Lessons Learned..." The moral of the story is..."

As long as we are discussing new forums/threads, I for one would like to see a "lessons learned" forum...a one stop place where Reef "wisdom" can be collected, saved and read for all posters... Am sure all of us (at least once or twice ) have made large (and costly) errors that should be shared for all.

(i.e. "the moral of the story is...")

Of course while they might include some embarasment :-[ - It might save a lot of grief to others.

Example...

"Be aware of "cheap pond pumps"



WATCH OUT for those fresh water pond pumps...greatest mistake I ever made was getting a "cheap" one when I was first starting out.

For the next year or so I battled a terrible copper problem...every time I got it under control, it came back with a vengence...killing off every invert and all LR in tank...almost gave up hobby --- in fact I hated it for a while.

Finally discovered my "cheap" pump had a brass sleeve/fitting in it that was leaching copper into my tank.

I could have bought a couple dozen of the best pumps on the market for all the $$$ I spent on inverts and Cu removing remedies.

BE CAREFUL!

 

Sounds like a good idea! Alot of peaks and valleys by all of us that, if shared, could aid in the prevention of the same thing happening to another fellow reefer now or in the future...