If I had it to do over again...

[Kristy]

Here is a small thing that has annoyed me for years... When plumbing the tank (drilled fo sho!) you want the return line to come in drilled as well and not up and over the lip so that it makes an even surface for throwing tops on your tank. I'm a big believer in having tops over the tanks, no more jumpers, but didn't work that into the original design.

[RayAllen]

Here is a small thing that has annoyed me for years... When plumbing the tank (drilled fo sho!) you want the return line to come in drilled as well and not up and over the lip so that it makes an even surface for throwing tops on your tank. I'm a big believer in having tops over the tanks, no more jumpers, but didn't work that into the original design.

good point, plus drilled returns with lock line look clean..

[Gseclipse02]

i wouldnt have wasted so much money on the setup .... i would of stayed smaller look at how many people who have really nice set ups who sell them .... once you get to a point there not much to do with the tank ...

[Bill S]

OK, being completely honest...

The tank is sitting in the wall, FW now. BUT, if I were to go back to SW, what would I do?

1) FOWLR. Probably.

2) I'd replace the 215 with 4 much smaller tanks. All in the wall. All 36 long x 24" wide. Stacked, 2 x 2. One would be SPS only (with a tang and a wrasse). One would be a small predator tank. In between would be a planted 'fuge-type tank, maybe with seahorses. The last would be either an over-the-top LPS tank, or a general community tank.

I'm guessing that the above would be 1) less expensive and 2) a whole lot more fun!

[Bill S]

Actually, thinking the above over COMPLETELY.

We've "downsized" everything since buying our boat. We do have plans to "leave" for a couple of years. Western Caribbean, for sure. With a little luck, thru the Canal to the South Pacific. Not sure how long, but anywhere from 6 months to 5 years.

WHEN we get back... We'll build a backyard paradise, with fish the central theme.

[jroescher]

Bill, if you put a window in the bottom of the boat you would have one of the coolest tanks ever.


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