Typical reasons for system crash
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Mike Ashton
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Disturbing an established sand-bed heater thermostat failure ammonia spike poor husbandry etc
Alexraptor
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Accumulation of large quantities of waste, or sudden depletion of waste processing microfauna in the sandbed. The later usually being a result of introducing a microfauna predator such as sand sifting starfish and gobies etc.
Smokey Stover
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Power failure Could come under Equip Failure. Hazmat Contamination, Aerosol Sprays, Air Fresheners, Cleaning products,( Wife adjusting to No Spray Zone lol) Hand Lotion, Sunscreen on skin immersed in tank, Oil or Grease, Degreasers on hands from working on autos/bikes. I really gotta watch that one....
marinelife
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Sandbed for me, I replaced some really old Tunze pumps with Maxspect Grye pumps. They stirred my sandbed. Lost half my fish and most my corals. No more sand for me!
Sounds Fishy
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Allowing your bio load to out weigh your systems ability to process waste.Getting lazy,not doing water changes.There is a temptation (because people love their fish)to dose a variety chemicals to enhance your ability to control,water pollution, which can crash a tank,if not done correctly or in the wrong combinations.Simple,regular water changes is the best way to maintain a healthy system.
Bad expectations.
Expecting small tanks to behave like large tanks (stability)
Expecting cheap equipment to last
Expecting non-redundant systems not to fail
Expecting to be able to outthink or out-equipment nature and bacteria
Expecting new equipment/methods to be better than tried and true stuff
Other than this, people change stuff way too much when they should just leave their tank alone.
Expecting small tanks to behave like large tanks (stability)
Expecting cheap equipment to last
Expecting non-redundant systems not to fail
Expecting to be able to outthink or out-equipment nature and bacteria
Expecting new equipment/methods to be better than tried and true stuff
Other than this, people change stuff way too much when they should just leave their tank alone.
My imprecise 'accounting' of my own and others says equipment failure/malfunction is the primary cause. Whether stuck heater, run away ATO, power failures ..... some can be mitigated for, but spend enough time in the hobby and even the most meticulous of plans will be found wanting. For example, I recently had the full volume of my ATO reservoir added to my system over the course of one night - even though I run three redundant floats. How is that possible? Well, I run all my float switch wires through a common PVC conduit. An unnoticed dripping fixture was slowly filling said conduit which eventually made electrical connections on all those floats making apex think they were all closed. There's always a weak point.
Jda said mine. Salinity swings on a small tank without an ato = sps coral crash.
I have heard of many people who had an ato that kept pumping and the shut off failed. Back up ato such as a tzune system is better than say a 50 dollar ato system with float valves only.
Also ball valves instead of true union valves can fail causing flooding, equipment and water parameter failures as well.
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I have heard of many people who had an ato that kept pumping and the shut off failed. Back up ato such as a tzune system is better than say a 50 dollar ato system with float valves only.
Also ball valves instead of true union valves can fail causing flooding, equipment and water parameter failures as well.
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