[BrooksReef!]

I left for a friends house yesterday. I got back today to find my tank at 102 degrees. My parents turned on all of the lights and didn't turn the fans on with them. Just about everything is dead except for a zoa frag and 2 sps pieces... good thing I leave in 1 day for a 9 day trip to the Bahamas and my parents are in charge of the tank...


-Brooks

[MrsBigbird]

Sorry to hear this Brooks, let me know when you get back into town, and I'll bring you a few frags.....

[Robb in Austin]

Ditto MrsBigBird.

I can supply a re-frag of your frogspwan, a nice lime green hammer, some zoas, and will give you a trumpet that is not doing so hot in my tank. And Xenia too if you want some.

Sorry to hear the bad news.

[Bill B]

What a bummer Brooks When you get back I'm sure I could give you 1 of those 3 heads frog spawn, that I got from you.

[mcallahan]

Bummer man! (On a positive note, you won't have any worries on your trip!)

I've got some stuff I can frag for you.

[BrooksReef!]

Thank you guys I really appreciate the kind offers.



And Mark you always think on the positive side!


-Brooks

[mcallahan]

Little_Reef, on 02 July 2009 - 08:56 PM, said:

Thank you guys I really appreciate the kind offers.



And Mark you always think on the positive side!


-Brooks

Yep. This is the perfect opportunity to point out the feasibility of a controller!

[austinaquaman]

Man that stinks. It might be worth trying to keep your tank on a schedule though. Some corals can be pretty tough. I bought/rescued 3 corals from a guy who flea bombed his apt. His tank looked crazy and so did the corals. The corals looked horrible when I got them but 2 of the 3 are looking great now. The one that didn't make it I put on myself though. It was a chili coral on a huge rock that I had to set up a separate tank for and neglected.

Sorry for the long story, just wanted to say there is always hope. Also, I can give you a frag or two when you get back.

[mcallahan]

want a carpet 'nem??

[chark]

Sorry to hear that Brooks. I will also give you some frags. Let me know when you are ready.

[Mama]

MrsBigbird, on 02 July 2009 - 06:57 PM, said:

Sorry to hear this Brooks, let me know when you get back into town, and I'll bring you a few frags.....

Dang Brooks!!!



Let me know too and I'll throw in some purties for ya!!

Laura

[mcallahan]

should we have a memorial get together for Brook's tank? It was looking really nice!

[BrooksReef!]

<3 Thanks again guys... your comments mean a lot to me!

-Brooks

[fishypets]

Nothing worse than losing a prized reef tank. Been there done that AND have the T-shirt to prove it. On the flip side you'll have a fresh start. Fellow reefers are always willing to lend a helping hand in a time of need. When you're ready, let me know and I'll help re-populate that awesome reef you have going there. Of course you'll have to get a controller first, and make sure you learn from your mistakes. My advice to you is dip every coral you get from your fellow ARC'ers. I've been burned in the past but learned from my mistakes. Keep you're chin up and have fun relaxing on the beach. Don't forget to wear sun-screen.

This post has been edited by fishypets: 02 July 2009 - 09:26 PM

[austinaquaman]

fishypets, on 02 July 2009 - 10:24 PM, said:

Nothing worse than losing a prized reef tank. Been there done that AND have the T-shirt to prove it. On the flip side you'll have a fresh start. Fellow reefers are always willing to lend a helping hand in a time of need. When you're ready, let me know and I'll help re-populate that awesome reef you have going there. Of course you'll have to get a controller first, and make sure you learn from your mistakes. My advice to you is dip every coral you get from your fellow ARC'ers. I've been burned in the past but learned from my mistakes. Keep you're chin up and have fun relaxing on the beach. Don't forget to wear sun-screen.

I second the dipping everything. I've seen some pretty nasty things from some of my recent dips. I would use this as a great time minimize pests you have in your tank and make sure you don't get new ones.

[Robb in Austin]

reef_pug, on 02 July 2009 - 09:40 PM, said:

should we have a memorial get together for Brook's tank? It was looking really nice!

Yes! A 'fund' raiser where the funds are corals! Great idea Mark!

Let us know when you get back and are ready Brooks.
(Enjoy the Bahamas. We went 3 years ago and loved it, except the high prices. Definitely check out Atlantis; their ginormous tank is worth seeing just to see giant groupers!)

[BrooksReef!]

I don't think I can say "Thank You" enough to all of you. I really appreciate everything you all have offered and the advice you all have given me.

[mcallahan]

+1 on the controller. When you are ready to buy, let me know and I'll show you my ac iii.

[NonSequitur]

I'm so sorry to hear about this.. truly every reefer's worst nightmare. If it would help, I have two or three spare timers you can have.. you can put the lights/fans on them to automate them until you can get a controller.. just let me know.

[vwmike]

Ditto what everyone else said, but now you can enjoy your trip and think about all the new goodies you'll get when you're back. You are leaving it running while you're gone?