Saltwater Memes Anybody?

I found this dang fella in my skimmer last night.. Now it all has to come apart to retrieve him since running it with him in there might cause his shell spinning round and round to wear into the bottom of the skimmer. Ugh.. Saltwater Headache.. What was this crab thinking?

 

I got tired of Walmart fast... In my own defense: I was a serious newbie.

 

After about 4 months of labor I completed sump construction and install. And I'll probably rearrange it next week.. I can only hope nothing goes wrong when I'm not around!

 

Wow! I'd say. what does that pipe do?!!! Tight squeeze...yikes!

 

Imagine trying to change filter socks, there's three underneath all those drains. Once a week..

 

Ha! Yeah.. Might want to consider an upgrade on the tank size there! How about this.. My brilliant idea of DIY First = saving $.

 

Once upon a time.. I thought it was acrylic, found out it was glass, then proceeded anyways. Bit got through, but when the saw started biting in I was like: hey I think this is not going to work! Not to worry I've improved significantly!

 

I thought long and hard.. I came to the conclusion that...

 

Haha.. All I can say is thank goodness to Zach from Iowa City for volunteering to correct my original mistake! There's no I would have had the guts to volunteer like he did! I learned something that day, and have since learned how to do it right.