You know your tank is too large when . . .

[MBSL55]

So I recently went from a 70g to a 260g recently and have had to get used to some changes like, oh, I dunno, dumping an ENTIRE bottle of Ca or Mg supplement to raise my levels. So I got to thinking, how do you know when your tank is too big? This is my attempt at a fun little thread. Here's a few off the top of my head to get things going:

You know your tank is too large when . . .
1. The local public aquarium calls you to see if you have a backup pump for their pump that just died
2. Local watering restrictions go in effect when you make RO/DI
3. The volume of your 10% weekly water change alone qualifies you for the Large Tank build sub-forum
4a. The local power company sets up a new sub-station to service your MH/T5 lights and chillers
4b. Cree stock prices go up when you setup a new LED lighting system.
5. You need to call a team of structural engineers to make sure your foundation can support the weight of your new system
6. You need to add a loading dock to the house so an 18 wheeler can unload all your salt and other aquarium related deliveries
7. You need to break out the SCUBA gear to go retrieve a fallen frag
8. You might as well clean the tank while getting that frag because you need SCUBA gear to clean your tank
9. You need to install a new septic system to handle your skimmer waste
10. Your powerheads can also be used to propel small boats

 

[Squishie89]

You know your tank is too large when...
1. you can't find your Humphead Wrasse in the aquarium
2. you had an addition put onto the house just to hold your sump and service area
3. Australia called and asked for the reef back
4. your kids start selling tickets to friends to come over and visit the aquarium
5. one of your kids chores is to dive into the tank to clean the glass
6. vendors no longer offer you free shipping
7. the seafood store calls you to let you know a fresh shipment is in
8. you move closer to the ocean, and buy a boat, so you can catch your own fish/coral food

 

[buddythelion]

so i recently went from a 70g to a 260g recently and have had to get used to some changes like, oh, i dunno, dumping an entire bottle of ca or mg supplement to raise my levels. So i got to thinking, how do you know when your tank is too big? This is my attempt at a fun little thread. Here's a few off the top of my head to get things going:

you know your tank is too large when . . .
1. The local public aquarium calls you to see if you have a backup pump for their pump that just died
2. Local watering restrictions go in effect when you make ro/di
3. The volume of your 10% weekly water change alone qualifies you for the large tank build sub-forum
4a. The local power company sets up a new sub-station to service your mh/t5 lights and chillers
4b. Cree stock prices go up when you setup a new led lighting system.
5. You need to call a team of structural engineers to make sure your foundation can support the weight of your new system
6. You need to add a loading dock to the house so an 18 wheeler can unload all your salt and other aquarium related deliveries
7. You need to break out the scuba gear to go retrieve a fallen frag
8. You might as well clean the tank while getting that frag because you need scuba gear to clean your tank
9. You need to install a new septic system to handle your skimmer waste
10. Your powerheads can also be used to propel small boats

lol!

 

[sutton6989]

This is priceless.. awesome thread

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[Mike171]

You know your tank is too large when...
1. you can't find your Humphead Wrasse in the aquarium
2. you had an addition put onto the house just to hold your sump and service area
3. Australia called and asked for the reef back
4. your kids start selling tickets to friends to come over and visit the aquarium
5. one of your kids chores is to dive into the tank to clean the glass
6. vendors no longer offer you free shipping
7. the seafood store calls you to let you know a fresh shipment is in
8. you move closer to the ocean, and buy a boat, so you can catch your own fish/coral food

haha that sounds just like my kids!
great thread....

 

[Mike&Terry]

Bahahaaaah... LOVE it! Keep 'em comin... :snicker:

 

[Kawicivic]

your tank did not come into your house via a door or window

 

[byronious]

You can have as many Tangs as you want & no one gives you any grief. :blah:

 

[cdness]

You know your tank is too large when . . .


... you have to wear scuba gear to clean the glass
... your top off water usage is higher than the rest of your house water use
... you shop for powerheads by lbs of thrust rather than gallons per hour
... your tank is larger than your swimming pool
... moving your tank involves a flatbed semi trailer, oversize load sign and a crane

 

[3Twinklets]

You know your tank is to large when you get salt delivered by cable dump truck!

 

[fsu1dolfan]

When you rather open holes in your roof for natural light instead of using a regular light...cough cough...JDPiii3 LOL i couldn't help it!! https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/large-aquariums-180g/93875-our-400-gallon-wall-natural-sun.html

 

[zemuss]

Your house was built around your aquarium.

 

[MBSL55]

These are great! What's even funnier is it looks like some of them are true

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[revhtree]

I like this! LOL!

 

[WVUreefer]

When NOAA satellite tracks your tank for its own weather patterns

 

[turbo21]

Your ato reservoir is bigger than most peoples display tanks.
When you are carrying the tank in with 8 freinds and the neighbors say wow what are going to put in there, a shark? and the truthfull answer is yes (really happened to me)

 

[reefin101]

Never! haha......
It's too big if you can't take care of it or afford it!

 

[zemuss]

You know your tank is too large when Sea Aquarium calls asking for coral donations.

You stop going to the ocean because your tank replaced it.

 

[Raggamuffin]

When you trade soccer ball sized frags to the public aquarium for 6 southern stingrays (this is true, had to use cattle stock tanks for the trade both ways)
When you think nothing of cutting out a section of wall just to get it in (also true)
When you have a 6' x 8' sliding glass door and have to turn the tank on it's side to get it through...with a 1/2" clearance on both sides (yet again true)
When you use 24 people with lifting straps to haul it off the flat bed and through said sliding glass door

Somehere above somebody said something about top off being bigger than most displays, well the ro/di tank is 250g and the salt mix tankS are 250g each....

While not mine I helped with all of this.

 

[jdpiii3]

When you rather open holes in your roof for natural light instead of using a regular light...cough cough...JDPiii3 LOL i couldn't help it!! https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/large-aquariums-180g/93875-our-400-gallon-wall-natural-sun.html

lol yea, thankfully my electricity bill was reduced by 40% Water use went up 400% Salt I now get 2 cases of salt a month. $80 of food every few weeks. And additives I don't even want to go there.