One of my saddest days in reefing

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Sorry to hear of your loss. Pm me when you are finally ready to go again, and I will send some frags. When the frags you sent me are large enough you are welcome to a frag.
 
i too am saddened by your loss. you can rebuild. look what you have done. you have the knowledge, dont' giv up. your tank was one of the most spectacular around.

i am doing a remodel of my house in the next few months and will have a GenerAC 12Kw backup generator when i am done. propane fired so that when the big earthquake comes and the gas shut off valve kicks in i will still have electricity for my tanks and 20,000 gallon Koi pond with about 40 fish up to 30".

Good luck with your rebuild.
 
I've always liked your tank and I'm sorry for your loss. I have several SPS that I can get you started on. When you are ready, pm me and I'll ship them to you. Just cover shipping and I'll get you some real nice pieces back to you.
 
I think it is very important for this very reason to frag off stuff to give to club members in your area as sort of a safety deposit box.
 
I agree. A friend is moving near me and one of every nice piece I have will be in his tank. and vice versa.
 
Hugo, sorry to find out that this happened to such a fine aquarium. My heart goes out to you. I know what it feels like to lose one of these things. I lost my 6 year old reef to last years hurricanes in Louisiana - as did many of my friends. I was without power for two weeks. Don't give up! I'm not. Coming back bigger and better - as I am sure you will too.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7819333#post7819333 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AcroSteve
I cannot imagine not having backup power available with even a fraction of your investment in time and money. I know i have mine. And a backup to the backup too.
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AcroSteve, Since I am recovering from a loss of a reef for this same reason - and I am sure a lot of people reading this thread are now very concerned about their own systems, can you share what methods of power backup that you use? I am looking into a number of options to protect my new 140. Any help would be appreciated - probably by many. Thanks.
 
well I can realy say much since most of it has already been said. It was a verry deppresing sight to see. I still smell the stench of deat in the air. I sometimes wonder if its just a nightmare and I will just wake up. But its not. Hugo all is can say is dont give up man, been there twice and its hard but your next tank will be better. Oh and dont worry all the stuff I brought with me is still alive and they even have their pollyps out. So take you time, your corals will be waiting for you here when your ready.
Mario
 
Weren't most of the corals broodstock for your store? I'm not sure how it will affect your claim, but technically you are a business owner and that was a business loss.

Oh yeah, I will be swinging through the area in a few weeks to pick up my tank. I will bring some nice frags down for sure. I'll see if I can trick John into coming too.

Hector
 
You can't sue anybody, we lost out tanks too in Fl with the hurricanes last year. The first one we were in las vegas, when the power went out. I had a pump for the tank, and had someone looking in on the tank. They call, I told them to put the pump on the tank, but went the batterys ran out. The pump did not break siphon , and emptied my tank. When we got home I had a dead tank, lost it all. I had a generator but they did not know how to hook it up. The next one we were there and put the generator on the tank. The generator broke down and we could not buy one for three days but that tank made it because we had pumps running on it and it was cool that week. If you have a tank you need a generator or battery back-up that can run your tank for a week. WE moved to Las Vegas and I gave my generator away. But right now I am looking to buy one for the house with all the heat we are having this year. I am sorry to hear of you lost and do know that sinking feeling you get when you lose your tank but it's time that everybody looks into some way of saving their tanks with out power, because it can happen any were with the way the power Co. are running them now . All out power went out because they didn't do maintenance on their poles . The power would not have going out, if they did the maintenance on the poles.

Rick

P. S.
IF you need some frags to start up again let me know you can PM me.
 
being able to file claim depends entirely on your HO insurance coverage.If you have a rider on your policy for water damage,then you might very well be covered.If Edison was negligent and/or gave out wrong information they may be liable as well.I'd look at all possible avenues.
 
So Sorry Sniper... One of the most beautiful tanks I've ever seen... Please keep us updated... I have a feeling your new setup will be just as if not more gorgeous...

Stidd
 
Homeowners insurance does not cover loss of pets - that would include fish and corals. Most will also not cover anything perishable lost (food, etc) as the result of a power outage, unless your service was somehow jerked off of your house (tree falling on line, etc).
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7820695#post7820695 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GinaSofia
If Edison was negligent and/or gave out wrong information they may be liable as well.I'd look at all possible avenues.
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Hugo called and they said it will be on at 10pm that same day. 48hrs pass with no power....disaster.

The tanks destroyed by the hurricanes are different to this blackout incident. These are planned, he called with a straight foward question asking when theyd turn on power, they said 10pm.

If nothing can be done, that would really suck.
 
Sorry to hear about your loss, atleast you made it to tank of the month before this happened. Best wishes
 
Hugo,
No words can explain what you feel, but just know that many of us are pulling for you. When I saw this it brought tears to my eyes. Just to let you know your system was a true inspiration to many. Bless you.
So so sorry,
Pat
 
Thanks to all of you for your support I only hope that the people that offered to help me with a few fragments really do help me and don't forget for the time being about me because I could really use the help
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7820084#post7820084 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Skipper
Hugo: I'm so sorry, my friend. Don't know what to say.... :(
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This is really terrible what happended skipper but you know my greatest satifaction came from being Tank Of The Month and that can't be taken away. I have some good memories each time I visit Tank O f The Month March 2006


Just too let you know that now we don't have electricty again since 3:00 P.M. and my neighbor already told me that I have too turn off the generator because it doesn't let him sleep and klnow he is going to call the police but beleive me that right now I don't care about any of that


Thank you tacocat and hopefully when you come you'll bring me two handfuls of corals I' tried to talk to John but he hasn't answered

Thank you Rick
I hope you don't forget me and that you for your help

Thank you jay24k for your support
 
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