Jeremy's 250g build - Take II
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jtarmitage
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Ummmm................well......................shoulda just stayed in bed today.
Yes, yes it is.
Thanks for the sympathy. I guess you could say the temp controller got "stuck"................
jtarmitage
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Thanks Austin. Some of the corals seem just fine, but others have even less tissue now than they did this morning.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14100963#post14100963 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nuuze
Jeremy,
Sorry to see those pics!
How many heaters do you run? The temps shot up pretty fast.
Thanks Mike. I run a single 800w Ti heater on the controller, and the controller is usually backed up by being connected to my profilux, which would normally have cut the power to the unit in question is the temps had gone too far out of range.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14101066#post14101066 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tfp
oh man J! can't see the pics right now (blocked) but i don't look forward to seeing them later either
its always something i tell ya
Thanks Tim, not pretty. Like I said, shoulda just stayed in bed.
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Thanks Pete. It's getting to be quite the pile.
Thanks Kevin. Let's hope I'm not starting a new tradition.
Thanks Rob. 100 degrees would have definitely been worse. See, a silver lining in every cloud.:lol:
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Thanks Chris. Been a heck of a day. I got to "improve" on it by picking my daughter up from school and breaking the news to her that she couldn't continue piano lessons til daddy starts making $$ again. Man, it's really hard to deal with a 6 year old girl in tears.
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Oh......forgot to mention............found the lineatus.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14102520#post14102520 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefer334
I feel your pain Jeremy!!
Sorry to hear about the wrasse
How is everything else doing, have you figured out what went wrong yet?
Nope. Nothing really fits, but I'd guess that it was the power outage and a slowly increasing temp, that culminated in this morning, when it just got too hot for things to handle.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14102874#post14102874 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jim_S
My most sincerest condolences for your losses. I know how hard you have worked to get that beautiful system up and then moved. You do not deserve this Jeremy. I wish I could do something to help
Best regards,
Jim
Thanks Jim. I wish I could do something too, but there's only so much before you have to let nature run it's course.
Mini update: Had to leave before any of the lights came on today, but I could see a few more glowing white acros under the moonlights.
I also have a nearly wrasse free tank. I mentioned I found the Lineatus, now the Flame and Hooded have passed. The Radiant was still alive last night, but I'd be shocked if he still was this morning. The only one that seems unaffected was the Leopard.
I pulled the obvious casualties out yesterday, cleaned the skimmer, changed the filter socks out, replaced the carbon, and did a large water change. Got more water prepping now for another round tonight, but I'm afraid to turn the lights on and see the extent of the damage in it's full glory.
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Well, the carnage continues. I'll post too many pics of things none of you want to see.
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With all that has already been going on personally, this is just too much. I have decided to break the tank down and sell it. Once life settles down again, I will be back, but I can't handle this now. A series of FS threads will appear over the next few days, as I salvage what I can, and hunker down to ride out my own personal financial dilemas. If you know of anyone who is interested in a spectacular reef setup, consisting of a 80"x24"x30" acrylic tank and furniture grade stand and canopy, please let me know. I'll be trying to figure out pricing in my "spare time".
This is obviously an unpleasant thing to deal with, and I've been contemplating taking the tank down anyhow. This just sealed the deal. I have very much enjoyed meeting you all, both on and off the boards. While I won't have a tank for a while, I'll still definitely be around here on RC. I'm still debating setting up a nano-ish tank, but I need to get through the next few days before I decide on that. Thanks to everyone that has made this journey enjoyable, with particular thanks to a few reefers, and good friends, Mark Poletti, Jim Sotello, and Tim Plaza. There are many others that I'd add to the list, but I've already been extraordinarily long winded.
This is obviously an unpleasant thing to deal with, and I've been contemplating taking the tank down anyhow. This just sealed the deal. I have very much enjoyed meeting you all, both on and off the boards. While I won't have a tank for a while, I'll still definitely be around here on RC. I'm still debating setting up a nano-ish tank, but I need to get through the next few days before I decide on that. Thanks to everyone that has made this journey enjoyable, with particular thanks to a few reefers, and good friends, Mark Poletti, Jim Sotello, and Tim Plaza. There are many others that I'd add to the list, but I've already been extraordinarily long winded.
drdoolittle
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wow... im pretty speachless. I'm truely sorry to hear about what happened.
Like what Mark said, I think taking a break is the correct thing to do. Hope to see you back one day.
Like what Mark said, I think taking a break is the correct thing to do. Hope to see you back one day.
Western_reefer
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Wow, very sorry to hear!! That totally freak sucks!! Hope you get back into this hobby soon.
