fastrd400
It wasn't me!
So, I was up at Lake Tahoe this weekend for a wedding and came home Monday evening to find my tank heated up to 92 degrees and this.
Bay Area Heat Wave
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BL1
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That sucks, if that's the only casualty then you're pretty lucky.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Oh noooooooo! Did you have AC on in your house when you were gone?
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Nope. It was mild when I left on Friday night. I have two 5" fans in my canopy and even they didn't help. Apparently the friend I had coming over to feed and top off didn't think it was hot enough to turn on the A/C.
Smitty
Reef pro
Oh wow...I'm sorry to hear that bro. :(
mennazeher04
Reefing newb
OMG.....man i would die if i came home to that......keep your head up things will work out for ya
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
If I lose just the Frog I'm okay with that. It's the Acans and some of the others that I am more worried about.
reeffreak
Reef pro
I hate to see you lose the frogspawn.I counted 25-30+ heads,sorry man!
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
if you counted 25-30 you only saw half of it. I think it's 65 heads now (or was). My Aussie Orange Hammer was looking bad the first day, but he has come back and looking great now. I'd have really been upset over that one if he'd died.
yote
In Memoriam
That aint good.Sorry to hear about that Wade.
Piratefish
SPS Freak
I had to run my light at night cause it was so hot! Plus I have 2 6 inch fans one on the sump and one blowing across the top of the tank. I swear there were white caps on the water:shock: the tank was still at 83. Im looking hard for a used chiller.
Leslee
Reef enthusiast
Sorry to hear about that Wade!
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Yeah, I have a pair of 5" fans in the canopy that were working overtime when I walked in. I immediately turned on the A/C, the tank chiller, opened up the cabinet and canopy and aimed an oscilating fan at the tank.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
That's a better strategy than the one I undertook when my old 240 over heated... I immediately ran to the freezer and, in a panic, took out all my frozen food and dumped it in the tank. Probably $100 worth of groceries wasted!
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Look on the bright side, at least you had soup afterwards :mrgreen:.
I'm looking into a controller now. I want something I can access remotely since I am away so much. I like the idea of getting alerts on my cell phone of a temp spike, or Ph, salinity, etc. Now if I can find one that won't kill me to get, I'll be in business.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Shit there goes my frags! :mrgreen: :lol:
Sorry to read this Wade. I hate it when something happens like this. My first disaster was a major tank boil from a stuck powerful heater. I think my tank reach around 96* and stayed there for about a day. I lost about 20 corals. I hope you don't lose much. :x:
Sorry to read this Wade. I hate it when something happens like this. My first disaster was a major tank boil from a stuck powerful heater. I think my tank reach around 96* and stayed there for about a day. I lost about 20 corals. I hope you don't lose much. :x:
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
So far Dave, this is all. All the zoas (Red hornets, Blue Hornets, Purple Hornets, Black Hornets, Rastas, and the Paradise Zoas) made it through without a problem. I'd have been upset if they'd died off as well.
So that being said, you still have frags my friend.
So that being said, you still have frags my friend.
dcantucson
Reef pro
:^:
Thanks Wade! I'm still looking at about a month or so. I figure I'll get something to celebrate Christmas.
Thanks Wade! I'm still looking at about a month or so. I figure I'll get something to celebrate Christmas.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Thank god my blastos survived!! It does suck about the coral though... It is heart breaking to lose something so big. I guess if that's your only one that doesn't make it, you can think about how it could have been worse. That's how I got through my kalk overdose, which killed probably more than half the corals in my tank. NDB just kept telling me that I still had the other half that I needed to take care of.
