[charls]

One of my BIGGEST mistakes took place about 6 months ago.....

I was just setting up my new 10 gal. saltwater tank. I was so happy to finaly have a salt water tank. unfortunatly because of my excitment i rushed to complete it. It cost me one or two hundred dollars but a few hours later i was nearly done. All that was left was my very big coral light. I tried to make it fit on the tank, but i had no such luck. Thinking of a fast way out i began to carefully tear off the exterior black lineing so that my light would fit. I was making good progress and thought it would work until....the back of the tank. Once i rounded the back corner the black lineing got stuck so i started to PULL. BAD IDEA! The black lineing ripped off the tank and took with it a foot long piece of glass with it. The water began gushing out all over the Wires(for the Bio-wheel, heater, ect.)!!!!! I acted fast and turned the power to the wires off but the damage was already done. My new tank was rewend and i felt awful. Luckely no fish were in the tank.

So lesson learned don't pull the BLACK LINEING OFF YOUR TANK! So please DON'T do what i did.