Tank crashed

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  1. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    Well it's official, after nearly 40 hours without power my tanks a complete loss except for a few of the snails and hermit crabs.
    Guess it's time to decide if I'm gonna upgrade or downsize ;)
     
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  2. bullyhaze

    bullyhaze Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Man that sux
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    That has got to be extremely frustrating.

    Sounds like you have the right attitude though.
     
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  4. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Sorry to hear that. Why don't you just remove everything (dead) except for the rock and the sand bed, do a water change and let you ammonia turn into nitrate (then remove the nitrate via fuge or water changes)? Tank should be fine to stock again soon.
     
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  5. vankirk

    vankirk Sea Dragon

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    Oh man sorry to hear that. I can't imagine how awful that must have to try to save it for 40 hours. Sorry
     
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  6. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    I may do something along those lines, but I've been thinking about upgrading lately and this looks like a good time to do it.
     
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  7. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Sorry to hear that. Hopefully your new tank works out better for you.

    Be sure to include a back-up generator as part of your new build. ;)
     
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  8. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    Upgrade time. Smaller tanks fail faster when the powers out don't they.
     
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  9. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Honestly, I think your current tank could be fine in as little as a few days (assuming the power is back on). A 130 gallon system is pretty big (compared to my 20 :))
     
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  10. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Battery powered air pumps always come in handy. For $6 you can't go wrong. I keep several handy.

    Sorry for your loss darlin-go for the upgrade and put the past behind you!! Keep us posted :)
     
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