Tank induced stress?

[Aquattro]

Anyone else get nervous on the first fill? I've just realized I always suffer anxiety every time I fill a tank for the first time And I'm a week away still -lol

[Seafan]

Ha Ha, was thinking about this one all day so far too, and am alot further away than one week till fill. Hate to think of what i'll be like when the time actually comes. I can't even due outside leak tests on sump or tank as it will be winter. I can't think of any emergency plan that can get that much water out quickly, and as my daughter said to me, " mom that would be one very large Sham Wow". Anyways good luck on your fill .

[Aquattro]

My emergency plan is to wear shorts 180g dumping in my livingroom would just be bad. Definately wearing shorts!!
Mostly nervous about the stand being straight, square and level.

[Delphinus]

I find that is a pretty stressful time too, although I'm not sure if I find that more stressful, or the stress I feel after adding a new tank inhabitant to an existing mix and the whole "they have to re-establish a new pecking order" that lasts anywhere from 3 days to a week or thereabouts (or at least has been in that timeframe for me). That first day in particular where I see the hazing go on I usually have a terrible time watching that and have a whole "OMG OMG I've made a mistake, I have to intervene" mentality going on.

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Anyone else get nervous on the first fill? I've just realized I always suffer anxiety every time I fill a tank for the first time And I'm a week away still -lol

Oh Yes! It's not the first day that bothers me.. It's that first night that gives me jitterz. All that new water being pushed around by all those new pumps all hooked together with new plumbing, and I'm sleeping???? Muhahaha

[Parker]

It freaked me out as well. I was more worried about leaving the RODI running overnight and overflowing the tank. I knew it was impossible as it's only a 75 gpd unit but still, I didn't sleep for two days...

I didn't worry too much about the tank breaking, I'm kind of an optimist in that regard. Hey the tank broke, cool! I get new carpet, new dry wall, new TV...

[lastlight]

I wonder if anyone's ever gotten a faulty membrane that somehow let their tank fill much faster than expected?

I had jitters with the 225 a bit. Because it's black silicone you can see the seams turn a bit white with the pulling in some spots and that really freaks me out. I would inspect those spots all the time but no issues.

Now the 400 that I had started to build was a different story. My stand made all sorts of creaking sounds as I did the freshwater test and I was pretty damn scared.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Parker

I didn't worry too much about the tank breaking, I'm kind of an optimist in that regard. Hey the tank broke, cool! I get new carpet, new dry wall, new TV...

I'll try to take that approach when my tank explodes

[shrimpchips]

I'm a week or so away too and I'm already freaking out about filling it up too.

Brett, if my stand made creaking sounds, I might have a panic attack.

[lorenz0]

My tank shows how I am feeling. If something happens I feel like crap for days.