I am writing this so others can read and hopefully learn from my mistake. After an extended vacation 7 days, first trip in 6 years my tank crashed due to a sump that broke and an ATO doing its job so well. I lost 85% of the content of my tank(Coral dead, roch , a smelly mess when I got home. I knew when I landed and the phone was turned on I was in trouble alerts from the tank 36hours in the making. I had a friend that was supposed to check in on the tank alas they did not. Three lessons learned, first program the ATO not just to float switches but overall salinity of the tank. Second even if friend say they are checking on the tank expect they will not. Third, my leak detectors were installed for the tank, I never thought about installing them in the basement where the sump was.
I was going to pack it up to someone telling me it time to stop the hobby, but after reading the forums and how people who recover from crashes can have even better tanks then before and the pictures within these forums, call me crazy but I love the challenge, I decided to try again.
I have to say thanks to Richard, who answered all my questions without ever knowing if I was going to order with professionalism even when I said one last question 5 email ago.
I placed the order on Saturday 7/11/2015, Richard answered back within 30 minutes asking when you would like the 1st shipment? I answered back that
I needed some additional time to clean up the living room due to the crash, and decided on Monday the 7/13/2015 after work. Richard answered back stating confirmed and expect to hear about more info on Monday.
I ordered the 80 Gallon package with 40 lbs of additional sand for a 125 gallon tank. I was looking for approx. at least a 1.3lbs per gallon rock ratio. I like space in my tank to allow the coral and fish to swim around and not a large rock wall. After talking to Richard, he told me if I needed more rock I can just order it and deliver it as part 2 of the package.
This morning readings are my ORP is 330, my Ammonia, Nitrates are 0, PH is 8.23 and the temperature of the tank is approx. 77.5 awaiting the contents of package 1 in less than 12 hours
I was going to pack it up to someone telling me it time to stop the hobby, but after reading the forums and how people who recover from crashes can have even better tanks then before and the pictures within these forums, call me crazy but I love the challenge, I decided to try again.
I have to say thanks to Richard, who answered all my questions without ever knowing if I was going to order with professionalism even when I said one last question 5 email ago.
I placed the order on Saturday 7/11/2015, Richard answered back within 30 minutes asking when you would like the 1st shipment? I answered back that
I needed some additional time to clean up the living room due to the crash, and decided on Monday the 7/13/2015 after work. Richard answered back stating confirmed and expect to hear about more info on Monday.
I ordered the 80 Gallon package with 40 lbs of additional sand for a 125 gallon tank. I was looking for approx. at least a 1.3lbs per gallon rock ratio. I like space in my tank to allow the coral and fish to swim around and not a large rock wall. After talking to Richard, he told me if I needed more rock I can just order it and deliver it as part 2 of the package.
This morning readings are my ORP is 330, my Ammonia, Nitrates are 0, PH is 8.23 and the temperature of the tank is approx. 77.5 awaiting the contents of package 1 in less than 12 hours
