The attached picture is a reef tank after a horible house fire. The tank actually belongs to my neighbor. The fish, crabs, shrimp, snails and scallops died. I did a rescue of the corals the next morning while he was recovering from smoke inhallation and this is what I have today (by the way, the light still works... smells bad, but works). Also attached are the corals now living at my house...
House fire
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xtopher_vw
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That is horrible, happened to me it SUCKS. Give your neighbour my sympathies
xtopher_vw
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yeah btw there was no pic
FishMachine
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sorry about the fire
reefredy75
Member
I feel your pain, it happen to me also in 2002
SeaView
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I had a fire once in an appartment I was renting - second floor of a house. I had a small reef tank there. The entire house was toast. I couldn't get near the house till the next day. Fireman had taped off the and put up signs not to enter.
Temps were in the 30-40's. Just planing to salvage anything I could, not even thinking of the tank. Stairs were half gone, plus most of the floor - probably shouldn't have even been in there. It was a little scary. Found a few possession and was getting ready to leave when I realized the tank was still standing in the corner - I could barely see in it - no lights, soot on the glass, but decided to reach in and grab any corals. I forget what I put them in because I don't think I had a plastic bag. Funny thing was - they lived!
I had a few baby pink skunk clowns in ther that I had bred but I couldn't see them if they were still alive.
I feel for you neighbor. It is a horrible experience and a tough one to shake.
Temps were in the 30-40's. Just planing to salvage anything I could, not even thinking of the tank. Stairs were half gone, plus most of the floor - probably shouldn't have even been in there. It was a little scary. Found a few possession and was getting ready to leave when I realized the tank was still standing in the corner - I could barely see in it - no lights, soot on the glass, but decided to reach in and grab any corals. I forget what I put them in because I don't think I had a plastic bag. Funny thing was - they lived!
I had a few baby pink skunk clowns in ther that I had bred but I couldn't see them if they were still alive.
I feel for you neighbor. It is a horrible experience and a tough one to shake.
