kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[Dearth]

Nature always has a way of reminding us who is ultimately in charge...glad the family is ok Kien and bittersweet on the tank as it is a part of the family too....


I talked to one of my cousins he was one of the areas put under mandatory evacuation went home after being away for 33 hrs found that his house was one of the few in his neighbourhood that was left untouched by the floods that being said when he got to his house he discovered that 28 cats 15 dogs and some other critters had taken up residence at his place and because he had a pet door for his cats and dog the neighbouring animals made themselves at home in his house.

With the help of neighbours, SPCA and emergency services all the animals were reunited with owners or taken to local shelters. Unfortunately they did make a mess of his kitchen and living room and some other areas of his house. But he and his wife kept their sense of humour as they have a sign in their window stating they are a pet friendly house and apparently all the neighbourhood animals took them up on the offer

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

You already have LED's and Kien was pouting awhile back cause he didnt have any.

Ya but not a cool led flashlight with your logo on it!

Kien now that your back home and the powers on, how's the tank doing?

[kien]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Kien now that your back home and the powers on, how's the tank doing?

It appears as though the remainder of my fish and inverts are OK. They all appear healthy and ate voraciously yesterday. Some of my LPS are still deflated as are some SPS. Some have recovered so corals are a mixed bag at the moment. Clams are not quiet as full as they normally are. I already had a batch of NSW mixed up before we evacuated so I will do a water change today.

All in all, I am totally shocked that the tank didn't suffer a full on crash or that there were not more casualties. The water was completely stagnant for over 12 hours resulting in a significant reduction in oxygen. Heat was also a minor issue dropping down to 71. I knew that a temp of 71 wasn't catastrophic though but was sure some of my more sensitive inverts like starfish would have been toast. It was a very gradual drop though which I'm sure gave the fish time to adapt. I was lucky that the house was fairly warm. If it was winter time the temperature would have dropped much further and definitely into critical territory. I knew that not having lights on for 24 hours wasn't a big deal. The reefs go through that all the time during storms. To me the essentials were oxygenation and flow with temperature coming in a close third. In the end that was all I needed to keep the tank hobbling along for the duration of the outage. Will report back as I observe what the corals do over the next while.

[daplatapus]

Super glad to hear things weren't catastrophic and all in all everything is ok.

[Razor]

Great job on the tank and nice to hear things weren't any worse.

[Myka]

Kien, you probably know this, but keep an eye open for ammonia. It would be a good time to hang a SeaChem Ammonia Alert badge in the tank.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Myka

Kien, you probably know this, but keep an eye open for ammonia. It would be a good time to hang a SeaChem Ammonia Alert badge in the tank.

Good suggestion Mindy! With so much going on I actually had not thought about it until you brought it up! Also, with mature tanks you tend to get complacent with things like Ammonia and Nitrites. All appears good on that front though.