A snail was the culprit. It took a lot of self restraint to not smash him when I got him out of the return line. Pretty much everything in the sump died. The tanks were alright because they have overflow boxes so they won't drain down. The snail must have crawled into the return line to the sump (from the sump side) and gotten stuck. That caused my frag tank to overflow because the water could not return to the sump. So eventually all the water was pumped out of the sump and on to my basement floor. The light over the sump then cooked everything that was exposed. I was ready to give up then but I have since regained my desire for the reef. Things will get better, it just cost me alot of money but I will make more. Thanks for the concern, Shawn.
Any Rockford, IL area reefers out there?
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vessxpress1
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Yeah, you just might have to give it some time. I came home today and the six-line was laying inside my stand, dried up. It jumped out too. I keep it covered at night so it jumped out sometime today. I can't keep wrasses in the tank. Gotta go.
later. Scott
later. Scott
vessxpress1
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Yeah, exactly. I need some stuff but I can't get it quite yet. I have a laundry list to give you very soon though. I'm sure you can probably beat my catalog, especially if you let me know when you guys are sending an order in so I can save on shipping too.
I won't get another wrasse for now. I'm pretty happy with the 4 fish I've got now and it seems more tranquil. The gramma is still doing well. What makes me mad is, I went to Home Depot a couple weeks before and had bought a roll of that metal mesh that I was planning to make a cover out of so the light could still get through during the day but nothing could jump out. I finally made it 2 days after the death so the gramma can't fly out and it will spare me from being really pi$$ed. It took about an hours worth of cutting with the dremel, but I finally came out with something to cover the tank. It's doesn't look the greatest but it's very functional for my setup. I like your hoods a lot better. That's the way to go. Well, I'll talk to you later.
Scott
I won't get another wrasse for now. I'm pretty happy with the 4 fish I've got now and it seems more tranquil. The gramma is still doing well. What makes me mad is, I went to Home Depot a couple weeks before and had bought a roll of that metal mesh that I was planning to make a cover out of so the light could still get through during the day but nothing could jump out. I finally made it 2 days after the death so the gramma can't fly out and it will spare me from being really pi$$ed. It took about an hours worth of cutting with the dremel, but I finally came out with something to cover the tank. It's doesn't look the greatest but it's very functional for my setup. I like your hoods a lot better. That's the way to go. Well, I'll talk to you later.
Scott
Hey everyone,
A buddy of mine is starting a saltwater business in Rockford. He got sick of having to pay pet store prices and he wants to help out fellow hobbiests. He has his business license and tax I.D. Now he is just waiting on some paper work from the Department of Agriculture, then he can start selling to the public. He is a hobbiest and not looking to get rich. So, his prices should be good because he mainly wants to just cover his costs and help others afford this expensive hobby. If anyone wants more info, let me know and I will get you more details.
A buddy of mine is starting a saltwater business in Rockford. He got sick of having to pay pet store prices and he wants to help out fellow hobbiests. He has his business license and tax I.D. Now he is just waiting on some paper work from the Department of Agriculture, then he can start selling to the public. He is a hobbiest and not looking to get rich. So, his prices should be good because he mainly wants to just cover his costs and help others afford this expensive hobby. If anyone wants more info, let me know and I will get you more details.
