If you could do it all over...

[Mike-fish]

Buy a new custom built tank rather than makeing a used one work for me. Biggest problem with the current one a pair of huge glass cross braces if go with a proper euro brace system. That and of course bigger 72x36x30 with external coast to coast with herbie drain. Might do closed loop as well.

[ensquire]

Definitely bigger. Should have went with the 120 gallon this time instead of the 90.

If I had a bigger place it would be 400 gallons LOL

[lastlight]

More builds. Feels like I'm always missing out on the fun.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by lastlight

More builds. Feels like I'm always missing out on the fun.

LOL

I wish that I just did the build i'm doing now in the beginning instead of going through 20+ setups and takedowns. I was never happy with anything, because I knew that I wanted a fish room and a big 6ft + tank. Just never got around to it until now. Would have saved a lot of time and money if I just bit the bullet and did the big build right away.

[Parker]

I'm starting my rebuild as we speak, just drained the tank last night. I'm happy with my tank size and equipment, I'm not happy with the way I laid a couple things out so it's time to make those changes.

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

LOL

I wish that I just did the build i'm doing now in the beginning instead of going through 20+ setups and takedowns. I was never happy with anything, because I knew that I wanted a fish room and a big 6ft + tank. Just never got around to it until now. Would have saved a lot of time and money if I just bit the bullet and did the big build right away.

No kidding, I wanted a tank room really badly with this one but we knew we would sell this house sooner than later so I was given a hard no. Not having a dedicated fish room was one of the reasons why I was so lax on QT at first, as there was no where in the house that I could really co-opt for a QT system. Months of frustration dealing with ich later, and I've taken over half the laundry room. I won't run a tank without a QT system again. In a future version I want a room with a full, proper QT set up on one wall (two small tanks for the tank transfer method, drilled so they can be drained with a valve, and one larger, cycled bare bottom tank for de-worming); R/O and fresh salt mix containers, plumbed with pumps and hosing so that water changes on the QT and display tanks can be done with the flip of a switch; the sump and all it's equipment; and working space with an industrial sink.

[Trevor W]

I am trying with my current build to weed out all the "what would I do over" questions I have asked myself through out previous tanks and as far as the technical and mechanical aspects I am slowly trying to cover all those.

But one of the biggest things (to me) is not a technical or mechanical thing at all, and it is simply reminding myself to take my time and get the equipment I want before hand or early on in the tanks cycle, as well as continually reminding myself that it is not a race and there is no time restraint or penalty for not getting it running as fast as possible.

However I do realize that in certain circumstances it may very well be a question of getting it running as soon as possible such as having to move an existing tank to a new build or other obstacles in life, but for the most part it generally comes down to excitment and lack of patience.