destroyed vacation and tank

[WarDog]

Wow. Just wow. So very sorry for your loss. Shocking thread to read.

[mark]

What was their thinking though? Seems just to big of a mistake to make.

[darkreef]

Some updates , they were up till 6 this morning emptying the sump.
I recommend primer for this case ... Because I only have 15 gallons in storage .
There going to buy heaters and get the sump to temperature . Before starting the pumps.

No update on live stock ...
I really thought I'd wake up and this be just a bad nightmare .

All I dreamt about last night was my happy cowfish ... Not so happy .

[corpusse]

I'm really sorry this happened to you, but unless they are mentally disabled this was a deliberate attack on you.

Maybe you don't want to discuss this on a forum but you mention inlaws, and how they never understood how you'd spend money on the tank. Without any knowledge of the situation I would guess they don't like you married to their child or just hate you for some other reason.

Again real sorry this happened, I can't imagine how devastating. I know this is Canada, not America, but maybe you can consider taking legal action against them? No idea if you would have any kind of case (when you hire a tanksitter they usually have insurance), but this is not some kind of mistake, its a malicious attack on you, and what you love.

[canadianbudz604]

I don't understand how they could be so dumb to pour bleach/dirt water in the sump. Is it supposed to be some weird joke? I wouldn't have in laws anymore if they did some dumb **** like that. Man I don't understand what the hell they were thinking.

[kien]

Oi! That's Terrible! Sorry to hear :-(

I guess you were not there so there's no telling what really happened. For all you know they had a huge party and some drunks poor beer into your tank and on puked on the floor..

[Pike]

Sorry, really really sorry for your loss. I just wonder if they really did dump anything in the sump. Is that what they say they did ? Because I had one of those aerosol smelly things that go off automaticaly and after a few days with closed windows the living smelled good but I noticed that my Frontosa cichlids were all lethargic and gasping for air. The water absorbs all those chemicals just as it would with bleach steam cleaning

[Coralgurl]

Oh man, this is horrible!! Is there anything any of us local reefers can do to help out?? I have water ready and can mix up some salt water if needed, I also have room in my tank if you need any livestock moved and looked after for you.

I'm sure their intentions were not to hurt the tank but there are just no words to console you. So very sorry!