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View Poll Results: What caused your reef tank crash?
I'm not really sure 6 6.52%
Clam spawning 0 0%
Macro algae went sexual 3 3.26%
Overheated from hot weather 5 5.43%
Faulty heater (hot or cold) 12 13.04%
Faulty auto top off 6 6.52%
Faulty doser 0 0%
Other faulty equipment 6 6.52%
I didn't pay enough attention to parameters 15 16.30%
I did something stupid 14 15.22%
Tank sitter did something stupid 3 3.26%
My kids did something to the tank 3 3.26%
Tank broke 5 5.43%
Toxin within the tank (like maybe fragged large leather) 3 3.26%
Toxin outside the tank (like maybe household cleaners) 2 2.17%
Prolonged power outage 5 5.43%
I was away when the tank crashed 8 8.70%
Other 11 11.96%
Tank move/transfer 17 18.48%
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Old 08-03-2012, 07:32 PM
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Poll is multiple choice! Don't forget to also check off "I was away when my tank crashed" if you were on vacation or away for the weekend (at work for the day doesn't count).

I'm wondering what the top reasons for crash are, I think I have an idea...
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Does your idea begin with A and ryhme with schmatotopoff?

My very first crash almost 5 years ago was from over dosing sugar while trying to lower my nutrients. Learning lesson: Take it SLOW when carbon dosing.

I have also had a mini crash (Killed most of my SPS), by adding far to much baking powder directly to my sump. Learning lesson: Take it slow and ALWAYS dissolve your additives & salt prior to addition.
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Maybe it was the baking powder.
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I just everything that applied.

First being ATO float malfunction
Followed by power outages resetting controller alarm
Following by more sensitive corals dying and releasing toxins aiding in the complete wipe out of other corals
Followed by me not being home
And a few "other" factors
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^ I think I should have just said "power outage" as it doesn't have to prolonged to cause trouble...
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Only ever had a partial crash from switching tanks and not planning for enough new water.
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Ohhh, I forgot tank transfers...that's a common killer too. Dangit. You can't mod the poll can you Brad?
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Ohhh, I forgot tank transfers...that's a common killer too. Dangit. You can't mod the poll can you Brad?
Looks like I can. Added moves/transfers
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Awesome, thanks Brad!!
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I answered in two categories....I did something stupid while transferring/moving the tank
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