Bad things can happen to anybody
 

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1080179


In case you didn't know what his tank looked like before

http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_gallery.htm

Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

That REALLY REALLY SUCKS.:cry: :cry: :cry: Clint

OMG, thats not cool.

no way! that famous tank was such an inspiration for me. sad sad day. well at least he's taking a fairly positive outlook on the whole thing.

Man, I've been following OregonReef for a long time. That is very tragic. What an incredible system it was. Lets hope he can get it all back someday.

I've always liked his tank. That sucks to lose as much as he did. Too bad he hasn't posted any pictures :( I guess when you look at what you have just lost you are not in too much of a hurry to photograph it.

I can't blame him for not posting pics of the skeletons. That tank was a large part of his time, money, and, im sure his, heart. I know Id be too crushed by the loss to even think about taking pics.

I was tempted to add my condolences to the list, but he's got the support he needs. I remember how crushed I was when my ineptitude broke my tank, and killed a bunch of corals, and cost a bunch of money. I can't imagine how he must have felt.

It will be interesting to see what emerges from the ashes. I, for one, don't want to see those acro skeletons.

What staggering loss! I loved his tank. I sure feel for the guy :(

Wow, terrible.. Poor guy.

...you know..I read that story on RC and didn't even clue into who's tank it was. His tank is clearly the inspiration for my own effort.

Lessons I just learned #1: This hobby is very much about established routines. Anytime you undertake to do something different, there's risk. Lessons I just learned #2: Watch for effects if you've had to do something different.

Dang. That was the most beautiful tank I've ever seen too. Hard to believe all those beautiful corals & such are gone due to a water change.:cry:

Anthony

My GOD! Humbling...if someone like him can (and does...and will?) experience such a disaster.

Indeed a huge loss. It was a beautiful & expensive system. I have to read the website again, as its been awile but would a waste collector not have averted a problem like this?

OMG, That sucks big time....He has a good attitude about it though and I'm sure when he is done rebuilding it will be better then it was before!

He mentioned somewhere in the RC thread about the downturn, that he considers it a non-viable option because the Deltec self-cleaning heads or whatever it is he's using, produce too much waste. Personally though I have to agree, could not a larger collection cup have been fabricated that would not have to be emptied twice per day?

Or at least, have a fail safe if absolutely must drain the skimmate collection straight to sewer. He had other fail safes, ie. he mentioned the halides had been shutdown due to a high temp alarm, so maybe something like, have the skimmer feed pumps shutdown due to a low level alarm in the sump.

Yea, I was just reading his thread on TRT, Tony. Its the huge amount of waste and the auto wash, that kept him from using a waste collector. I assume it passes a fair bit of water through when washing. Plus he mentioned he travels a lot, so is not there to dump one on a steady basis.

Guess one just has to watch a skimmer like that is always set correct?