OK Big Tank Crew - If you could do it again what would you do different ?

[xroads]

Good thread, here is what I have in no particular order.

Make the stand 10 inches wider then the tank all around so you can walk around it.

No check valves, they fill invariably fail at some point.

No closed loop.

Intense quarantine, even cheato, LR, LS, shrimp, crabs, & all.

Back up power. You can have whole house back up, a generator, or even a power inverter & your car battery.

 

[wardworld]

8Ball, could you post a link or a brand of that back-up UPS? I like the solar charging idea and hooking it into existing return system.