Is it just me,with this problem

[wrassie86]

Every time i go away for a few days i lose sps corals that were fine before i left
1-1/2 months ago i left for 4 days lost 3 fish and 4 sps frags/colonys.i think i know why this happened-asm skimmer-large star fish in my sump-very short power outage-drained sump
even though the sump was down the tunze's kept the water moving and temps were the same.so i think lack of oxgen at some point.

Now i'm aquirering a new house in another state so i left for 4 days last week tank ran smooth, but once again 4 sps rtn and a few show stn. paramiters are all fine and now that i'm back the tank is improving, but i've done nothing but my normal water change.

Now i will be leaving for another 4 days in a week and i exspect to lose more.
I just cant help but wonder why this happens when my home sits empty for a few days.Change in air or something causing the PH to plumit.??

Those are just a few examples that are recent.but every time i leave corals die

 

[SeanT]

I have noticed something similar...being a victim of Murphy several times myself.
All my problems come from equipment failure that could have been easily remedied if I would have been there.
I am never am.

I feel for you.

 

[wrassie86]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6605982#post6605982 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SeanT
I have noticed something similar...being a victim of Murphy several times myself.
All my problems come from equipment failure that could have been easily remedied if I would have been there.
I am never am.

I feel for you.

Heh thanks,but your last one was a whole chain of bad events

Mine problem is even if the tank runs smooth the whole time gone,corals still die.i just think there has to be a connection to the house being empty and nobody here.Next week me and family will leave again, and i know corals will die,they always do when i'm gone for atleast 4 days.But this time when i get back the first thing i will do is test ph just so can rule it out..

 

[wrassie86]

SeanT

How is your tank doing now?running smooth again i hope.After 7 yrs reef and 20yrs of fresh water.i like to think i've seen most senerios.but what happened to you would have tested me big time,and i dont give up easy

Do you think my PH thoughts hold any merit?ive got a alot of 4 day trips coming up before the tank is finaly moved to the new house.by that time all my sps will be dead if the current trend holds true.and to think i was worried about them surviving the move

 

[SeanT]

Hey Rob,
My tank is doing great now, I just need to stock it back up.
Hopefully, that will take place within the next month or so.
I guess if you leave home and turn off all forms of ventilation in your house your pH could change.

Do you shut off your HVAC system when you leave?
Sean

 

[wrassie86]

Thats very good to hear.
Where i live now it is sealed up pretty good and the heat is left at 70 always even though its rarly on,(tanks heats the place all winter ) After thinking more about it, these events seem to only happen during the winter.last winter i had some losses as well being gone for week here and there.But no losses during the summer at all,atleast while being gone anyway.

 

[SeanT]

You may be on to something with the pH theory...then again you may not.
I remember reading every so often how some reefers have to open a window near their tanks or run tubing to a window to raise their pH.

Too bad they don't make pH meters that record high and low pH (cheaply) like digital thermometers do.

Do you have a window near your tank you could crack a tad when you are gone?

Sena