destroyed vacation and tank

[darkreef]

It was the only thing I had that kept me sane .
Iv never seen 10 grand burn up so fast .
My heart hurts . I don't even clean in my apartment with anything but vinegar .
For my cats and tanks sake . (Cat has allergies that effect his eyes)

That tank was part of the family , each coral and fish had a meaning and purpose .
It felt like I lost my entire family. Going to be very hard to finish my vacation .
I'm just glad I'm around the people I love.. but that only fills the hole so long .

All they had to do was put fresh water in the auto top off , I don't understand how someone could screw that up .

[WarDog]

Wow. Just wow. So very sorry for your loss. Shocking thread to read.

[mark]

What was their thinking though? Seems just to big of a mistake to make.

[darkreef]

Some updates , they were up till 6 this morning emptying the sump.
I recommend primer for this case ... Because I only have 15 gallons in storage .
There going to buy heaters and get the sump to temperature . Before starting the pumps.

No update on live stock ...
I really thought I'd wake up and this be just a bad nightmare .

All I dreamt about last night was my happy cowfish ... Not so happy .

[corpusse]

I'm really sorry this happened to you, but unless they are mentally disabled this was a deliberate attack on you.

Maybe you don't want to discuss this on a forum but you mention inlaws, and how they never understood how you'd spend money on the tank. Without any knowledge of the situation I would guess they don't like you married to their child or just hate you for some other reason.

Again real sorry this happened, I can't imagine how devastating. I know this is Canada, not America, but maybe you can consider taking legal action against them? No idea if you would have any kind of case (when you hire a tanksitter they usually have insurance), but this is not some kind of mistake, its a malicious attack on you, and what you love.

[canadianbudz604]

I don't understand how they could be so dumb to pour bleach/dirt water in the sump. Is it supposed to be some weird joke? I wouldn't have in laws anymore if they did some dumb **** like that. Man I don't understand what the hell they were thinking.

[kien]

Oi! That's Terrible! Sorry to hear :-(

I guess you were not there so there's no telling what really happened. For all you know they had a huge party and some drunks poor beer into your tank and on puked on the floor..

[Pike]

Sorry, really really sorry for your loss. I just wonder if they really did dump anything in the sump. Is that what they say they did ? Because I had one of those aerosol smelly things that go off automaticaly and after a few days with closed windows the living smelled good but I noticed that my Frontosa cichlids were all lethargic and gasping for air. The water absorbs all those chemicals just as it would with bleach steam cleaning