Lighting fell into my Tank....HELP

Borchers

Borchers

Reefer Who needs Help!!!
So I was at work and my youngest Daughter calls me. "Dad your lights fell into your tank". What the heck. She follows it up with one of the LED bars fell into the tank. "Dad the LED is still on and smoking under water" I tell her to unplug the lights completely from the power bars. Well I was at work the whole time. Now that was at 0945hrs this morning it's now. 2015hrs. My corals are very ****ed off. My Stylo looks like hell and every polyp is sucked in further then I thought it could do. My Z&P are half closed and my SPS is pale and slightly sliming. The polyps are out somewhat and the Millie's look ok. So please tell me it's going to be alright. I seriously can't take another mass die off. If I do the tank is gone and I'm out of the hobby for a long time. What should I do???

Water changes
Carbon
Wet skimming
More flow
Lights out for a few days

Help.
 
Dude I'm seriously freaking out right now please understand this is my passion. The one real thing I have control over. I have worked so hard to be at this point and now bam I get kicked in the kajones hard!
 
You just said it's your passion. You can't give up. Come on Shawn, corals are replaceable. Let us know what doesn't make it and I'm sure we can it it replaced. No biggie. Yea, it sucks but if it ain't one thing it's another with this hobby. Just wait it out and see how everything comes through.
 
I know but I feel like I'm Dr.Kovorkian here. It hurts to see. The fish are happy. The clams are chilling, the chalices are cool. Just SPS and my Z&P. I feel like people see these and all have the same thoughts. Oh look another bad reefer!
 
I'm going to do a 32 gallon water change and change out the Carbon. WC Saturday night. As I don't have premade ready.
 
The LED strip is fried. Every chip on the bar below water looks like a small nuclear explosion on each. These are all 5 watt chips guys. Not your average chips. I figure 75 watts in all burned out. My Controller didn't even pop a fuse on the EB8 which kinda scares me. It should have domes something right. Like pop a fuse and shut the lighting down.
 
I can't drive out to get it.....crap. My truck is being used for a craft fair. I would cover gas if you bring it out to me if you can. I live in Esparto Ca.
 
I'm not able to leave. My wife isn't here and I have the baby's here without the carseats that are in her car. Sorry dude. Wish there was something I could do.
 
It's all good. I'm going to fill my second brute now and get 60 gallons mixing for water changes
 
Shawn your clam is way more sensative than most corals. If its not ****ed off then your in pretty good shape
 
Don't quit. You know what to do so I won't go into that...but just don't quit. I had a bag of gummy worms melt into my tank, the bacterial bloom killed nearly everything. I did probably 40 water changes. Then I eventually bought another tank (just wanted to upgrade). Got it all set up, 65 gallon, and it got a crack in the side the next day. Took it all down by myself (I am female, and 5'3) and reset up a new one same day. It is so much work and setbacks are such a kick in the pants but it has been a year since and I am so happy I did the work. Sorry to hear about this. Hey at least the house was not burned down. I accidentally caused a fire about 12 years ago when a tank split from a weak stand.
 
I know but I really feel like this stuff only happens to Me!

Alk crash
Salinity Issues
Powerbar explosion
Heater melt down
 
Let me know if you can get out here somehow or if somebody else can pick it up and bring it to you. I live in Elk Grove.
 
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