Gone Out With A Literal Bang !
While watching cricket at 10pm
We heard a noise - water
Both looked over at the tank
With in seconds of hearing a little water , there was no doubt what was happening - the 7ft length front seal had popped
No stopping it
Within 6 mins we had no water in the tank
100+ corals and 18 fish
We had lost power as water and got into the electric supply
We had the foresight to grab 2 x 200lt barrels right at the beginning & lean them against the front panel we captured about 300 ltrs of spilling water, while scrambling to the back of the house to grab an ibc
Dumped the ibc into lounge floor
Husband passing rocks to me and me literally throwing them in ibc
No regard for corals at this stage at all
Our priority was getting all the rocks out so fish wouid be easy to catch
Corals all over sand
Fish now flapping - no water we just grabbed them all by hand and threw them
Into one of the barrels
With them now back in water we started up the generator - pumped the fishless barrel water into the ibc
Was enough to just cover rocks
So I then pumped any sump water to ibc
Netted all fish out barrel into ibc & used the remaining barrel water to top it up
Added flow & heat
This is what I saw when power was restored
Now how do you remove 1300ltr water - call SES
30 mins later 2 trucks 8 guys restored power - wet vac moved furniture
Can't thank these guys enough for
Giving up sat night
SES - your carpets ate ruined & all skirting boats , kitchen kick boarding & possibly cupboards
Who you insured with
RAA - oh good ring then straight away tell them ses says emergency claim
Its 1.40am
Ring RAA - lovely lady Answered after 10 mins says putting you through to assessor who was whispering into phone as to not wake her husband
Tells me she can have carpet people here by 4am
Well no that's fine don't wake him
So 7am carpet man st door
Yes 4 bedrooms , office. Lounge dining just like that
Good news is.
All stock survived bar 1 bristle tooth tang whose just vanished
Not so sure about corals
So she's gone - dead - no more
Sad day for us I promise you
Thanks
We heard a noise - water
Both looked over at the tank
With in seconds of hearing a little water , there was no doubt what was happening - the 7ft length front seal had popped
No stopping it
Within 6 mins we had no water in the tank
100+ corals and 18 fish
We had lost power as water and got into the electric supply
We had the foresight to grab 2 x 200lt barrels right at the beginning & lean them against the front panel we captured about 300 ltrs of spilling water, while scrambling to the back of the house to grab an ibc
Dumped the ibc into lounge floor
Husband passing rocks to me and me literally throwing them in ibc
No regard for corals at this stage at all
Our priority was getting all the rocks out so fish wouid be easy to catch
Corals all over sand
Fish now flapping - no water we just grabbed them all by hand and threw them
Into one of the barrels
With them now back in water we started up the generator - pumped the fishless barrel water into the ibc
Was enough to just cover rocks
So I then pumped any sump water to ibc
Netted all fish out barrel into ibc & used the remaining barrel water to top it up
Added flow & heat
This is what I saw when power was restored
Now how do you remove 1300ltr water - call SES
30 mins later 2 trucks 8 guys restored power - wet vac moved furniture
Can't thank these guys enough for
Giving up sat night
SES - your carpets ate ruined & all skirting boats , kitchen kick boarding & possibly cupboards
Who you insured with
RAA - oh good ring then straight away tell them ses says emergency claim
Its 1.40am
Ring RAA - lovely lady Answered after 10 mins says putting you through to assessor who was whispering into phone as to not wake her husband
Tells me she can have carpet people here by 4am
Well no that's fine don't wake him
So 7am carpet man st door
Yes 4 bedrooms , office. Lounge dining just like that
Good news is.
All stock survived bar 1 bristle tooth tang whose just vanished
Not so sure about corals
So she's gone - dead - no more
Sad day for us I promise you
Thanks
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