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Why do tanks crash?

View Poll Results: In consideration of Tank Crashes...
My tank has suffered a full crash	20	13.33%
My tank has suffered a partial crash	34	22.67%
My tank has never crashed, but has potential problems	40	26.67%
My tank is bullet proof	16	10.67%
Crash caused by equipment failure	21	14.00%
Crash caused by temperature deviation	13	8.67%
Crash caused by electrical failure	13	8.67%
Crash caused by system design flaw	7	4.67%
Crash caused by water chemistry	15	10.00%
Crash caused by low oxygen levels	8	5.33%
Crash caused by disease or parasites	15	10.00%
Crash caused by Old Tank Syndrome	2	1.33%
Crash caused by New Tank Syndrome (rushing it)	6	4.00%
The cause is not listed in this poll	13	8.67%
The crash was completely out of my control	9	6.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 150. You may not vote on this poll

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#27

11-28-2011, 08:48 PM

Aquattro

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Join Date: Aug 2001

Location: Victoria, BC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight

I suspect a lot of our issues are due to years of a system running depleting stuff we never replenish to the same extent.

I did a few very large water changes on my last tank and I do believe there's real value in doing so as you sorta do a hard reset on these things.

Brett, good point. I do a 50g change every other week, and I credit that with a lot of my current success.

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