just couldn't leave it alone could I

[Jason McK]

I have a beautiful blue arco I've had for about 4 years now. It survived my tank crash after my move thanks to Willow. and it is a much sought after frag. But lately it has really been a pain. The epoxy I used to fix it to the rock almost a year ago suddenly disintegrated. now this coral is nearly 11 inches tall and extends 8 -9 inches across. So with the wave action of my tank it has become impossible to fix it to a rock.
Well tonight I'm screwing around with it on my own (Tom R were are you) and the ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MY TANK COME CRASHING DOWN
Well I have at least 7 corals that are bigger than 12inches across so it took some great effort from my wife and I (Thanks Babe) but as the panic subsided and the swearing became in sync with the CO2 count on my CA reactor I realized that this just might be a good thing. The tank, I think, looks good. Maybe. Ya. and you know what. The frag tank is full.;)

J

[Zylumn]

Your tank fell apart?? 370 gal on the floor. My God man!!!!

[Jason McK]

No just the rock work on the left side came tumbleing down on top of everything below. No water left the glass box

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Whew. Hope everything survives the rockslide event. Post pics tomorrow of the new aquascaping. It was gorgeous before. Can't wait to see what it looks like now.

Anthony

[ref leppard]

No just the rock work on the left side came tumbleing down on top of everything below. No water left the glass box

Lucky for you that there is a sand bed! Seen that done that!

[fishface]

The frag tank is full.;)

J$$$ you could turn lemons into lemonade and have a "frag blowout sale" J. lemme know and i'll come on by!! :wink: $$$ seriously though, sorry to hear about that kinda thing...makes a sane man crazy don't it!?

[Ruth]

Oh man I bet your heart went instantly to your throat:exclaim:
On the other hand you now have lots of frags............see post in lounge re: shipping and how much it is appreciated:mrgreen:

[christyf5]

heh i have this problem too. I call it the "oh I'll just adjust this a little" syndrome. I *know* what is going to happen yet I just can't resist. I call it spending "quality time" with the tank :wink:

PS. Did you say frags? :razz:

[Reefer Rob]

Hmm... any good frags of yours I don't already have :mrgreen: My wife says I'm a natural for this hobby. I'm always breaking off frags.

[untamed]

I'll be looking for frag contributions pretty soon. Nitrate is still a bit higher than I would like for the addition of SPS...but soon...

So, set aside a few hundred for me!!

[Der_Iron_Chef]

$$$ you could turn lemons into lemonade and have a "frag blowout sale"

How about turning lemons into Mike's Hard Lemonade and we'll have a real party!

http://xcc.xanga.com/d6d81546290312398005/m2297790.jpg

[Jason McK]

I'm going to actually grow some of the frags out a bit and see how the frag tank with the T5s hold the SPS colour. So ther isn't too many I want to let go right away

But if you check the frags.org tag below you can see some of my frags


J

[Jason McK]

Well I found a casualty I didn't expect. My pour leopard wrasse. Must have been stressed to death last night.

RIP:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0009Medium-2.jpg

[untamed]

Oh...I'm sorry to hear about that.

[Snappy]

I feel your pain.........been there-done that. I need to learn to leave things in tank alone too. My next tank will have very sturdy rockwork and not like the "house of cards" I have now. On the bright side you get to make a little money and set things up a little better than they were.:wink:

[andestang]

Sorry about your wrasse and corals :sad:

heh i have this problem too. I call it the "oh I'll just adjust this a little" syndrome. I *know* what is going to happen yet I just can't resist. I call it spending "quality time" with the tank :wink:

Just did this myself last nite - just had to move something just a little...... good entertainment for the family to watch , as long as its kept PG or family rated which isn't always the case :bad-word:

[Jason McK]

So here are some updated pics. it's the Left side that fell apart. Still have some fidleing to do

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0002-2.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0003-3.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0004-3.jpg

[Canadbis]

THAT FELL APART??!!
OH my what did it look like before?:crazyeye:

[Jason McK]

Thanks Canabbis, here is the back side

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0010.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0008.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0006.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0004-4.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0003-4.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCF0001-4.jpg

[untamed]

Ha..ha...yes, it still looks pretty good to me too!

[christyf5]

Sorry to hear about your wrasse Jason, he was a beauty. :neutral:

The tank is sure looking great though, rockslide or no :mrgreen:

[Chowder]

Sorry to hear about the wrasse passing away. It was one of the more beautifull and uncommon around town. The tank does still look tremendous though.

[Tom R]

Hi Jason

Was that my wrasse?

How is it your tank looks better than mine even after a land side.

I know I am not the first to say, I have room in my tank to store some of your frags.

Tom R

[Jason McK]

No Tom I still have your Wrasse nudge nudge

Thanks it appears I've created some room from more frags

J