Reef Tank Regret of the Week!

[Literallyhydro]

Me wondering if I can get my corals to grow better or colour better by adding ingredient x, only to have it kick off some horrendous swing in the tank. I need to learn when things are good I should leave it alone.

I've learned from that a long time ago, sometimes it's better to just sit back and let everything stabilize instead of constantly trying to interfere with your system.

 

[mitch91175]

I forget to shut off my skimmer when I feed phyto or calanus. I usually feed it late and then leave the skimmer off overnight. I forget 1 out of 4 times I'm sure.

Easy fix, if you have a controller, program a feed mode to handle this for you.

 

[alex.mccann99]

I had a self corrected fix to an earlier Regret. Found my Sixline Wrasse crispy on the tile floor in front of my tank when I woke up this morning. It was like Christmas morning!!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Getting a 1/2 black dwarf angel who is eating at my corals and knocking them all over the place. A fish trap HAS been set.

 

[PiscesPower]

I had a self corrected fix to an earlier Regret. Found my Sixline Wrasse crispy on the tile floor in front of my tank when I woke up this morning. It was like Christmas morning!!!!

That fish would have been hard to catch. Hate that the fish died, glad it solved your problem. I had that issue with a sapphire damsel, I had just opened the door of an acclimation box and it swam in as soon as the other fish swam out...door closed, fish caught.

 

[Goby-won]

How do I count the ways....

 

[Bacon505]

This my regret, should of leave the system alone instead of trying to upgrade.

 

[Razz]

My only regret is not going with a bigger tank to begin with...I have limited space so I can't just set up a bigger tank, cycle it and move things over...But the upside is that I learned ALOT from my 75 gallon....better to learn on that than the 300 or so gallon that I really wanted...May have to add a room onto the house, which could be another regret someday, lol...

 

[NinnJinn]

My only regret is not going with a bigger tank to begin with...I have limited space so I can't just set up a bigger tank, cycle it and move things over...But the upside is that I learned ALOT from my 75 gallon....better to learn on that than the 300 or so gallon that I really wanted...May have to add a room onto the house, which could be another regret someday, lol...

If you go through the trouble of adding a room to the house, if at all possible make the floor concrete that way you get a 500 gallon or 2 300gal tanks.

 

[PiscesPower]

This my regret, should of leave the system alone instead of trying to upgrade.

So sorry, no other words...

 

[Sarah24!]

Hello,

@Bacon505 holy Hanna beanstalks what on earth did you do?

 

[JoshH]

Hmm, biggest mistake of the week... letting the girlfriend know the price of my next tank upgrade when she asked ;Shifty

 

[Mike Reef Addict]

Keep the sharpie in the car!!!

Give frags to the employees of you LFS an you won't need the Sharpie! I get most of mine for 15-25% of in the fishroom and then 10-15% upstairs when I drop a Franklin or more lol I have a 50 cent piece purple and green chalice that cost me $12.50

 

[Bacon505]

Hello,

@Bacon505 holy Hanna beanstalks what on earth did you do?

Just unlucky that’s all i moved all my corals into a 150g rubbemaid tank and few hours later the system crashed killing everything in it

 

[Sarah24!]

Hello,

Wow, that’s insane it crashed that fast, did you use all the same water etc? I could see if there was no flow or heat, but I haven’t ever seen that. Of course, I have only moved my tank once in which it all survived the move. (Only to have one of my lfs who took care of it for me, kill 90% of it after). So sorry for the loss, that has to be super hard .

 

[LEOreefer]

Not securing my return line properly and it breaking off and pumping water all over my living room! Wasn’t that much water but the wife was home and was not happy

 

[Bacon505]

Hello,

Wow, that’s insane it crashed that fast, did you use all the same water etc? I could see if there was no flow or heat, but I haven’t ever seen that. Of course, I have only moved my tank once in which it all survived the move. (Only to have one of my lfs who took care of it for me, kill 90% of it after). So sorry for the loss, that has to be super hard .

Everything died in my holding tank, didnt wvent get a chance to put in the new system. Its the same water drained from the display. I do have good water circulation and heater in. My best guess is that i have too many big colony so one or 2 died and caused an infection. I used a 150g rubbermaid tank and my corals completwly filled it.

 

[Mike Reef Addict]

Ummmm I might have been blowing off RO/DI while taking a nap.... an ummm I live on the 3rd floor.... annnnn ummmm in may or may not have run a little longer than it takes to make 5 gallons...

Yeah... Um wasn't me honest..

 

[Maddlesrain]

@Mike Reef Addict

Haha! I’ve fallen asleep filling rodi before.... even had to get a wet vac once. Whoops. We got a 30 gallon trashcan. Problem solved.

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

@Mike Reef Addict

Haha! I’ve fallen asleep filling rodi before.... even had to get a wet vac once. Whoops. We got a 30 gallon trashcan. Problem solved.

I'm guilty as well. Dropped my salinity to 1.2