In this thread post your most idiotic reefing mistake

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Tank is upstairs, sump/return pump in basement and in the basement ceiling there's a return air grill. When doing a water change I'll siphon out about 20g from the tank leave the siphon going, go downstairs turn on the return pump for a bit to top the tank back up. Rather than heading right back up once, got doing something then noticed water streaming out of the duct into the basement. The hose had come out of the tank, landed on the floor and siphoned water out of the change barrel. Water flowed along the floor, under the baseboard into the joist space then onto the basement.

Was only a few gallons but it sure seemed a lot more when spread over two floors. Lucky return air duct was there though since water didn't pool so no damage. Lesson learned, secure all the hoses and a shop vac can be a reefers best friend.

[lastlight]

Loose hose pops off pump and something shorts out leaving me in a dark fish room. With saltwater blasting all over me I fumble with a powerbar and get thoroughly zapped.

5 cent tie wrap kept the hose secure in the future.

[Dearth]

I've made plenty of mistakes that are idiot worthy ...one of my more recent ones was I was in a rush was preparing to clean my skimmer cup grabbed it then proceeded to dump it all over the carpet because I was in a rush and dropped the cup. My carpet cleaner got a good workout that day

[Coral Hoarder]

OK I have a few but thies are the worst you know when you do a big say 40% water change and your heater is out of the water well anyway it got realy hot and when I poured water back in the tank the heater cracked this has hapend 3 times yea u think I would learn the first time lol

Second worse was when I put 3 bags of fish and corals in my hang on the back fuge and it raised the Water over the top and one got stuck in the return hole and blocked it so basicky within 2 mins my power bar was kiled as 2-4 galons of water was poured onto the carpet lol