Whats the worst mistake you have made involving reefing

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That’s quite a drastic change lol. Was there a period of time where you did weekly water changes and if so, can you see a major difference in daily vs. weekly?
About 8 years ago and did not see much why I went to not changing for some time
 
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One hundred and one things, but the one thing that has cost me the most time, money, and sanity is not being patient.

-I upgraded my tank and thought it would be immediately stable enough to add a bunch of stuff instead of slowly adding.

-I constantly threw time and money at all three of my tanks over the years to “beat the ugly phase.” It will naturally work itself out.

-Buy spur-of-the-moment fish, corals, or equipment without looking into it more.

You will hear it repeatedly; patience is the key to a happy tank.
 

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Had to transfer corals mainly LPS - Hammers/Torches to a new tank. Previous tank was a 20 gallon with 2 wavemakers.

Decided to remove a joker torch, but as usual once the superglue bond released I knocked that joker torch and its head got sucked into the wavemaker. Was one of the dumbest moves Ive made in awhile. Lesson very well learnt.
 
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