March TOTM Crashes!

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In Memoriam
I have just been informed the March TOTM (snipersps) of Hugo Zuniga,
has crashed due to a power outage (2 days) in Los Angeles. If anyone
saw his tank in person, they would know it was spectacular! One of the
world's best SPS tanks, now gone! Dennis (fish2223)
 
Oh no, that is horrible! I have been hearing that some of Los Angeles has been without power because of issues with the record heat. I am just outside of L.A. and so far there have been no outages at my apartment, but I am very scared of what will happen.

He must be so upset. I feel bad for him.
 
That is a horrible lost... I loved that tank so much. I hope that he doesn't lose hope. I bet him and his son are devistated, but I hope they will be willing to rebuild this spectactular tank,
 
Thanks for the post its seeing these very unfortunate things happen that makes us look at our setup and prepare for things like that. I have a generator or 2 on hand but you know you gotta make sure its running, and make sure you have lots of fuel on hand! What a mess I cant imagine how he must feel, my condolences...............
Chris
 
Yeah, that was an amazing tank. Wow... that really sucks, but at the same time, his loss helps to solidify our resolve in the hobby to have an emergency power plan! This is very important and has been discussed at length, but don't overlook it for your own tank. Think about your investment ... likely several thousand dollars.

It doesn't have to be a generator, either! To protect my "several thousand dollars", I run my equipment with a Uninteruptable Power Supply (UPS, aka, "battery backup unit") which cost about $75 at Best Buy. I also have a $50 power inverter in my vehicle which could in theory run my tank for days, as long as I wanted to keep my vehicle idling. My vehicle then becomes my backup generator.

So, for $125, I've got it covered... UPS for short power outages (up to 4 hours or so) and an inverter for longer outages.

Here's to snipersps and his tank - I HOPE HE STARTS AGAIN AND HAS AN EVEN BETTER TOTM THAN BEFORE!!!
 
I'll tell you what. A small generator is looking like a good investment hearing about these stories. You can buy a nice Honda or Yamaha 1000Watt generator for about $700. Or get a cheapo off ebay for about $200. Either way I think I am going to invest in one before it's too late. I am sorry to hear about that loss. Best luck to him when he restarts again. Cheers
 
Not to sound rude or like I don't care I feel sorry for his loss, but how do you have something that beautiful that you have put so much blood, sweat, tears, and not to mention money into, and not have a back up plan in place c'mon where's the planning, I guess maybe is backup failed but if I had something like that I would take every measure possible to protect it.
 
yah all that money in livestock would make a generator price tag look very small. Homedepot (crap depot) had a july 4th sale and 12months same as cash with a new credit account. I picked up a 5500/8500 generator. I wonder why he didnt run out to buy a generator after the 1st hour of not having power.
 
I read the post a little and he said he was trying to mess with one but wouldn't you think you would have it and know how to use it if you are going to have that spectacular of a tank.
 
For a tank like that, what's the primary killer...loss of water flow? I know I lost a number of fish due to power outages from Hurricane Wilma...I think the issue there was loss of oxygen. None of my (relatively sparse) selection of corals were affected though...I couldn't call it a crash.

My current plan calls for automatic air pumps to come on and supply oxygen, but that won't do much for flow, or light, or heat, etc.

I do have a generator, but I can't run it all the time.

jds
 
do you have a link to the post? I run my return and 2 flow pumps, one hailde and the chiller when I loose power. I chain the generator up and stock up on gas. I am prepared to run it for long periods with a shut off period for about an hour. If the power is off during the week I don't go to work I stay home next to the gen
 
I was going to reply with a long drawn out explanation to what happened to me a few years ago, which caused me to take a 12 month hiatus and dealt with a mild case of depression, but I decided not to. In shourt lesson I learned...

If you have more than one year invested in said system and/or more than $1000 of livestock, purchase a generator. At a minimum, an UPS is a must for short term shortages (1-4 hours).

I have been in the hobby for 15 years and knew better, just kept rolling the dice. How often will my house lose power for 5 days? Typical risk management thought process.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7818811#post7818811 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PelagicMagic
yah all that money in livestock would make a generator price tag look very small. Homedepot (crap depot) had a july 4th sale and 12months same as cash with a new credit account. I picked up a 5500/8500 generator. I wonder why he didnt run out to buy a generator after the 1st hour of not having power.
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In all fairness, in SoCal they are not needed but once every 30 years or so. I mean, heat waves that kill this many people don't usually sweep through here, so substaintial power outages are not that common.

bureau13 - my guess is that in this heat, the water probably overheated with no house AC and no chiller. And if this is the case, you'd need a generator big enough for at least a couple pumps and a chiller. That's major for us non hurricane people :)

Sorry to hear about the tank though. As someone who just lost his tank, I sympathize.
 
what worries me is not the hurricane season but the incompetence of my power company. They mess up often and with the added threat of a solar flare (long shot) wiping out the grid or a grid crashing due to human error its not worth it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7818957#post7818957 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ridetheducati
In my case, my demise went in this order:

1. oxygenation
2. water movement
3. heat (winter) cool (summer)
4. lights
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I think PH would be one of the biggest factors as well.
 
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