Sunshine518
New member
So without going to much into my backstory, I'm new to the hobby and have a few months under my belt with SW and years of FW experience. I have 3 SW tanks - a 5, 10, and 29g which are currently set up and a 14, as well as a 33 which aren't.
Anyway, in the interest of saving time, here is an email sent to a close local guy who I've made a coral deal with recently. He seems like a decent dude and I'm sort of desperate for options.
"Jim!!!
I heard a squealing noise and then a pop...ran out into my living room and smoke was pouring from the top of my 29g tank with my mated clowns. It was the heater...must have leaked water on the element and boiled it and burned it and exploded. I aired it out thinking they'd be fine and that if I pick up a heater tomorrow they'd be okay until then. So I aired out the tank and let it be for 5 minutes.
I came back out and MY CLOWNS WERE CHOKING for breath. They were seconds from death. I rushed them into my 5g and figured all was lost since they seemed to be knocking on deaths door but they recovered quickly. Tough little bastards they are!
Now I'm kind of in a tough spot. I can't keep them there permanently but they should be fine over night. So tomorrow I'm going to stop and pick up a new heater(I want to buy a new one, the one I had was used.) and some premixed water.
Worst case scenario - could you baby sit them for a week? At least until I get the new water half way cycled? The female is 4-5in and the male is 3-4in long....
(ARGH. So frustrating! It was so close to being cycled and dosed and full of corals!!!)"
What the hell just happened!? And what should I do here? Is the tank safe to clean and use?
Anyway, in the interest of saving time, here is an email sent to a close local guy who I've made a coral deal with recently. He seems like a decent dude and I'm sort of desperate for options.
"Jim!!!
I heard a squealing noise and then a pop...ran out into my living room and smoke was pouring from the top of my 29g tank with my mated clowns. It was the heater...must have leaked water on the element and boiled it and burned it and exploded. I aired it out thinking they'd be fine and that if I pick up a heater tomorrow they'd be okay until then. So I aired out the tank and let it be for 5 minutes.
I came back out and MY CLOWNS WERE CHOKING for breath. They were seconds from death. I rushed them into my 5g and figured all was lost since they seemed to be knocking on deaths door but they recovered quickly. Tough little bastards they are!
Now I'm kind of in a tough spot. I can't keep them there permanently but they should be fine over night. So tomorrow I'm going to stop and pick up a new heater(I want to buy a new one, the one I had was used.) and some premixed water.
Worst case scenario - could you baby sit them for a week? At least until I get the new water half way cycled? The female is 4-5in and the male is 3-4in long....
(ARGH. So frustrating! It was so close to being cycled and dosed and full of corals!!!)"
What the hell just happened!? And what should I do here? Is the tank safe to clean and use?