messed up big time..learn from my mistakes

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  1. jkat21

    jkat21 Bangghai Cardinal

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    :(:angry:...well there is a lesson to be learned here...the other day I decided to move my 3" birds nest and my 8x5"red monti cap so they could have more grow out room..so I put together 2 containers,one with ro/di(to clean off new rock they were being attached to),and one with tank water(for the corals to sit in while I clued them)...well be ya cant figure out what happened next.....................................well you guessed it I place the corals in the ro/di water by mistake,for ohhhhh weeeeelllllll ummmm the WHOLE time.....woke up the next morn to two bleached dead corals....ugh.....:(:(..so the lesson here is dont work on the tank when you have a lot on your mind or cant give your tank your full attention...sorry had to vent.. I just feel sooo stupid for doing such a thing......
     
    jkat21, Jan 19, 2011
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Wow!!! I'm sorry for your loss.
     
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  3. crazy reef love

    crazy reef love Skunk Shrimp

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    It happens to the best of us.... unfortunately. Sorry for the loss, nothing is more aggravating for me when something could have been easily avoided like that.
     
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  4. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    damn that does suck... thats where masking tape and a sharpie come in handy :p
     
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  5. TBELT

    TBELT Ritteri Anemone

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    That sucks. Note to self......label all containers
     
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  6. mcfarrow

    mcfarrow Skunk Shrimp

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    crap, that sucks.
     
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  7. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    sorry for the losses
     
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  8. jkat21

    jkat21 Bangghai Cardinal

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    Thanks everyone..yeah a sharpie and some labels can be your best friend..lol..
    But on the brightish side at least I get to shop for some new corals..
     
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  9. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    OUCH!!!!! That's really stinks.. Ah yes, labels. Damn the simple things in life.. ;) Sorry for your loss..
     
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  10. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    that sucks, I am sorry for your loss! We have all done stuff like that though I bet! I know last week I killed a big merilina because I was dripping kalk and just through the tube into the tank versus putting it in the overflow like I normally do. Well you can see the direction the kalk ran onto the coral
     
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