If you could do it all over...

asylumdown · #1 02-05-2013, 04:23 AM

hehe, well we're already talking about selling this house, as it looked smaller on paper. So I'm trying to get ideas together for what the next one might look like.

scubadawg · #2 02-05-2013, 04:32 AM

I would keep my tank build the same but different dimensions, instead of original size, 60" X 30" X 24" Deep

I would go 72" x 26" high x 26" Deep, if I knew Tangs wanted the extra length

The Grizz · #3 02-05-2013, 04:37 AM

Working on my do over already

ScubaSteve · #4 02-05-2013, 04:41 AM

New sump. Oh god, I want a different sump. Frustrates me to no end. My current tank is my do over, so I got most things sorted when I built this tank. However, I ran out of time to build a custom sump and had to use a 15G Tall tank as my sump. Never had time since to make a new one and it's ****ed me off since day one.

Mike-fish · #5 02-05-2013, 04:44 AM

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 · #6 02-05-2013, 05:00 AM

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 · #7 02-05-2013, 05:16 AM

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

FishyFishy! · #8 02-05-2013, 01:35 PM

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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 · #9 02-05-2013, 01:43 PM

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 · #10 02-05-2013, 03:00 PM

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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.