inches down. Turned it down a tad, everything was fine. :)

 

[brian.srock]

Buying a seaclone skimmer and using tap water for almost a year and wondering why everything but my clowns were dying

 

[skinz78]

If I had a dollar for every time I have overflowed something tank related I could afford a real nice named Chalice frag... I am quite forgetful.

 

[emureef]

One thing im gonna change next time around is that im gonna ensure that i seal every piece of wood a couple times. Also before i actually put the stand together im going to coat ever single 2x4 and everything thats going inside the stand with kilz.

 

[emureef]

Buying a seaclone skimmer and using tap water for almost a year and wondering why everything but my clowns were dying

This is a good one...seaclone... where do i start with that skimmer? BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER. I hated that skimmer, it was the worst thing to tune and try to get right. I couldn't for hte life of me gett it to stay tuned for more than a couple days. I hate to say it but i think my fuge did a better job than my skimmer did.