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11-05-2004, 09:36 PM
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Tank Crash....
Well its been quite awhile since I've posted, but my life has been pretty busy with school, a new job and my tank crash.
Heres my tank and how it appeared in April of this year.  Then around the mid-august my corals were beginning to RTN by the end of august my coral were nearly all dead, most of them are seen here.  What triggered this was soon after my tank hit 89 degrees i got the temperature under control, the corals then began to brown, then about 1.5 weeks after the RTN began. Then a algea outbreak followed. After the crash, I had two surviving corals, a plate coral, and half of my original Candy Cane colony. I ended up losing one fish in the following aftermath, My tang became sick as well, however is fine now. Every clam managed to survive. Every snail, bristle worm and other worms are absent from my tank now, so nearly all inverts died. Expect for those metions and my shrimps. I lost some of my most favorite frags and colonies. And my tank as of today at about 13 months.  I'm not running my MH on this tank, until I order some new bulbs and are completely sure everything is back to normal again, before trying again with corals however it won't be the way it was again.
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11-05-2004, 09:46 PM
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Re: Tank Crash....
What a terrible loss, Jesse
 Glad you are still at it, though 
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11-05-2004, 10:05 PM
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Dido, glad to see that you can still find some time for the hobby. I've had some bad luck in the past with levels crashing and large losses but nothing so severe.
Keep it up!
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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11-05-2004, 10:55 PM
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OUCH !!!!
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11-06-2004, 12:34 AM
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I'll be sticking with the hobby, but my tank now will pretty much FOWLR since only working part-time now and school, I would have nearly the funds that i did have. Although i did consider getting out of the hobby but it did last long.
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11-06-2004, 01:48 AM
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Jesse I am sorry to hear what happened, but by all means go FOWLR. It will keep you in touch with what is happening, and you will get a lot of satisfaction from it. BTW did the Mandarin you bought the same day i did survive
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Bob ----------------------------------------------------- To be loved you have to be nice to people every day - To be hated you don't have to do squat. ---------Homer Simpson--------
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11-06-2004, 03:39 AM
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I wondered where you went.
I see my shrimp are still lovin' it.
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-Quinn Man, n. ...His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth, and Canada. - A. Bierce, Devil's Dictionary, 1906
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11-06-2004, 05:33 AM
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I'm sorry for your frustrations. There seems to be no shortage of that in this hobby.
Hang in there!
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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11-06-2004, 07:53 AM
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Too bad man. If you were closer (ie. Lower Mainland) I'd bring over some inverts & stuff to help you restock. My tank maxed at 86 C, but that was only one day & only for a few hours. Mucho panic to get temp down. Feel your pain. We all do.
Remember the ups, when you're in the downs. Peace.
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If you see it, can take care of it, better get it or put it on hold. Otherwise, it'll be gone & you'll regret it!
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