Michika's 28g long nano-esque tank!

[michika]

Today's parameters:

SG: 1.025
pH: 8.1
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Ammonia: 0.75 Still
Smell: Better, but still a bit funky

I'm going to have a water change done on the tank today, I'm hoping for 5-7g.

[michika]

Photos of the disaster.

Just after I got all the fish, rock, clams, and corals into the tank. This is prior to turning the Snapper pump on, and bringing the sump online.


The sump before it was filled with cheato, reactors, and filter floss.


First moments of the overflow in use.


Noticing something is wrong with the SPS, and the two clams in the right hand corner.


FTS of the beginning of the disaster.


The first of 3 pails of dead skeletons.


Aquascaping and remaining SPS. More RTN.


The tank today. I have what can only be described as the beginning of a cycle.


The tank o-death in its full glory.


I'm doing what I can to just keep things under control at this point in time. It really sucks....

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Oh wow....:s I've been trying to think of why your ammonia spiked like that. Was there maybe lots of sponge on the rocks that died after exposure to air? PUZZLING.

Either way, wow...I'm sorry for all that loss! The bucket of skeletens was tragic.

[michika]

I'm still trying to figure it out. It just kills me to not know. I am so glad I pulled out the buckets separately, becuase if they all came out in one bucket at once, I probably would have cried.

There probably isn't any harm in leaving the remaining skeletons in the tank is there?

[marie]

Originally Posted by michika

I'm still trying to figure it out. It just kills me to not know. I am so glad I pulled out the buckets separately, becuase if they all came out in one bucket at once, I probably would have cried.

There probably isn't any harm in leaving the remaining skeletons in the tank is there?

While there is probably no harm in leaving the skeletons, it is a sad reminder of the disaster. If it were me I think I would remove them (or at least hide them)

[michika]

I'm thinking of tossing all the skeletons into my sump, and using the empty clam shells to create pod piles. I agree with you though, I would prefer them hidden as not to be constantly reminded of the disaster.

[niloc16]

really sorry to hear about that. i too have used salt buckets lately for dead corals. it really really sucks.