Things you have found out the hard way - aquarium related

[reeferaddict]

Some damn funny stuff here... most of which I have also experienced firsthand... Reading Christy's signature made me think...

Once you have released the smoke out of a piece of electronics, anybody know how hard it is to get it back in?

Some of this ISN'T funny as it could be disasterous...

DRIP LOOPS... I found it amazing how quickly a power bar could flame up after being shorted out by saltwater...

Leak testing - I bought a used bowfront KNOWING it had a leak... I was pretty sure I fixed it, I filled it up on the balcony and everything seemed fine... so inside it went... moved the entire contents of another tank into it... things were just starting to look nice a couple of days later when I heard the ominous "crack".... followed by the unmistakeable gush of water flowing where I knew it shouldn't... (down to the power bar of course). It's absolutely amazing how even after a long hard day one can get instantly motivated to save lives ... I would recommend NOT stepping in the pool of water until the breaker has been shut off... next time I leak tested for 2 weeks...