fishypets Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I woke up this morning to this horrific site. Lost all the corals, fish and ¾ of my live rock had disappeared. The only thing that made it was an ugly little clown fish. Even my wood floors are destroyed! The good news is it was only a dream. Although it seemed so real it took me about 45 minutes this morning to realize nothing had happened. Don’t you just hate it when you have dreams like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rgwiz11 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My roommate and I were filling up our 75g we got on craigslist. I had mentioned that I hoped the stand held together as we were dumping our 50th or so gallon into the tank. No sooner than I said that, we heard "creeeeaaaak." Turned out to be a branch of a tree that snapped outside our apartment, but it gave us both a good scare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I came into this thread thinking it was real. But I leave relieved it was not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzobob Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Having a couple of vats going for live rock I've gotten quite used to extra 'water noise'. I've woken up several times in the last couple days and had to walk the house to assure myself that all was well. Stupid rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I came into this thread thinking it was real. But I leave relieved it was not REALLY!!!!!!!!!! You almost put an ole lady into cardiac arrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innate1 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 My wife runs the dishwasher at night and I have to get up and check the tank if I hear it cycle. It's good to know I'm not the only dork out there. Dyslexics of the world untie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeperKeeper Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 *Whaps Clint upside the head* OMG I log on to ARC and gasp when I see your post. My co-worker asks what's wrong so I'm reading it out loud as I look at it . . .then get to the part where it's just a dream. You really had me going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 oh my GOSH!!! you scared the POOP out of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 It's one thing I'm terribly paranoid about because I built my own stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Shucks, thought I smelled free or deeply-discounted corals there for a second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I need to come get a frag of that undata before the tank goes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 The whole house ran to read this, I'm at family's house. I had to do the 'ol welfare check last night when our top-off pump kicked in...........Dude this isn't something to joke about!!!! Glad to hear it was a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) I hate it when that happens. . . I was making water the other night. The wife and I both feel asleep on the couch. Got up to go to bed and forgot about the water. Luckly I had sealed the base boards and a small stream of water was runnig out the garage the next morning (from the runn-off water barrel). Just order the parts to Auto shut off the water to that barrel. The dog house has been pretty cold the last couple of nights. Dave- Edited October 23, 2009 by dapettit I wish I could spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKilpatrick Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Actually, it is pretty amazing that this has never happened for real. I have never heard of a stand collapsing, and even a split seam is *extremely* rare. Given how much weight and pressure are on these things, that is nothing short of amazing. However, as I read your initial description, I was wondering how a collapsed tank would make your live rock "disappear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I was worried for you when I first read. I am glad I have not had a dream like that. Although, when I was doing fresh water I did wake up to a 140 gal where about 40 gal had leaked out on the floor from a leak that was not there when we went to bed. Luckily we have tile floor. Still it took us a couple of hours to get the all over the living room floor. The good part is that is when I decided to switch to salt water. Ben loving the adventure ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeperKeeper Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Still it took us a couple of hours to get the all over the living room floor. The good part is that is when I decided to switch to salt water. Ben loving the adventure ever since. Yeah chark, salt water is SO much easier to clean up when it spills across the living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Clint, You sure had me going there for a moment....all I could think about was the WM chalice. Good thing it was only a dream and I can relate to something similar I dreamt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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