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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, 07:49 PM
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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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Old 08-03-2012, 07:50 PM
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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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Old 08-03-2012, 08:07 PM
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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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Old 08-03-2012, 08:26 PM
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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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