Worst mistake you ever made?

[mike007]

What is the worst mistake you have ever made with your reef tank?

 

[CrazyEyes]

Feeding a cube of mysis, artic pods, and a cap oh phyto everyday on a 50g system without a skimmer.

 

[Mr. E Wrasse]

In the midst of reviving a fish that was on the brink of dying, I took out some water to transfer him real quick and when I added water back later I added too much to the point that it didnt circulate anymore killing all of my fish except my clowns. This was in my first year :(

 

[mike007]

I was feeding too much liquid coral food and i started getting too much green algae every where. So i cut down and it went away.

 

[glb]

Not reading enough before I started.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

 

[Mrfresh]

Adding a tribal blenny to my sps system.

He picked at everything.
Had to almost drain the entire tank and pull most rock and coral out just to catch him...

 

[bucksfan1976]

Not researching enough or listening to opinions of experienced people

 

[Thereeferboss]

Mot using rodi water

 

[swayd]

^This


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[Reefing Madness]

Started out using Tap Water with no GFO or Macro Algae.

 

[1.0reef]

Starting with a 6g AIO, not being on the forums

 

[spspirate]

Having greasy fingers and installing a HQI bulb!!! Minutes later...........................BOOM!!!

 

[-Logzor]

Went to work on my litermeter dosing pump, dismantling the roller housing to oil the motor, this released the siphon of my alkalinity two part. This caused a massive amount to dump straight into the tank. The entire tank turned totally white, I couldn't see 3" into the water.

Amazingly nothing was really harmed and it cleared up in about a week.

 

[Rikerbear]

Introducing a pistol shrimp into my nano....who is hell bent on 'redecorating' the tank one pile of sand at a time UGH!!!

 

[CrazyEyes]

Went to work on my litermeter dosing pump, dismantling the roller housing to oil the motor, this released the siphon of my alkalinity two part. This caused a massive amount to dump straight into the tank. The entire tank turned totally white, I couldn't see 3" into the water.

Amazingly nothing was really harmed and it cleared up in about a week.

This made me cringe.

 

[dsmhero]

Not starting with a larger tank.

 

[Eienna]

Purchasing a blue linckia star without doing the proper research. I can't believe I did that. Doomed the poor thing.

 

[bucksfan1976]

Purchasing a blue linckia star without doing the proper research. I can't believe I did that. Doomed the poor thing.

Those things are so hit or miss

 

[Eienna]

Those things are so hit or miss

Yeah, but I made a huge mistake trying at all. My tank couldn't support it. I also didn't acclimate it nearly long enough.

 

[TaylorLee]

Tapping in a piece of pvc hard pipe into a bulk head... Cracked the tank from corner to corner diagonally.