dcantucson
Reef pro
So I get home tonight around 9:15 p.m. after a long day at work and notice something very wrong with my Zero Edge tank.
Usually there are one or two snails that make their way up and over and down to the overflow troff. Well tonight there were dozens of snails everywhere! I thought WTF is going on here? I pick up a couple to throw them back in and notice that the water is HOT! Not warm mind you but HOT! Panic mode sets in. I rush and get a floor fan to blow on the side of the tank and also make ice bags with zip-lock bags. Then I check the heater control and it's still on and reading some kind on mumbled gibberish. Obviously a malfunction, big time. I get my hand held tester and do a quick read. 93.6* at the coolest part.
After unplugging the heater, I begin looking at things. Looks like almost a total devastation. Dead shrimps, crabs, snails and starfish everywhere. And my corals are literally melted and dripping goo. Fish are nowhere to be found. Must be dead too, or hiding in the rocks. Don't know yet. I had hundreds and hundreds invested in my corals and at least 90% of them are dead and already skeletons. Not just dying!
So I figure the temperature was close to that for about 10 hours or so. Could have been stuck since last night and I didn't notice this morning. Guess I'll start over again. :frustrat:
Oh to top it all off, we were leaving in the morning to go on vacation to Alaska. I have pushed it back a day now after this.
Usually there are one or two snails that make their way up and over and down to the overflow troff. Well tonight there were dozens of snails everywhere! I thought WTF is going on here? I pick up a couple to throw them back in and notice that the water is HOT! Not warm mind you but HOT! Panic mode sets in. I rush and get a floor fan to blow on the side of the tank and also make ice bags with zip-lock bags. Then I check the heater control and it's still on and reading some kind on mumbled gibberish. Obviously a malfunction, big time. I get my hand held tester and do a quick read. 93.6* at the coolest part.
After unplugging the heater, I begin looking at things. Looks like almost a total devastation. Dead shrimps, crabs, snails and starfish everywhere. And my corals are literally melted and dripping goo. Fish are nowhere to be found. Must be dead too, or hiding in the rocks. Don't know yet. I had hundreds and hundreds invested in my corals and at least 90% of them are dead and already skeletons. Not just dying!
So I figure the temperature was close to that for about 10 hours or so. Could have been stuck since last night and I didn't notice this morning. Guess I'll start over again. :frustrat:
Oh to top it all off, we were leaving in the morning to go on vacation to Alaska. I have pushed it back a day now after this.