very serious heat issues

[Confooseld]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7301798#post7301798 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kent E
Everyone who reefs for a while will encounter disaster, even the "pros". Its just a part of the hobby.

That's true Eric B.'s tank crashed about two weeks ago.

 

[creepereefer]

few pics for you

 

[TacoKing]

I wouldn't have thrown those corals away like that. It looks like a bunch of them still have flesh on them. I've had corals die off to only a couple polyps left. After some good TLC they have grown back. It's amazing what one living polyp can do. But I am sorry for your loss. Stupid technology!

 

[creepereefer]

they were long gone you would have to see them in person I did frag several to try to save some pieces

 

[10" Red Devil]

Man that is so ruff! I feel for you. I mean its one thing when you have a frag bleach out, but an entire colony you have been growing for years is such a thorn in your side. It takes them so long to grow and then to get them to this really nice size and have them colapse.

Thanks.

 

[Malolo]

My condolences.

The more threads like these I read the more I lean in favor of running lower temp sets (76-78) and keeping heating wattages to a minimum. It seems a lot of crashes are caused by malfunctioning heaters/temp contolers lately.

 

[twon8]

my 180 got to somewhere over 90 on jan 6. i lost all the softies, lps and all but one sps, all but 3 fish (surprisingly the big tangs made it). my clams, zoas and xenia survived, but a bunch of large softies died. now i have a mostly sps tank. the zoas stayed open the whole time.
i changed 200 gallons of water in two days and it sucked. i was so depressed and felt like i wanted to quit, but i am determined to make it better and more colorful.

 

[tfp]

perhaps it was a double-whammy of temp and possible alk issues that did them in.

its unfortunate in any event.

 

[captdan]

sorry about your loss i lost most of my corals from the damn hurricanes of 04

 

[smatter]

I feel for you. Never trust electronics, they are sure to fail sooner or later.

 

[creepereefer]

I'm sure alk played a major role in it tfp as a matter of fact I think it was the biggest factor. The heat just helped them stress out even more. Entire tank is lost.