kingjames Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I come home to this tonight, Sent from my RM-917_nam_usa_100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 oooppppsss...yellow death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 What the heck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 What happened? Heater cooked your tank? Sent via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Yikes, what in the world happened!? How long were you gone? I'm really sorry to see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Some how my gfo reactor got ramped waaaay up and some how leaked alooioot of gfo into my tank... I think yellow death described my facial expression when I saw it... Sent from my RM-917_nam_usa_100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 That happened to me as well. Not the end of the world ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I would imagine there are survivors. My reactor went nuts once and blew a ton of GFO in my sump. Some corals got irritated but all made it though the debacle. Sent via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Yikes! I'm with Victoly and Ty on this one. Probably more horrific looking than anything. I'm really interested in what, if any adverse, affects you observe. Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks guys really appreciate the feed back....only loss so far is a yellow tail damsel and corals are really pissed.. Stuck them all in some seasoned saltwater from my buddies tank, and have about 30 gallons of fresh saltwater made gonna be a long night lesson learned once again lol Sent from my RM-917_nam_usa_100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks guys really appreciate the feed back....only loss so far is a yellow tail damsel and corals are really pissed.. Stuck them all in some seasoned saltwater from my buddies tank, and have about 30 gallons of fresh saltwater made gonna be a long night lesson learned once again lol Sent from my RM-917_nam_usa_100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Run some carbon. I've seen a few posts about that on RC, most of the time things clear up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoric Eulogy Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 That's crazy man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 more of a scare then initially thought, but the damage was done and there was no getting around breaking eveything down and having to clean every single piece of equipment and throw away all substrate...to be honest if it wasnt for a good reefer buddy of mine who went out of his way at 9pm last night to help me out i think it could of been alot worse because at the time i found my tank in this condition every lfs was closed and i had no where near enough salt and RO to get everything out and cleaned as fast as i did... Big shout out to Chris (chris67stang)...only coral i lost so far was a nice sized forrest fire digi, no stn/rtn of any acros yet so far...now my only concern is that i litterally took out 95% of my current water and only have fresh made saltwater, would it be ok to put my tank back together coral and fish and rock, with this new saltwater or will it be too much of a shock to everthing? All livestock is in quarantine at the moment and i was planning to put everthing back together tonight after work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 That's good to hear and kudos to Chris for helping save your livestock. We have good people on this club! I think as long as you rinsed the live rock with saltwater to remove the gfo debris and never let it dry out, you can essentially put new sand in (rinse it well!), dose some bacteria, and add your new water, live rock, and corals back into the tank. You'll probably get a mini-cycle from the sand but I'd imagine most will survive that. Sent via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 sweet, thats what i was hoping for, everthing is rinsed and cleaned waiting for me to get home from work..thanks TY, and yes only the best on here on ARC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 i got you on some forest fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrEnuf Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 **** that SUX! gald it seems you'll make it out OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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