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  1. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    WTF?!?!
    My Marineland Eclipse 12gal saltwater tank BROKE!!!!!
    LITERALLY BROKE!:eek:
    I've had this tank set up now for a little over 8 months now and had a very nice set up going on.

    Ah, the beginning...
    My tank was cycled first with 3 tiny hermit crabs
    (not to mention the stow aways hiding in my live rock, glass anemone, peacock freatherdusters, bristle worms, amphipods:2thumbsup)
    I eventually added 3 peppermint shrimp to the tank to rid my pride and joy of those nasty glass anemone.
    {Shrimp=>:uzi: :sick:<=Anemone}
    After the risk of my fishies dying from the anemone, i slowly added 4 pretty little damsels.



    My Horrible Discovery...
    I walked into my dining room to gaze upon my wonderous (yet tiny) undersea playground....then i saw it....not a knick...not a scratch...

    You know that grotesque thing that happens to a window when a rock hits it....:shout:

    Yeah...that delicate crackle pattern....

    Conclusion...
    I dont know how it happened.....
    I dont know what to do....
    All i know is
    I feel SICK!:sick3:
     
    swagger87, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Get everything in the biggest bowl you can find.
     
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  3. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    +1 to what Otty said, get it all in something solid that you can trust, just rinse it with RO water first

    Good time to look at an upgrade to a bigger tank or real nano
     
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  4. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    whats RO water????
     
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  5. sweetriden76

    sweetriden76 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    reverse osmosis, its a method of taking normal water and filtering it into pure water free of impurities/additives...with a small tank you probably dont have one setup nor do I, I make topoff/cleaning water by adding Prime to tap water and also adding PH buffer to it, or the LFS can sell you some Im sure...you can use a big bucket or storage container to put your water/creatures/LR in, just make sure to turn it over with a power head and also keep light on them how ever long its on now during the day...I'd ugrade to a larger nano like a 24 or 28 gallon cube...
     
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  6. Hackem688

    Hackem688 Millepora

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    be thankful that it was a 12 gallon and not a 125 gallon i had a 125 and a bulk head broke and thousands of dollars worth of fish and coral went back to the pet store
     
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  7. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    OOH! Yeah, i sure am glad! Im so sorry that happened to you! You know how i feel only 10X the upset and dissapointment!
     
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  8. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    When it happens to you....does not matter what size it is...still sucks! Sorry to hear about your loss. Were you able to take your livestock into the fish store until you get everything figured out?:cry:
     
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  9. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Man that sucks... Sorry to hear....
     
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  10. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    I ran and got another tank, same tank, only diff is its less expensive and the filter is for fresh water. I put on my old hood put in my old filter.
    I figured i was due for a water change anyway, so i started to mix the old water with new water i had pre-made. i then began to slowly mix the new(er) water with the old tank water to acclimate the fishies.
    Now im trying to slowly transfer my LR and some of the crushed coral along with new live caribbean aragonite....
    now i suppose its a matter of getting the fishies ready.
     
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