KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

michika · #1 10-10-2008, 01:36 PM

Thank you everyone. When I get home tonight I will again try to figure out what to do. Most everything in my tank is gone, and looking at an empty tank is really hard. I removed 2 out of the 4 questionable clams yesterday. I left all of the SPS in the system, there only seems to be two typs of SPS right now; dead, and not so dead Mostly it will be clams and fish that need temporary homes if we go that route. A few pieces of SPS as well.

The skimmer pulled out over 3 liters of crap between 5 pm and 8 pm last night. It was pulling throughout the day, but it had to be dialed back significantly since nobody was home to watch it.

I do have photos, and I think I will post them.

Delphinus · #2 10-10-2008, 03:57 PM

Cath - you know you can count on me to help house things too. In fact I have a mostly empty 110g right now (ritteri went to a new home, but can't take down the tank yet), so I have a fair amount of space. Let me know, ok? It's no burden, don't hesitate to call on your Canreef friends if it can make the difference for you.

michika · #3 10-10-2008, 07:59 PM

I definitely won't hesitate. We will be making the call on keeping things in the tank or moving them tonight. So there may be a flurry of PMs tonight, but there may not be.

I am sad to hear the ritteri is gone, but change can be good. I really loved that tank, it was really cool because it was like the ultimate minimalist tank. I loved the rabbitfish, clam, anemone combination, it just worked so well for that system.

I will be making a run tomorrow to pick up more carbon. I also think I will be buying a 5g bucket in bulk just to have around. I've gone through probably 1g of the stuff already, maybe more.

Snappy · #4 10-11-2008, 06:03 AM

Kevin & Catherine, sorry you're having such rotten luck. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

michika · #5 10-11-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Snappy

Kevin & Catherine, sorry you're having such rotten luck. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

Thank you for your support! Once things are back up and running I'll definitely be at your door for frags.

Things are looking stable now. The death toll stands at 6 clams, most of my SPS, and most of my fish too. I am most distressed over the fish and clams. Almost all my favorite SPS have died. Some still have flesh on them and I am leaving them in the tank, just in case.

I am heading out to buy some new heaters, more carbon, and probably live rock. I am also looking to pick up some of the bacteria we were talking about earlier. I need to do some clean up in terms of aquascaping, and then I will post up a few photos. I also need to pick up some green painter's tape so we can start marking out the potential dimensions of our new tank.

michika · #6 10-17-2008, 02:41 PM

So a quick update just to keep this going. We suffered another crash earlier this week (http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=45772 and it was messy, horrible, and tragic.

We are still going to keep going with this, I am bound and determined to have a beautiful tank again to watch and enjoy.

I just wanted to update this thread to reflect what is happening with the tank as of today.

Lance · #7 10-17-2008, 05:39 PM

Glad to hear you guys are going to keep at it. After such terrible luck many would call it quits. Good for you! And GOOD LUCK!