What was your biggest mistake with your aquarium?

Discussion in '3reef Site Polls' started by Matt Rogers, Aug 16, 2009.

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What was your biggest mistake with your aquarium?

  1. Aquarium Size

    31 vote(s)
    18.6%
  2. Lighting

    33 vote(s)
    19.8%
  3. Filtration

    23 vote(s)
    13.8%
  4. Overstocking

    9 vote(s)
    5.4%
  5. Overfeeding

    14 vote(s)
    8.4%
  6. Other

    57 vote(s)
    34.1%
  1. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    Location:
    Bucks County, Pa
    mine was selling my first saltwater tank after it was going good. what was i thinking?
     
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  3. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2011
    Messages:
    3,615
    Location:
    Orinda, Bay Area, CA
    starting with a 6 gallon ... overnight ph went toxic and i woke up with everything dead except the hermit crab and was crying a lot:(
     
  4. aquariaman

    aquariaman Pajama Cardinal

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    1,439
    Location:
    Dallas, TX
    finding liveaquaria.com! Curse you website!!!!!
     
  5. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2009
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    1,021
    Location:
    Ca
    I had two, a red linkia star, and an anemone. I bought both at different times upon advice from a LFS. Lesson learned. Now I try to help people understand the linkias fare better left in the wild and anemones, well thats a personal choice. Too much trouble for me.
     
  6. morninwood

    morninwood Bristle Worm

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2011
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    125
    Location:
    Beaverton, OR
    Other: trusting an unreliable person to take care of my tank while on Vacation.
    Other: Purchasing Live rock with aptasia.
    Lighting: Trusting the LFS promoting 2 bulb T5 Ho Glo. They sell no other lighting.
     
  7. shoebox

    shoebox Bubble Tip Anemone

    Joined:
    Jan 23, 2011
    Messages:
    691
    Should have waited till I came back from Vacation and bought a 185 instead of a 125. Oh well will rectify that problem next year. My tank is only 18 inches front to back next will be 24 minimum.
     
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  9. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2008
    Messages:
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    Location:
    Lebanon ME
    Did she ride in on a broom?