Richard L Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 its time for a post mortem fts,, I'll take one tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 NOOOOOOOOOOO...I want to remember the way the tank was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi Richard, I'm so sorry to hear about this. I have lost a lot of my SPS lately as well. I added some sand and LR lately as well. I think that caused a mini-cycle and things snowballed from there. Please let me know if I can help with anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Sad news Richard. SPS keeper nightmare. I hope the LPS are ok. +1 on Sherita's post about lotion on your hands. I always try to remember to wash my hands before dipping them into my tank. I also think the introduction of sand bed could have cause a little spike if its not pre-soak in your tank water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 #*#)(**!!! That is such a terrible feeling when you put so much effort into setting up a system and know it's going to take so much time to get it back where it was! While this strikes me as unlikely is it possible some small animal fell into an overflow or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 #*#)(**!!! That is such a terrible feeling when you put so much effort into setting up a system and know it's going to take so much time to get it back where it was! While this strikes me as unlikely is it possible some small animal fell into an overflow or something? Thanks Tim. It's possible something got into the overflow. They looked pretty clean when all this was going on but something could have got stuck in a return line where I couldn't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Here's a tank shot: it actually doesn't look so bad since the lps and softies made it Here is some of the aftermath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Richard, are things improving? What is the latest status? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 looks like we were typing at the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 That picture strikes fear into my heart! Sorry for the losses Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAM Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sorry for your losses Richard, I had two major tank crashes since I started my current tank 3yrs ago or so. I totally understand the feeling. If you would like, I have at least 4 different birdsnest, 6-7 different digi monti & 5 different plating/encrusting monti, and bunch of other Acro that's already fragged or can be fragged that I can hook you up for free to help restock your tank whenever your tank is ready. Let me know, I got bunch of frags just sitting around taking up space, lol. SAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sorry about your loss I know this is morbid, but what do you plan on doing with the skeletons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 burning them in effigy i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Richard, are things improving? What is the latest status? NO3 back down to undetectable. Nitrate has slowly been going down, now about 15ppm. PO4 was 0.12 on Sunday. That FTS is a little deceiving since the two big birdsnest in the center are mostly gone but have some live tissue so I'm leaving them. Same thing with the big scrolling orange cap - is mostly dead but there are rings of live tissue throughout so I'm optimistic they will bring the whole piece back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sorry for your losses Richard, I had two major tank crashes since I started my current tank 3yrs ago or so. I totally understand the feeling. If you would like, I have at least 4 different birdsnest, 6-7 different digi monti & 5 different plating/encrusting monti, and bunch of other Acro that's already fragged or can be fragged that I can hook you up for free to help restock your tank whenever your tank is ready. Let me know, I got bunch of frags just sitting around taking up space, lol. SAM Thanks Sam! I'll probably give it another week before I introduce anything new. I'll hit u up then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sorry about your loss I know this is morbid, but what do you plan on doing with the skeletons? Selling them to FOWLER owners as decorations Seriously if u want them they're yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 If i want them can i battle esacjack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 If i want them can i battle esacjack? Sure, but you may be falling victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Inconceivable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sorry for your loss. I had the same thing happen after a short move of my 25gal. Best I could guess was low temps and or caused a pH drop. Lost all SP's and 90% of LPs. It has taken a year to get the water stable in that tank. Wish you the best. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sorry to hear. This is one of the main reasons I don't keep SPS. Scares me you can lose a whole tank worth of inhabitants that quickly. Especially since I don't test or monitor my parameters at all. Hows the frag tank? They are on the same sytem aren't they? Zoas okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 This is obviously very belated but it's possible it was a bactral infection that may have started several weeks prior to the actual dieoff. A recent "Changing Seas" episode on microbes detailed research showing a human pathogen is causing some of the corals deaths in the caribean as well as increases in the populations of disease causing bacteria before a coral showed signs of infection. Dr. Kathryn Sutherland also notes her research showed a slowing in coral growth prior to the appearence of an infection. http://video.wpbt2.org/video/2245417400/ http://changingseas.tv/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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