I have a confession

The little half moon nano is dead. I wasn't going to post on the forum about the wreck but at the same time I didn't want to keep everyone waiting for what is going into it, or worse have ppl thinking I'm full of it. LOL

You see..
It all started when I decided to take the rocks out and add some more sand. I knew it wasn't a good idea because it would cause another cycle but figuired my little guy that'll live there needed another inch or so to dig in. I took all the water out, added the new sand and got the first 2 big rocks in. The third wouldn't balance and it really began to irritate me. Well I got annoyed and was going to drill it and the one below it only I never got that far. I didn't have a good hold on it coming out and half dropped, half swatted it onto the rim of the tank. Yes Tetra Half Moons are definately tempered glass. It went like a mini bomb into a few hundred 1/8" squares in an area on the bow about 2X the size of my fist.

You can't just buy the tank but I was able to get one directly from Tetra so that was ordered and came today. The sand that was in it was a total loss imo. I didn't want to chance missed glass or glass slivers getting into my new friend. Same went for the rock. And since I really don't want to wait for another batch to leach I'm just going to buy base rock from John and seed it with a piece or two from my LFS.

So now you know what happened to the nano and why I haven't posted anything about it.

 

Stuff happens, just keep reefing

 

Bummer!! But at least you have a new tank coming. Can't wait to see what this one looks like!

P.S. I thought this was going to be something juicy!!

 

Ouch. Sorry to hear about the troubles, but we have all been there. Good call on not using the sand again. I wouldnt want to risk it either. Keep us posted on the progress and try not to break anymore tank dude. Haha. Just messing with you.

 

LOL I'm too old and been married to long for juicy..

It's another Half Moon because I didn't want to spend the money remaking the stuff that was measured, cut and built for the broken one. Just need to get some rock from John and 'force' a cycle with some sand and a raw shrimp.

 

I was extremely close from making the same mistake when I did substrate change. I wanted to lay the rock first and you know how that goes... sometimes the rock get's slippery. I blame it 20% on the algae bloom I had at the moment, and the other 80% was absolutely my fault. I grabbed one of my biggest rocks (about 11 punds) with 3 fingers of my right hand and I was holding another 6 pund piece in the air inside the DT with my left tank...
The big rock was slipping off my grasp, and I freaked out, accidentally dropping the one I had on my left, which fortunately fell on top of 2 other rocks and cause no damage to the tank to my surprise.

I know it sucks and these things make one self feel the brainless human being on Earth... But... we always have that very comforting saying that goes something like: Sh_t happens!

Cheer up! Things will work out.

 

sorry to hear about this unfortunate turn of events ya old prune. just kidding reef. guess youre just gonna make us wait even longer for the grand unveiling. i look forward to it.

guy

 

I hear ya! I should've just walked away but I have a fuse that seems to shorten as I get older and if the rock had just balanced. LOL..When I dropped the rock I tried to catch it but only managed to give it a good slap which increased it's volocity and bruise my finger tips.

 

LOL!

Yeah... that's exactly what happens every time I try to catch something that's already falling.... it's like my reflexes have decreased tenfold with every extra year I get. Not that we're old or anything... just a tiny bit slower than when I had abs and more hair.

That brings me back to a short conversation with my sweetheart wife:

Mag - Baby!... I think my hair is getting thinner or sumthin'... weird...
Wife - It's not getting thinner, it started falling, mi amor! (I'm spanish so she picked up a lot from me: "mi amor" = "my love")
Mag - WTF woman!? A little mercy wouldn't kill you, ya know?
Wife - (While brushing her teeth) Hu??

Now... that was wrong and there's no replacement (that'll look awesome) for hair...

A half moon tank.. that's another story

- Mag.

 

OMG I'M ROLLIN!! That sounds vaguely familiar...LOL