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Jimroth's Big Ol' Tank
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Is that the solid alcohol (carbon dosing) stuff? I'm already dosing vodka-sugar-vinegar. Isn't that the same? Are you having luck with the biopellets?
The thing that makes me nuts is I had it all going so well at one point. Maybe the nutrients from all that PE Mysis have built up in the system.
I cleaned the skimmer really well and I'm getting some good, controllable results today. I'm gonna do a couple 50G water changes in short succession and try to get back on track. Many of the corals look good, some don't. I'm going to cut my oyster feast dosing in half.
Thanks.
That's good news. I thought you lost it for some reason! How's it doing?
Let's wait until I get my parameters stable for a few weeks if it is big enough to frag.
You're carrying the Kedd's torch for now! Don't drop it! (And make sure you tie your Keds).
Very bad luck with the power outage. I have lost some of my favorite fish and some corals are dead. It's cold in the house but I have a generator which helps.
RIP:
regal angel
Powder Blue Tang
copperband BF
foxface
Cleaner shrimp
MIA:
gramma
blood shrimp
Still hanging on:
Majestic angel
Yellow wrasse
Tomato clown
Some corals are lost to RTN, others look OK for now.
It's not the same as a real tragedy, but I am pretty sad about this and it's not even close to over. I'm going to have to clean house and start over.
RIP:
regal angel
Powder Blue Tang
copperband BF
foxface
Cleaner shrimp
MIA:
gramma
blood shrimp
Still hanging on:
Majestic angel
Yellow wrasse
Tomato clown
Some corals are lost to RTN, others look OK for now.
It's not the same as a real tragedy, but I am pretty sad about this and it's not even close to over. I'm going to have to clean house and start over.
ryanpal
NJRC Member
Jim,
totally sad to hear that. after speaking with you i took out the fish i could get and all of my corals. i brought them to my contractor's house who has a tank, and just said take them. I'm having a tough time dealing with the thought I'm probably out of the hobby until my next home. 2 outages in this short period of time is just too much.
totally sad to hear that. after speaking with you i took out the fish i could get and all of my corals. i brought them to my contractor's house who has a tank, and just said take them. I'm having a tough time dealing with the thought I'm probably out of the hobby until my next home. 2 outages in this short period of time is just too much.
I hear you. I don't feel like replacing all those beautiful fish just to watch them die in february. Who knows, I may lose the rest before we get power back. FML.
reefsandrotts
NJRC Member
That stinks JimIm growing very tired of this stupid weather pattern in Nj this year I too lost power,first time ever and all my sps are dead and most of my zoos.Keep your head up and we"ll all forge ahead.
Hey Jim, it was great to run into you the other day ... hearing your story prompted me to run out and buy the first generator I saw at Home Depot. So sorry you lost some of your favs ...
Sandee | Northern NJ
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Thanks Sandee, I'm still in shock.
Power has come back on after more than five days. I'm still not sure what happened to specifically cause my problems, but....
I was not thinking clearly at least some of the time. There was a lot going on reef and non-reef related.
The worst thing that happened was that I thought my Vortech backup battery was getting charged and it wasn't so the first couple of nights, when I turned the generator off, O2 levels went way down. I think that killed the fish that died.
After that happened, I decided I need to run my main circulation pump and skimmer. When I turned that on, it blasted the tank with 45F water. I think that hurt the corals, many of which are now either dead or RTN ing. My durable cali and oregon torts took a particular hit, I don't know if anything can be saved. A few acros are hurting, some didn't care and look fine. I'm going to spend some time today cutting off dead branches and assessing the damage.
Not sure where this leaves me in the hobby. I guess I'm glad I didn't buy that $300 declivis butterfly I wanted. But my poor little abberrant regal angel! Crap. I don't want to load up with nice fish only to see them die in a February power outage.
I'm in recovery mode now. The next several weeks will be spent getting the water quality as perfect as I can make it. Since my fish population is so small now, that shouldn't be a problem. Dead and marginal corals will be removed and rockwork will be adjusted. Interior surfaces will be cleaned and I will run a filter sock to collect crud that results. I will attempt to elimate all the mushrooms in the tank although I find that is not permanent.
The only fish I feel the need to add is a foxface, he was a real utility fish who kept algae way down in the tank, including bubble algae. The surviving majestic angel will eat some of that, and hopefully some aiptasia as well.
Surviving fish are:
Majestic angel (who was lying on his side the morning of the worst day. They are tough SOBs!)
Tomato Clown (hard to kill in anyone's book. But the RBTA made it too, without a care! WHo knew?)
Yellow Meringue Wrasse.
I have not seen my Royal Gramma dead or alive and I have some hope that he's just hiding. My cleaner shrimp died, I have't seen the blood shrimp but I have to assume he's bought it too. Sea urchin is fine.
I think long term I need either a bigger sump or to make a setup that lets me use a Rubbermaid tub. I spent too much time cleaning up floods during this crisis. Need better labeling of my electric cords. Need a bigger generator, 5500W is marginal.
I need a couple asprin.
Seahorses made it too, they LIKE cold water.
Power has come back on after more than five days. I'm still not sure what happened to specifically cause my problems, but....
I was not thinking clearly at least some of the time. There was a lot going on reef and non-reef related.
The worst thing that happened was that I thought my Vortech backup battery was getting charged and it wasn't so the first couple of nights, when I turned the generator off, O2 levels went way down. I think that killed the fish that died.
After that happened, I decided I need to run my main circulation pump and skimmer. When I turned that on, it blasted the tank with 45F water. I think that hurt the corals, many of which are now either dead or RTN ing. My durable cali and oregon torts took a particular hit, I don't know if anything can be saved. A few acros are hurting, some didn't care and look fine. I'm going to spend some time today cutting off dead branches and assessing the damage.
Not sure where this leaves me in the hobby. I guess I'm glad I didn't buy that $300 declivis butterfly I wanted. But my poor little abberrant regal angel! Crap. I don't want to load up with nice fish only to see them die in a February power outage.
I'm in recovery mode now. The next several weeks will be spent getting the water quality as perfect as I can make it. Since my fish population is so small now, that shouldn't be a problem. Dead and marginal corals will be removed and rockwork will be adjusted. Interior surfaces will be cleaned and I will run a filter sock to collect crud that results. I will attempt to elimate all the mushrooms in the tank although I find that is not permanent.
The only fish I feel the need to add is a foxface, he was a real utility fish who kept algae way down in the tank, including bubble algae. The surviving majestic angel will eat some of that, and hopefully some aiptasia as well.
Surviving fish are:
Majestic angel (who was lying on his side the morning of the worst day. They are tough SOBs!)
Tomato Clown (hard to kill in anyone's book. But the RBTA made it too, without a care! WHo knew?)
Yellow Meringue Wrasse.
I have not seen my Royal Gramma dead or alive and I have some hope that he's just hiding. My cleaner shrimp died, I have't seen the blood shrimp but I have to assume he's bought it too. Sea urchin is fine.
I think long term I need either a bigger sump or to make a setup that lets me use a Rubbermaid tub. I spent too much time cleaning up floods during this crisis. Need better labeling of my electric cords. Need a bigger generator, 5500W is marginal.
I need a couple asprin.
Seahorses made it too, they LIKE cold water.
