SNIPERSPS Tank Crash

[Zaphod]

I don't know if anyone else saw this but it is very tragic I feal so bad.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=893606

 

[143gadgets]

That sucks!

 

[Wiskey]

Man that sucks, he had a spectacular tank.

Whiskey

 

[RichConley]

 

[pk1]

Terrible...just terrible. I don't know if I could continue. The president of our reef club had the same thing happen from a power loss.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=889980

 

[hawaiianwargod]

So so sad...I felt sick when I came across this terrible news.

 

[poknsnok]

tragic.... he had a pink lemonade colony that was e-baying for 300.00 per frag... wowsa

 

[sangraal]

That sucks. He had a wonderful looking tank.

 

[Justin/TiV]

wow...thats insane...what can one do to avoid this without putting a generator in your house

 

[Sk8r]

Justin, I can't use a generator where I am..I put the return pump only on a major UPS backup, and there is one to which you can add an additional battery. The one I have was a couple hundred, and will hold the return pump through 3-5 hours, which is longer than the longest blackout we've ever had. There is one that can double that. And the guy at the computer store said there is a way to daisy-chain UPS's together.

 

[PUGroyale]

Wow... that's unbelievably tragic It's not like he collected run of the mill stuff either. That was arguably one of the finest private LE and rare collections in the country.

 

[Serioussnaps]

Welll.....i am about sick to my stomach seeing these people that have so much money wrapped up in their tanks that they skimp on buying a generator...my tank wasnt near worth that and i have one for that very reason......why have a tank thats worth tens of thousands of dollars and not have a generator that will run you fro 500-2000 bucks?

 

[Serioussnaps]

that sounds heartless but lets fricking think here people.......we dont need to hear about any more TOTM's crashing because of no fricking generator or battery back up

 

[hawaiianwargod]

Serioussnaps,

Hugo stated he has a generator but did not use it because he thought power will resume timely.....No matter what it was still a great loss...all those corals and fish gone.

 

[REEF-DADDY]

I am sure he is kicking himself enough as it is regarding the generator. Bottom line is in reefing is if it can go wrong it will. The extension cord on the floor will get wet, the float valve will fail, the timer will stay on, the skimmer will overflow. I lost my tank in January and since have gone crazy looking at it from a "what will fail next" standpoint.

 

[REEF-DADDY]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7817949#post7817949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sk8r
Justin, I can't use a generator where I am..I put the return pump only on a major UPS backup, and there is one to which you can add an additional battery. The one I have was a couple hundred, and will hold the return pump through 3-5 hours, which is longer than the longest blackout we've ever had. There is one that can double that. And the guy at the computer store said there is a way to daisy-chain UPS's together.

Where can I find this animal?

 

[pk1]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/gh/index.php

http://mistressreef.homestead.com/files/DIY/diy.html#UPS

 

[sfsuphysics]

I'm curious what would happen if you had a calcium reactor? Would the CO2 continuously pump into your CO2 reactor (and eventually sump)?? Or are their switches that default to "closed" on a power loss?

 

[hawaiianwargod]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7818851#post7818851 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfsuphysics
I'm curious what would happen if you had a calcium reactor? Would the CO2 continuously pump into your CO2 reactor (and eventually sump)?? Or are their switches that default to "closed" on a power loss?

It will automatically shut off if you have solenoid.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Ahhhh so that's what the solenoid is for, gotcha wondered what that expensive piece of equipment atop the tank was for