from beautiful to ruined in 24 hours...this is one frustrating hobby!

[drdoolittle]

wow, sorry to hear about your losses and the crappy day you had. Hope you hang in there and start new.

 

[cthetoy]

Sorry about your lost. Luckily the cube did not break or crack when it fell off of your truck

You should find out why or design your tank so that when the overflow stops your livestock and corals should survive at least 24 hours. A power outage is bound to happen anywhere. My powerheads are on a UPC backup.

 

[stryker]

Sorry to hear of ur loss, I have some free frags to get u going again when ur ready.

 

[wacky]

Morton,
Sorry to hear about that. Such a beatiful set-up.

 

[DanW]

Very disheartening story and I will definitely learn from your mistakes, thanks for posting. When you’re ready, I’ll donate a few frags also.

 

[birds"n"fish]

Sorry to hear about your loss. All you can do is brush yourself off and jump back in there....Thanks for posting.

 

[jmahfouz]

sorry about your loss bro, That is a sh@##y 24 hours

 

[AJDuran]

Sucks to here that man if you want when you're ready I'll donate some frags.
Hang in there.

 

[robojet]

Omg! That series of events sounds like the things I end up doing... Making silly mistakes when I'm trying to deal with a problem. Been there! Sorry this happened to you.

 

[mortonl]

Thanks for the support and offers of assistance. I still can't believe the comedy of errors that brought me to where I am today. And yes, if the water tank would have busted, it would have REALLY compounded my misery.

Good news is I did get some sleep last night, although I had it spinnig through my brain all night. I am more calm about the situation now, the kind words and empathy have helped.

 

[yellowslayer13]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15356243#post15356243 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wishntoboutside
so sorry to hear. when you are ready i can offer you some free sps to help you restock.. just let me know when =)

same here let me know

 

[Paulairduck]

Morton come down the street to my house, and I have alot of nice corals that will get that loving reefing feeling back


just bring your coral cutters!!!

 

[mortonl]

You have to admit in the light of day, this is like a Chevy Chase movie....Fish Tank Vacation?

 

[thatguy559]

this really sucks reminds me of last week when my kalk reactor timer stayed on and mixed my kalk as my ato topped off the tank went to the mall came back to a white tank. changed out about 200g of water over the weekend. sucks i feel your pain lost a few livestock and corals.

 

[FishyBiz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15357731#post15357731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paulairduck
Morton come down the street to my house, and I have alot of nice corals that will get that loving reefing feeling back


just bring your coral cutters!!!

Hey Paul can I come too??

 

[beachgyrl0]

I am sorry to hear about your loss. I think everyone makes a mistake..i've been there done that. Good luck with getting back into it!

 

[Elmer]

Sorry to hear that! same happened here all my corals died because of one stuped fuse on my chiller and my water temp. was up ti 92 for one day that sucks!

 

[FishyBiz]

This sucks but let this be a lesson to everyone (especially newbies)

Sometimes the best course of action is NO or LITTLE action.

Should he have done a 25-40% water change and ran some carbon he may not be in the situation he ended up in.

 

[TrojanScott]

That hurt to read. I'm really sorry for the events that took place. Hang in there, it's only a hobby, only money. (try to stay positive, and look at the bright side, there are far greater tradgedies going on in the world!) I know, tough to swallow all that, but it could be worse. You'll get through it.

 

[frogiii]

sorry to hear what happened and I'm glad I'm out of the hobby. I know how tired getting water and such...