1 thing i wish i knew when i started that i know now

[tosiek]

Im a big fan of not taking peoples advice based on the amount of posts they have. .....like fritz! omg.

Buy a good water filter (Ro/DI,Kata-ani) before u start.

 

[NYreefNoob]

not that i regret it, but if i would have known by the time i was done my tank cost more than my car, well ya know

 

[Quang]

that nano's aren't for beginners.

 

[nanoreefer22]

I wish I knew how to read when I first started reefing. Now I can read

Seriously, I wish i knew not to use tap water. Not to use a hydrometer. Not to change tanks so often. Not to buy an anemone every week, when the one i bought the previous week died. There's a lot I've learned through my mistakes, but hey I've come a long way(I think).

 

[caad3]

Start slow, do your damn homework/research and for gods sake, qt all new fish!

 

[reefman]

fish behavior is predictable. dont think yours may be different. its a pita getting it out in a reef.

 

[fritz]

Use a QT tank

Oh MAN is that a biggie!

 

[nikkibabee]

Get the biggest tank you can fit right from the beginning so that you don't have to upgrade a year later!

 

[inkblue]

get DRY rock.... better than live rock :bagfish:

 

[lanacane214]

unplug your skimmer before you do water changes,specially if it full .dont get a tube anemone if you only have a 65 g tank,dont buy fish on impulse,dont ever buy an elegance coral,get an r.o unit(dont buy distilled water from the supermarket)dont let your wife feed the fish,always have a mop and bucket ready,dont let your 2 year old know you can make pretty bubbles with you mag float thats it for now :biggrin:

 

[autoponicz]

test fit your plumbing and mark all the angles with a pencil before you glue them :sgrin: