2 hot tips

[jef4y]

1. Forgetting to turn off the ball-valve to your filter and releasing the cover to it is a real bad thing. :doh:

2. Shower pan lining the bottom of your stand is a good thing.

 

[acroholic]

Hot Tip #3:

If you have an in-sump protein skimmer and you raise the water level in the sump, turn off the protein skimmer so the skimmer does not overfoam and spit saltwater everywhere under your tank through the vent holes in the skimmer lid.

 

[project1004]

#4. If you start cycling your "NEW" tank with dry/dead rocks only... because the rocks were dead it will take longers before these rocks will be able to help with biological filteration. With only skimmer~~~ My nitrate is 20ppm... It was 20ppm at the end of cycle and it still is 20ppm after water changes (2x sofar:15% of water val)... Im going to go grab me some cheto algae?!!! today... So until I know my rocks can handle biological filteration... NO CORALS FOR ME

#5. raw anchovies works really GOOD at cycling tank!!!

 

[rbredding]

#6 - dont put your skimmer collection cup too close to your $135 EB-8.. the spray from the collection cup overflowing could cover the EB8 in salt spray

 

[smallblock]

#7 The bell end of 1 inch pvc pipe fits perfectly into the octopus metric gate valve on my octo 110. I almost slapped the kid at the hardware store because he couldnt fathem using the "wrong end sir"

 

[hnguyen]

#8 Remember to open your ball valve on your return line after doing WC if you have one before you turn your return pump back on. Super important if you have medifolds that runs other equipment from the same line since it can pop the tubings right off it's connection. (Learned that the hard way). :doh:

 

[ralph atl]

unfortunately, I have Tip #9!

Every water change I use my Wet/Vac bucket head to vacuum my sumps detritus. Every, once in a while (today), I'll also place hose in display sand and suck some up (cyno, detritus, what-have-u).......ALWAYS make sure that the hose is on the intake; NOT the outtake! D'oh!

 

[ichthyoid]

:lol2:

I'm laughing with you man, not at you (I promise).

How long did it take to clean up the mess?

 

[ralph atl]

ichthyoid;650950 wrote: :lol2:

I'm laughing with you man, not at you (I promise).

How long did it take to clean up the mess?

Actually what it did was blow the sand around beyond light speed....so, my tank was cloudy for an hour, and I had to "bast" corals for a good hour to remove sand.....thank God I have a heathy sand bed! But yeah, 2 seconds of mistake, cost me an hour or two.

 

[insane_reef_keeper]

#11 take notes of everyone else's mistakes LOL

 

[jbadd99]

#12

NEVER, EVER cement any plumbing after drinking adult beverages...

or while you have a rowdy two year old near you....

or while your wife is nagging you...

In fact, it's probably better you dont cement anything at all... :doh:

All of the above told from experience.