Boiled my tanks! Got survivors! What to do?

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by MishaelAQ, Jun 16, 2009.

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  1. MishaelAQ

    MishaelAQ Astrea Snail

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    OK... I am just sick!

    Just got back from a 1 week trip to Freeport in the Bahamas. Talk about beautiful! Did a ton of snorkeling and It was just awesome! Reefs were incredible.

    Get back home.....and my tanks have been boiled! A/C got turned off and the guy that was taking care of my tanks didn't notice how hot it was until it was too late. He came in on the afternoon of the 5 day and said the house temp was 95 deg. and the tanks were reading in the high 90's as well. So needless to say....Just about lost everything! Some mushrooms, polyps and zoas survived. The hermits survived. One tank had an anemone and as you can guess that killed all in that tank! Lost all my ricordea, lots of paly's, the goni, all my frags, and of course all my fish!

    Like I said....I am just sick! Still trying to see what I can recover.

    Got soooo much crud and algae growths all over......what the heck should I do here to bring things back? Got some corals that survived although some are still closed up but maybe they will come back. Whats my best course of action from here?
     
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  3. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    90 % water change get ur water back in check make some new salt water new water for them would maybe be better for them
    . just try to get the temp the same and salinity the same
    and calm down and dont not hurt anybody lol
     
  4. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    This happened to me last fall i was sick for a week over it, take a deep breath and start over with the things that might make it. its not easy but you will feel better once you start to move ahead. sorry for your loss.