My BEST hitchhiker is an OCTOPUS!

[ericwebster]

Best thing about starting over -- is you can rebuild better than before (mistakes of the past)

I know I have already done some things diffrently if I knew then what I know now.

 

[jbittner]

Glad to see you back---Best of luck

 

[jasutton]

Geez

Geez

I am frickin depressed

 

[broncomike]

You da man! Hang in there! And remember; there are two types of people in the reef collecting world - ones that have had a tank crash and ones that will have a tank crash! Good Luck and keep us posted!

 

[broncomike]

You da man! Hang in there! And remember; there are two types of people in the reef collecting world - ones that have had a tank crash and ones that will have a tank crash! Good Luck and keep us posted!

 

[miwoodar]

Good luck. You'll be back on your feet and 100% again sooner than you think. Your tank may have required 7 years of development before the crash but this time it will only take a fraction of that time.

About ten years ago I took a job on the road and had to sell all of my tanks. The jerk I sold my main reef to 1) took a job on the road himself, 2) had his power shut off due to not paying his bills, and 3) totally stiffed me on payment. It took me a while to decide to get back into the hobby again but now that I am back I can tell you to keep your head up. Things move much (MUCH) faster with each new setup.

 

[in_flight]

i've got to say that buddy pine is a real trooper, he's currently in the planning stages of an upgrade, bigger and better, can't wait to see some pics after the new setup is a year old!

 

[smokinprice]

Buddy Pine

I am sorry for your loss. Man that sucks. Your tank looked amazing! I am glad to see that you are starting again. I cant imagine how hard it must be for you to do so. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[vessxpress1]

I just ran across this thread after doing a search for threads about power outages. I just finished reading the whole thing. This should still be nominated for thread of the month. What a saga!! That was a beautiful octo. Thanks for sharing. Good luck with the new set up. Like has been said, now you can improve it and avoid mistakes you made before. Let the journey begin!

 

[melev]

Vessxpress1, this thread was Thread of the Month in August's Reefkeeping Online. That is why so many people found it in the first place.

 

[aquarius77]

WOW i just registerd here and this is the second thread i have read...
Amazing tank and the very best of luck starting again.

 

[melev]

aquarius77,

[welcome]

 

[sgolden]

i feel for you ....i had a crash while on vaca last year....i think i will give my tank away before i go away again.....at least i might get some frags back...such a lovely octo....and tank...its gotta hurt....so sorry

 

[venwu225]

why do **** like that always happens to dedicated people~?~!!?

 

[Mrs_Witchdoctor]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8152553#post8152553 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by venwu225
why do **** like that always happens to dedicated people~?~!!?

I think its because we care enough to post it as it happens to teach lessons to everyone.

 

[dwhatley]

Starting over

Starting over

Since you enjoyed your octopus, would it be a positive move to consider building out a tank to house one? I found the thread looking for information and experience as we are building out a tank to house our first cephalopod (we keep primarily seahorses now) so my suggestion comes from our own enjoyment of planning a new tank. Nancy has suggested the primary forum for information (TONMO) and you might find a special enjoyment that encourages your restart.

"D"

 

[syddakyd]

thats really cool

 

[sublime250]

I'm tagging along to this thread- I'm looking forward to the large in-wall octopus tank-

But seriously I'm excited to see what lies ahead for your tank- and will be anxiously waiting for updates- so don't leave us hangin! :bum:

 

[Feelers]

Wow I was just reading along this thread very intently - your octopus photos were fantastic, then to find it turns into a horrible tank crash, it's very depressing to read about, let alone how bad it must feel experiencing it!

Its very nice to see you're back into it though - perhaps an SPS reef/octotank could be a cool future goal.

And you photo skills are top notch, I loved every one of them!
Good luck I hope you will once again grace the threads with some more stunning pictures. If you get another octopus Pheonix would make a cool name.

Its been a while since the original poster replied - any updates?

 

[KozmoTKramer]

LOL no tank sitter LOL funny how people posted that you would need a sitter too. I get a sitter even if it is only half a day.