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| My tank has suffered a full crash |
   
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20 | 13.33% |
| My tank has suffered a partial crash |
  
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34 | 22.67% |
| My tank has never crashed, but has potential problems |
  
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40 | 26.67% |
| My tank is bullet proof |
  
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16 | 10.67% |
| Crash caused by equipment failure |
  
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21 | 14.00% |
| Crash caused by temperature deviation |
  
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13 | 8.67% |
| Crash caused by electrical failure |
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13 | 8.67% |
| Crash caused by system design flaw |
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7 | 4.67% |
| Crash caused by water chemistry |
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15 | 10.00% |
| Crash caused by low oxygen levels |
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8 | 5.33% |
| Crash caused by disease or parasites |
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15 | 10.00% |
| Crash caused by Old Tank Syndrome |
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2 | 1.33% |
| Crash caused by New Tank Syndrome (rushing it) |
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6 | 4.00% |
| The cause is not listed in this poll |
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13 | 8.67% |
| The crash was completely out of my control |
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9 | 6.00% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 150. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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#1
06-28-2011, 02:52 PM
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Had a leathers vs. LPS chemical war which resulted in the LPS dead but otherwise no crashes. *knocks on tank stand* I've never had a single dead fish/invert cause problems which is nice, don't need to feel in a panic if that does happen, they pretty much just become food.
[edit] My skimmer pumped 2 gallons of water on the floor because I didn't tighten it properly one time, but luckily I only run it 12hrs on during the night so it didn't have a chance to really do much. 
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11-28-2011, 08:07 PM
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I didn't add to the poll, as I don't think I qualify for anything listed, but can say there can be other issues besides crashes.
I haven't really ever experienced a crash, but I have experienced my fair share of problems. Most prominent was the loss of most of my SPS. Can't ever tell you why or how, it just happened, and it has been over a year, maybe 2 of this garbage... But now SPS is growing, I wouldn't say thriving, but growing and seeing positive things that were not there before. And what have I done, really nothing. Gone back to the KISS method (Keep It Simple Stupid)... No more pellets, no more carbon, no more fany stuff like Zeo... Just a back refuge full of live rock rubble, then through a skimmer, then through some cheato. And oh, yeah some filter socks. Nothing more!
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 Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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11-28-2011, 08:35 PM
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It's all about the KISS I agree 100%.
I'm noticing a lot of corals and especially my acans look better in a big tank with relatively new water. I suspect a lot of our issues are due to years of a system running depleting stuff we never replenish to the same extent. I did a few very large water changes on my last tank and I do believe there's real value in doing so as you sorta do a hard reset on these things.
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11-28-2011, 08:48 PM
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11-28-2011, 10:44 PM
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More than a decade ago I had a tank crash from a faulty heater sticking in the ON setting. Cooked the tank at 98F. The only thing to survive was a Coral Banded Jerk...I mean Shrimp. I learned from that experience and now use two small heaters instead of one big one. Or in the case of my reef, no heater!
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