This morning I came into my office and noticed that my 10 gallon tank was cloudy and the thermometer showed the tank temp was 94 degrees. I could not believe that this happened all them corals and fish died. I had some cool things in there too. The pistol shrimp was the coolest thing. He was like a bulldozer always moving the sand around and was out all the time. I am not sure what caused the problem, but I think it was the heater. This tank was running for over a year.
I brought the tank home and tonight I cleaned it up and brought it back to work with new water and clean sand to start the cycle on the new setup. This time I don’t think I will put a heater on it and see how it turns out. Has anyone else ever had there heater malfunction on them?
Work tank crashed today
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Work tank crashed today
225 Gallon Aquarium, Two 40 gallon frag tanks, 75 gallon refugium, 30 gallon sump
neptune aquacontroller III
Lighting = 3 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 6' VHO's,
Pumps = Panworld 100 (return), 2 x Vortech MP40, Seio 1500
ASM G-4 Skimmer, GEO calcium reactor.
neptune aquacontroller III
Lighting = 3 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 6' VHO's,
Pumps = Panworld 100 (return), 2 x Vortech MP40, Seio 1500
ASM G-4 Skimmer, GEO calcium reactor.
Re: Work tank crashed today
When I was a kid I lost a couple heaters (and subsequently fish), since I got back into fish I haven't seemed to need them at all.
100 gal mixed reef, 30 gal sump, 4x54w T5, 2x150w HQI, OctoX 200 skimmer, Kalk top-off, rocky mixed reef.
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Re: Work tank crashed today
I have had them break in the sump and cause problems. My 2 1/2 gal nano reef I had never had a heater nor did the 5 gal I had and them did fine. Might try to give you a call sat man. I am of an me and my son will be running the roads.
110 gal reef
29 gal. pred
29 gal. pred
Re: Work tank crashed today
Zack I should be home all day on Friday and Saturday. We will be having a Yard/Moving Sale. We are not moving yet, but we have gone through the whole house a started packing and throwing out things to make the house look a little better. We will be putting the house on the market soon. Hoping to move to Malbis area. So just give me a call when you want to come by.I have had them break in the sump and cause problems. My 2 1/2 gal nano reef I had never had a heater nor did the 5 gal I had and them did fine. Might try to give you a call sat man. I am of an me and my son will be running the roads.
225 Gallon Aquarium, Two 40 gallon frag tanks, 75 gallon refugium, 30 gallon sump
neptune aquacontroller III
Lighting = 3 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 6' VHO's,
Pumps = Panworld 100 (return), 2 x Vortech MP40, Seio 1500
ASM G-4 Skimmer, GEO calcium reactor.
neptune aquacontroller III
Lighting = 3 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 6' VHO's,
Pumps = Panworld 100 (return), 2 x Vortech MP40, Seio 1500
ASM G-4 Skimmer, GEO calcium reactor.
Re: Work tank crashed today
i hear the moon is nice!
if you move can i have your furniture?
EL beave
if you move can i have your furniture?
EL beave