Tank disaster.

[Jack]

Okay, it must of just been the way i read your last post. My mistake. You have a really nice pink milli going, if Im not mistaken.

[smokinreefer]

that sucks steve.
i'm sure your tank will recover and look even better than ever!

[StirCrazy]

ya i hope so, but i think this winter i am saving for a chiller.

Steve

[smokinreefer]

heh,
as much as i've been trying to avoid one, i think i will look into one as well.
any idea as to how much wattage they consume?, i'm pretty tight on power as is.

[StirCrazy]

well a 1/5th horse cooler is about 3.5 amps, a 1/4 horse is 5 amps and a 1/3 (which I think I will need is about 7.2 amps.

Steve

[Troy F]

Do you guys really think a chiller is neccessary here in southwestern BC? I run a 12" fan over my sump and haven't had temperatures over 84*F (I normally keep my reef at or about 78*F). I mean I guess if you have the extra money kicking around they certainly wouldn't hurt and I guess it depends on how hot your house gets too.

Steve, I hope everything turns out all right and for peace of mind's sake; you find the cause.

[StirCrazy]

well during the summer I need 3 fans just to keep my temp under 86 degrees, with two fans I can get as high as 89. (I also have to have my MH lights staggered and only on 4.5 hours each a day) this could be because of my house and I will see how it is in the new house in a few weeks, BUT if I would have had a chiller I woulden't have had a peek temp of ~105 degrees while I was gone, and I wouldent be trying to figure out how I am going to replace a couple of my Caps.

I am not the only one who is having temp problems in the summer as you can see by the thread (in june I think) about tank temps, looks like there are several people trying to figure out ways to keep there tanks cooler.

Steve

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Troy F

Steve, I hope everything turns out all right and for peace of mind's sake; you find the cause.

all my water peramiters are good, but the temp spike of 104.9 degrees F is what I am going to blame. weird how it only nailed the heck out of my caps and digitata, I mean the other corals are showing signs of stress but I anticipate no more losses.

Steve

[Delphinus]

That's wild. That's like ... 40 degrees C? That seems hardly plausible that have anything left standing after that. You obviously trust your thermometer though .. so I guess it must be correct.

[sumpfinfishe]

Sorry to hear the bad news Steve
Those where some really amazing monti caps that you had!
As for temperature, I also had a bad spell of "boiling water syndrome"
a few weeks ago. I had the fans a blow'n and even used cubes in the sump for a few days to help keep things cool.
I lost one mother colony of Digitata, so I'm thinking that maybe this species is delicate to temperature swings. Everything else was a little stressed, but things are back to norm now. I can relate somewhat on the heat situation though, as my tank hit 89 for 3 days straight.

Once again, sorry for the loss.
On a brighter note though- I guess you can get some monti cap frags back from every islander and a lot of us mainlanders too