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Old 10-17-2008, 09:22 PM
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Hey, just a thought, but could some of your fish deaths have been caused by parasites or some sort of internal worm or something?
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Old 10-17-2008, 09:24 PM
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Awe! Thank you.

Things should be well underway to getting back this weekend. I keep promising to do a photodump of some of the disaster, but I keep forgetting.

I'm also going to be making food tonight & tomorrow, so I'll have some photos of that process to share as well.
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Old 10-18-2008, 04:40 AM
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Really good to hear you guys are going to stick with it. I felt nauseous reading your thread this past week. I cant imagine actually going through a crash(never mind two) you guys are troopers. On to bigger and better things huh?
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:36 PM
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Yes, bigger and better things.

Because I said I would, I am offering up photos of the first crash, when the two heaters in the holding tank (our new glass sump) failed.

Looking down on the holding tank


Everything in the 180g again. Disgusting water




Left side of the tank


Middle


Right side


I'll post photos of the result of the second crash, the pump failure later, once the lights come on.

So these are a couple of area photos I took at some point since October 3rd of the basement.




Even though the gigas clam died in the second crash, I wanted to post up what was happening to it. One side had actually separated from its shell, and it was in the process of building up a new shell. I think baring the pump failure, the clam would have survived and we could have eventually seen where its transformation was going.
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:49 PM
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Catherine I'm so srry that you had this crash , but remember Big ger is better the 3rd time around AND I DO HAVE MORE CLAMS THEN YOU
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:55 PM
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Hahah, I had 15 before the crash, and I think 8 total now. I miss not being able to watch my clams.

Bigger and better for 2008/2009 means getting the 180g back up and running again. I'll stock it with fish for the large tank at the same time. We will also start work on the big tank as soon as we get a few house-related things out of the way; e.g. new hot water tank, finishing unpacking, etc.

Your in-wall tank its looking super sweet! I love the look, and I think that is what we may try to go for with the big system.
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Old 10-19-2008, 03:01 PM
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Well you guys do know a finishing carpenter that may be willing to trade services with you, if you figure you need help with the finer details.
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