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View Poll Results: What caused your reef tank crash? | |||
I'm not really sure | 6 | 6.52% | |
Clam spawning | 0 | 0% | |
Macro algae went sexual | 3 | 3.26% | |
Overheated from hot weather | 5 | 5.43% | |
Faulty heater (hot or cold) | 12 | 13.04% | |
Faulty auto top off | 6 | 6.52% | |
Faulty doser | 0 | 0% | |
Other faulty equipment | 6 | 6.52% | |
I didn't pay enough attention to parameters | 15 | 16.30% | |
I did something stupid | 14 | 15.22% | |
Tank sitter did something stupid | 3 | 3.26% | |
My kids did something to the tank | 3 | 3.26% | |
Tank broke | 5 | 5.43% | |
Toxin within the tank (like maybe fragged large leather) | 3 | 3.26% | |
Toxin outside the tank (like maybe household cleaners) | 2 | 2.17% | |
Prolonged power outage | 5 | 5.43% | |
I was away when the tank crashed | 8 | 8.70% | |
Other | 11 | 11.96% | |
Tank move/transfer | 17 | 18.48% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 92. You may not vote on this poll |
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i havent had a crash yet knock on wood...my time wil come..
this should be an option as well
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The closest I've come to a full tank crash was loosing a few fish in a move in my first year. But I have had a few close calls since then including "Tank sitter did something stupid".
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Does doing some thing stupid during a move causing your friends tank to crash count?
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I'm waiting to see if anyone's children caused a crash. My little guy is very good around the system, though I do threaten him regularly.
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Well, I am sure I am not the only one. If you look through my threads, you'll find the baby shampoo incident
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I had an incident many years ago when my daughter (15 now) was only about 4 or 5.. I was cleaning the canopy and stand of my 120 gallon salt tank, and I was using Murphey's wood/oil soap (the canopy and stand were oak) and the phone rang.. I ran and answered it and the moment my back was turned, my daughter poured the soapy water straight into my sump.. I watched in horror as immediately the oil soap was pumped into the tank.. The water immediately turned white.. It was freaky and awful!! I did a massive water change immediately, and let the sump do the rest (I was glad to have bio-balls back then to rinse off instead of live rock in the sump!) the sump was so powerful, that unbelievably I lost NOTHING! Unbelievable huh?
I wish I could say the same about my other crash.. I may add that one another day.. Don't want to talk about it right now lol |
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Your post reminded me of my soap incident
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#18
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Don't forget rotten carbon
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Toddlers and preschoolers can be such monkeys! It's a good thing that they're so darn adorable (most of the time). My three-year-old is well behaved around our system, for the most part. |
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Ohhh, I did forget about that. So many things can go wrong it's hard to think of them all while making a poll! I guess that falls into "other".
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