What would you do differently?

Sk8r · 06/24/2006, 03:21 PM

If you were starting all over again...

roons · 06/24/2006, 03:34 PM

you forgot dsb

i wont do that again

whiteshark · 06/24/2006, 03:36 PM

I wanna pick two...

Sk8r · 06/24/2006, 03:38 PM

I dunno how to get that option, but I well understand. Which two?

whiteshark · 06/24/2006, 03:43 PM

I don't think that is an option, but I would pick tank size and lighting. Wish I woulda went bigger right away in both catagories...

Sk8r · 06/24/2006, 03:47 PM

Yeah, myself, I wish I'd got the 90 instead of the 52 corner, but then again---I have a bad enough coral habit. With more room I could get dangerous.

I think if I did it again I'd face my sump the right direction...it's backwards.

Saltz Creep · 06/24/2006, 04:03 PM

In-wall with a tank room. There's no way I will ever try to cram everything under a tank stand again.

dfcjr · 06/25/2006, 01:56 AM

I would have started ten years ago , instead of ten months ago.

affan · 06/25/2006, 06:29 AM

I would have told the kids to earn their own way to college.

andyjd · 06/25/2006, 07:29 AM

Bigger tank

littlemannin · 06/25/2006, 08:25 AM

Tank size and shape.

reverendmaynard · 06/25/2006, 08:31 AM

I would have invested in more expensive, but more efficient and reliable, pumps of all sorts.

reefman77 · 06/25/2006, 09:44 AM

I wouldnt use a mag 18 as a return pump for my 120. lots of micro bubbles and REALLY loud

BryanJ · 06/25/2006, 03:25 PM

I would have started with nothing less then a 90g tank and any skimmer with a body 5" in diameter or larger.

davocean · 06/25/2006, 03:32 PM

I didn't have this site available when I first started, so what would I have done differently?
Just about all of it!
If I were to start all over today I'd say read everything I could on this site for about a month or 2 b4 even beginning.
With that, a huge thank you to anyone who's ever given me advice on this awsome site!

TOURKID · 06/25/2006, 03:45 PM

gosh..

larger tank
with a skimmer right away
my whole first batch of fish died from ick...
so qting for sure (i do now of course, i learn the hard way)
live sand instead of crushed coral.. darn lfs
yes and no on the first fish choice lol
lighting i dident mind changeing later... waste of money though!!
120 watts pc.. to 250 watts mh

ohoh. I just thought of a good one.

An r/o maker. OR, filling tank the first time with r/o water... I used tap for 5 months *ouch* I had alot of newbie issues lol

PUGroyale · 06/25/2006, 03:50 PM

Seriously I could pick 7 or 8

55Reef · 06/25/2006, 03:55 PM

All of the above...

xtrstangx · 06/25/2006, 04:33 PM

Wish I would've bought MH in the first place and went with a sump (also means skimmer choice)

cperez155 · 06/25/2006, 04:36 PM

Mh lights, reef ready tank, sump, refugium, and better powerheads such as the tunze or vortechs.

Aximiliguru · 06/25/2006, 09:30 PM

Different water clarifier... I had a bad batch or something and it killed all my LR.

View Poll Results: What would you do differently now that you know better?
first fish choice	2	2.94%
tank size or shape	29	42.65%
having a sump	4	5.88%
lighting	9	13.24%
invertebrate choices	2	2.94%
quarantining fish	1	1.47%
skimmer choice	11	16.18%
main pump choice	6	8.82%
other	4	5.88%
Voters: 68. You may not vote on this poll

06/24/2006, 03:21 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	What would you do differently? If you were starting all over again... __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/24/2006, 03:36 PM	#3
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	I wanna pick two... __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

06/24/2006, 03:38 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I dunno how to get that option, but I well understand. Which two? __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/24/2006, 03:43 PM	#5
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	I don't think that is an option, but I would pick tank size and lighting. Wish I woulda went bigger right away in both catagories... __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

06/24/2006, 03:34 PM	#2
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	you forgot dsb i wont do that again

06/24/2006, 03:47 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Yeah, myself, I wish I'd got the 90 instead of the 52 corner, but then again---I have a bad enough coral habit. With more room I could get dangerous. I think if I did it again I'd face my sump the right direction...it's backwards. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/24/2006, 04:03 PM	#7
Saltz Creep Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hickville, FL Posts: 3,728	In-wall with a tank room. There's no way I will ever try to cram everything under a tank stand again.

06/25/2006, 01:56 AM	#8
dfcjr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Clinton Twp.,MI. Posts: 307	I would have started ten years ago , instead of ten months ago. __________________ R.I.P. David James Garrett, my little brother and the best friend I'll ever have, life will never be the same without you. Current Tank Info: 65gallon mixed reef, 20gallon refugium, 250w SE MH w/ 65w actinic PC

06/25/2006, 06:29 AM	#9
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	I would have told the kids to earn their own way to college.

06/25/2006, 07:29 AM	#10
andyjd International Nomad Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dunedin, NZ Posts: 1,147	Bigger tank

06/25/2006, 08:25 AM	#11
littlemannin Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 276	Tank size and shape.

06/25/2006, 08:31 AM	#12
reverendmaynard Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: RI Posts: 1,490	I would have invested in more expensive, but more efficient and reliable, pumps of all sorts. __________________ Think for yourself. Question authority. Current Tank Info: 125 gal AGA, setup on 1/1/06; 29 gal seahorse tank, setup 10/21/06

06/25/2006, 09:44 AM	#13
reefman77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: naperville, IL Posts: 729	I wouldnt use a mag 18 as a return pump for my 120. lots of micro bubbles and REALLY loud

06/25/2006, 03:25 PM	#14
BryanJ Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, WI. Posts: 2,938	I would have started with nothing less then a 90g tank and any skimmer with a body 5" in diameter or larger. __________________ Experience is the best source of information! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef, 75 gallon sump, Sequence Wahoo, Tunze stream, Euroreef CS 8-1 and 2x250 MH

06/25/2006, 03:32 PM	#15
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I didn't have this site available when I first started, so what would I have done differently? Just about all of it! If I were to start all over today I'd say read everything I could on this site for about a month or 2 b4 even beginning. With that, a huge thank you to anyone who's ever given me advice on this awsome site! __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

06/25/2006, 03:45 PM	#16
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	gosh.. larger tank with a skimmer right away my whole first batch of fish died from ick... so qting for sure (i do now of course, i learn the hard way) live sand instead of crushed coral.. darn lfs yes and no on the first fish choice lol lighting i dident mind changeing later... waste of money though!! 120 watts pc.. to 250 watts mh ohoh. I just thought of a good one. An r/o maker. OR, filling tank the first time with r/o water... I used tap for 5 months ouch I had alot of newbie issues lol __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

06/25/2006, 03:50 PM	#17
PUGroyale Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,711	Seriously I could pick 7 or 8 __________________ Dave :~)

06/25/2006, 03:55 PM	#18
55Reef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 779	All of the above...

06/25/2006, 04:33 PM	#19
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	Wish I would've bought MH in the first place and went with a sump (also means skimmer choice)

06/25/2006, 04:36 PM	#20
cperez155 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York Posts: 179	Mh lights, reef ready tank, sump, refugium, and better powerheads such as the tunze or vortechs.

06/25/2006, 09:30 PM	#21
Aximiliguru Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA Posts: 9	Different water clarifier... I had a bad batch or something and it killed all my LR. __________________ I love metroid! Current Tank Info: None for a few more months :(