34g Reef Freaking Disaster!!!

[fishoholic]

so sorry to hear

[VFX]

Hey Darryl

Sorry to hear. It's a real shame. That 34g was looking real sweet last time I saw it & I know how much you hate losing a single fish never mind a tank full.

Let me know if you need a hand or if there's any hardware or livestock you need and if I've got it, it's yours.

Will be a shame not to have a reef at the shop. Customers seemed to love it & you get to look at your nano-reef all day at work & then your main reef when you get home.

I guess being out the Valley we need to be doubly careful when it comes to power outs & have some sort of backup in place.

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[ponokareefer]

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Hopefully you are able to rescue some more critters from the loss.

Unfortunately when systems are set up at places of employment where people aren't there everyday, crap like this can happen. I am coming up on my 2 year anniversary when my tank crashed at work because my skimmer overflowed onto the floor causing so much water to escape that it stopped my return pump from cycling the water and my MH's cooked my tank. I have just about got my tank as full again as it was back then, but the smell and sight of a cooked tank is something I will never forget. That being said, I love having a tank at work that can take your mind off of things. Customers seem to really like it as well.

[mseepman]

Sorry to hear about this, we had a power outage on the weekend for about 6 hours and I know that I was thankful that my UPS's kept both my tanks going fine. I could barely sleep worrying about it though.

[dsaundry]

Thanks for the kind offer Viv, I will most likely go back to the drawing board and replumb and set this tank up again, but at home, You know I want to thank all the "Canreef" people for their kind words. Viv was right I hate losing any fish, let alone a whole tank, my customers did love this tank and actually used to bring their kids around to see it, but ultimately it boils down to where I can best take care of the fish and corals etc. Its not at my shop! I have had a couple of minor scares before but nothing ever like this. So today I have been cleaning up,found a couple more snails that made it{tough little buggers} and will be taking the tank home. I was trying to see the name of the sh**ty power bar but I can't see a name. I got it off ebay a few years back as it had a supposed good reputation. Will go to basic timers from now on.

[christyf5]

wow thats awful, sorry to hear this stupid powerbars...

[PoonTang]

Really sorry to hear about your loss. I too went through a total tank loss a year and a half ago due to a power bar, so I definitely feel your pain. You know it is possible to still have your tank at work. All you need is a way to monitor it. The first thing I bought after my crash was a Apex controller. Remote monitoring and control is the only way to go and you can also easily add a wireless web cam for visual monitoring.

[Lance]

Aw Man! I just hate hearing these things. So sorry for your loss.

[daniella3d]

That's what I do when I go to vacations, then I use my cell phone to watch the web cam over the net and get my email in case a warning was sent. Only way to go to vacations and peace of mind.

And to top it, I put my pumps and skimmer on a Noma power backup. that starts as soon as the power goes off and return to the electricity when the power is back.

The web cam is nice to check if the skimmer is working normaly, if the water level is ok (auto top off working) and if the pump and light are working ok, as well as if the fish are alive and well and the water clear. It's all very easy to see on the web cam image.

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Really sorry to hear about your loss. I too went through a total tank loss a year and a half ago due to a power bar, so I definitely feel your pain. You know it is possible to still have your tank at work. All you need is a way to monitor it. The first thing I bought after my crash was a Apex controller. Remote monitoring and control is the only way to go and you can also easily add a wireless web cam for visual monitoring.

[dsaundry]

Well I thought I would give an update on the disaster that I and some other people have experienced, it appears that a lot of my zoas have survived along with some of the mushrooms, toadstool,zenia and leather didn't make it, but I am really glad some of the stuff made it, a ray of sunshine in a really dark day..maybe thats a bit melodramatic..oh well it really did surprise me that anything survived at all, this tank was really cold when I came in. Now I am cleaning up and getting back to business {so to speak} and will move forward. The Coral Beauty is doing fine, they seem to be getting along, so far. I have already been thinking of what I will do when I once again set up the 34g but as stated before it will be at home, it is easier for me there. As the new light I had ordered for it arrived today I guess I really don't have a lot of choices, I have to set it up again someday, sooner than later I hope.