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The cutting of the flooring in the house would be my guess for the deaths. Allthough the tank remained in the basement and was sealed off from the rooms getting work done I am sure now that particulate from the laminate got in the tank. The surface looked a little scummy. I am still baffled as to why the nem and the clams made it when a fish like my sixline (that has survived a couple tank moves and a carpet surfing stint) did not.

If I had to do it again I would take the livestock out of the house all together. Get them into a babysitting set up at another home.

Getting the big tank set back up was a pain.. it takes a bunch of work to get the plumbing back in sand and rock and water filled. The big tank was still murky but I decided that I would get all the remaining livestock back into that tank rather than risk them staying in the tank 'o death for any longer.