+Capt. Obvious Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The thermostat for the heater of my daughter's pico reef aparently got stuck on....all night. after a water change...which is sad because the tank was looking amazing after the water change...this is what i get for not having a backup safety Known casualties: all inverts minus some zoas, palys, a chalice...and MAYBE her clam...all else...cooked. Green-banded goby - dead frogspawn - dead Pom-pom crab - dead monti - dead Birdsnest - dead Emerald crab - dead Etc etc etc I feel miserable ugh! On a positive (if there is one....). I needed to drill it anyway. *sigh* FML At least she is at her mother's next week...not that thay really changes anything....except my ability to break it to her softly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjr_wertheimber Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Man, sorry to hear that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ouch thats no good, just replace it all and dont tell her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 that sucks..sorry to hear that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Well, i went ahead and unformed her of what happened.I figured there could be something of a "life-lesson" to take away from the incident... She is pretty upset. She is looking forward fo her overflow though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Very sorry to hear your loss. How hot did the water get? Some inverts are surprisingly resilient so it pays some times to leave a colony in to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 All crabs (hermits, emerald, pom-pom) are dead as the nessarious are eating them...the frogspawn melted. The chalice . And clam ($$$) seem to be ok...all other snails just moved to high ground. Most worms/hikers are shriveled up floating around looking pretty much like nassarius fodder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That's rough. Sorry man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaarrrggg Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Aww so sorry. Kids are pretty quick to recover from these things at least (quicker than us "grown-ups" at least!). She'll probably be excited to buy new stuff before too long. (I recommend a Yasha goby & randalls pistol combo... they look like cartoon characters!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 No me gusta, sir. It's hard to justify the cost for a heater controller (apex, etc) but all it takes is one wipeout to make you change your mind. Godspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaarrrggg Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I just picked up one of these for my tank: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23735 Good alternative to a full on controller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I have a brown/red monti cap as well as birdsnest if you'd like to replace. Also have some mushrooms and a couple other things I can throw your way. Hit me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 ...(I recommend a Yasha goby & randalls pistol combo... they look like cartoon characters!) Used to have that same combo for our bathroom tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 I have a brown/red monti cap as well as birdsnest if you'd like to replace. Also have some mushrooms and a couple other things I can throw your way. Hit me up. Thanks, May take you up on it, trying to clean up the mess still. and see how things are when the sand settles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Really sorry to hear about the loss. The topic of whether or not heaters are really needed here in central Texas often comes up. The risk vs reward of running them if the tank is in a warm portion of the house should be reviewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 We've got some frogspawn as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Really sorry to hear about the loss. The topic of whether or not heaters are really needed here in central Texas often comes up. The risk vs reward of running them if the tank is in a warm portion of the house should be reviewed. And generally I agree, however with this little pico, it is very susceptible to outside temperatures due to sheer surface area exposure to total water column volume, it was sadly a necessity...on a plus...now that it is getting drilled....it shares total capacity of around 50 gallons...which holds temperature better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 We've got some frogspawn as well. That is very generous, I'll let you know once we get things back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Can you change your title from everything since some things lived to Kenny for a chuckle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardx322 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 hey sorry to hear about the tank i've got some zoa's and a kenya tree your welcome to if you want lmk soon as i will be breaking down my tank soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phamily Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sorry about the lost. My chiller went out last year n lost several clams n sps also:(. I got pom pom xenia n zoas that will be fun in the tank if you r interested lmk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 And...to top it off...I caught strep throat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Dang, so sorry about your week. My roommates heater went haywire and everything was dying. I reached in to test the salinity first when I quickly realized the tank was a warm 96 degrees. He lost everything and I lost some corals I was sharing in his tank. At least it offers the opportunity for a new beginning. Best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Thanks to everyone for all the kind words throughout this entire ordeal. Hope to see many of you at the meeting today. The tank is now drilled and on its own stand, just some odds/ends before she is back in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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