Lessons Learned... please post YOURS.
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SantaCruzReefer
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I flooded the kitchen with my DI unit I was all caugth up in t.v. and my chicken tenders and forgot to check the water.....................
SantaCruzReefer
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So true the water pumps out fairly quickly.
rayn
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AFTER it takes soooooooooooo long to get going
-Make sure there is 100% no way water can touch a powerbar. I had a feed pump hose go astray and nearly caused a fire, lucky i heard the smoke alarm.
-Ensure that your RO system has something to ensure it won't flood besides setting a timer. I know so many people who have had small floods from these things.
-Get a drilled tank of the start.
-Make sure your tank will not overflow or flood in power failures.
-Don't listen to most lfs
-Ensure that your RO system has something to ensure it won't flood besides setting a timer. I know so many people who have had small floods from these things.
-Get a drilled tank of the start.
-Make sure your tank will not overflow or flood in power failures.
-Don't listen to most lfs
eric@tampa
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+1 on flooded floors w/rodi and if you have a tank a shop vac should be standard equipment
steamer51
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The center brace on an aquarium is there for a reason. I set up a 55 once that had a broken brace. 1/2 full of water, sand and rock the first day, no problem. The second day made enough water to fill it up and 1/2 hour later a steady drip of water started coming out from under the tank on the stand. Luckily I saw it when it started and was able to pull everything back out into a stock tank, get another 55 and start over.
My RO/DI is in the laundry room and the container is sitting right next to the floor drain that goes to the sump pump in the basement but I still hate overflowing and wasting the water I made. I set an alarm on my phone to remind me to switch containers since it is easy to forget.
My RO/DI is in the laundry room and the container is sitting right next to the floor drain that goes to the sump pump in the basement but I still hate overflowing and wasting the water I made. I set an alarm on my phone to remind me to switch containers since it is easy to forget.
It was an absolute mess. Took me 2 hours to siphon all the food out not to mention the tank smelled nasty for a few days. UGH!!!snowman5373
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Patience and research.
jeff@zina.com
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1) GFCI outlets are life savers.
2) "Good enough" isn't.
3) Have a spare.
4) Kids don't realize that "Nemo" doesn't drink from a juice box.
5) Think.
Jeff
2) "Good enough" isn't.
3) Have a spare.
4) Kids don't realize that "Nemo" doesn't drink from a juice box.
5) Think.
Jeff
Topbloke72
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Dont lose your job if you have a reef tank.
dcombs44
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I'd say the opposite. Don't spend the extra money on drilled aquariums. Drill them yourself
Easy, kinda fun, and usually quite a bit cheaper. Just make sure it's not tempered glass.:bounce2: Although, drilling tempered glass can be fun too. Just expensive 
MilkWeed18
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Do not let your gf go shopping for Corals or fish.
Allmost
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other way for me lol
I kinda dont walk into fish stores without her now, cause she stops me from buying stupid things lol
Allmost
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admit you are an addict and need help lol
Ive been looking at a 180 for a while, and friends and family have been stopping me, thanks to them lol its only matter of time before I get out and get it though haha
find a trusted person, and trust him/her. no point reading on the net and questioning his/her ways. there are many many BS posted on the net ! I get all these new ppl they say they want a reef tank, so I tell them what they need and they argue with me that they saw a post on the net saying temp is not important so they dont want to buy heaters :S lol now when ppl say they want a reef tank, I say go pay 4 K to a chain store and let them do it, or if u want me to do it, dont talk
kiinda dictatorship, but u just cant mix stuff up .and the stuff u read on the net, dont believe them all !
Ive been looking at a 180 for a while, and friends and family have been stopping me, thanks to them lol its only matter of time before I get out and get it though haha
find a trusted person, and trust him/her. no point reading on the net and questioning his/her ways. there are many many BS posted on the net ! I get all these new ppl they say they want a reef tank, so I tell them what they need and they argue with me that they saw a post on the net saying temp is not important so they dont want to buy heaters :S lol now when ppl say they want a reef tank, I say go pay 4 K to a chain store and let them do it, or if u want me to do it, dont talk
kiinda dictatorship, but u just cant mix stuff up .and the stuff u read on the net, dont believe them all !
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lol... forget the house... can't lose the reef!!!
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