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View Poll Results: How many tank crashes have you had?
Never had a tank crash 103 58.19%
Had a tank crash once 52 29.38%
Have had two tanks crash or two crashes 10 5.65%
Have had three tanks crash or three crashes 5 2.82%
I stopped counting.... 6 3.39%
I had 1-3 tanks at the time 15 8.47%
I had 4-6 tanks at the time 1 0.56%
I had greater than 6 tanks at the time 1 0.56%
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Old 03-16-2010, 01:34 AM
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Okay so I am new to saltwater and reefing but I read alot about tanks crashing. I searched and didn't see a poll on this. I am wondering if this happens to everyone at one time or another or just how many people this has happened to. Also assuming the more tanks you have (i.e. MTS) the greater likelyhood of a problem I would like to include # of total tanks at the time as part of the poll.

Lets define a crash as a loss of at least 50 % of life in the tank.

BTW- My tank is fine at the moment I am just curious!

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Just one tank. In 8 years, I've had two crashes due to heat (one with chiller (blown fuse), one without), one due to cold (moving episode). Those are just the ones I remember. Frankly I'm surprised I'm still here
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I have never had what I would consider a tank crash (*knock on wood*)
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I have never had what I would consider a tank crash (*knock on wood*)

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I have had 1. Due to a blown GFI while I was away for 3 days. My god what a smell !!!
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does a stressed out tank and losing all fish count..?! lol! not a good month!
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Once, basically lost all my SPS (here). Had been running a mixed tank, SPS/LPS/softies/zoas/shrooms and a whack of GSP leaning towards a little chemical warfare action in the water column.
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I voted for 1 tank crash but then I read your actual post and notice your note about 50% loss of life as consider a crash.. Well if thats
the case then I've definitely had more than one!

Most of my crashes have been due to heat (ie. Stuck heaters). I'm hoping that I have solved this by putting my heater on a controller. Controller will give it power if it decides heat is needed and it will cut power to it if no heat is required. In theory this should eliminate the stuck heater situation.
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I voted for 1 tank crash but then I read your actual post and notice your note about 50% loss of life as consider a crash.. Well if thats
the case then I've definitely had more than one!

Most of my crashes have been due to heat (ie. Stuck heaters). I'm hoping that I have solved this by putting my heater on a controller. Controller will give it power if it decides heat is needed and it will cut power to it if no heat is required. In theory this should eliminate the stuck heater situation.

Wow I have never heard f this as being a common occurance. Well perhaps the controller has just went up a notch on my wish list.
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had a heater go over temp too but caught it before any damage done so now also use a controller. If you don't want to go all out check out a Ranco thermostat
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