Tank Journal Archive

[Darren S]

I have been away on holidays only to come home yesterday to find that the power was out and had been out for at least a few days. After getting it all up and running again the death toll is,
1 x Lamarcks Angel
2 x Dispar Athias
1 x Lineatus Fairy Wrasse
1 x Fairy Wrasse
2 x Peppermint Shrimp

I had a person coming in to feed and check the fish ( and dogs), but apparently he didn't notice the tank lights not coming on or the whole house having no power.

 

[Buddy]

Damn, sorry to hear this! I guess the house watcher was not a fish person at all.
Did the corals make it through without power?

 

[Darren S]

Damn, sorry to hear this! I guess the house watcher was not a fish person at all.
Did the corals make it through without power?

Yeah, they did. they were all looking pretty sad but have perked up with a bit temperature increase and light.

 

[Jimsim]

:( RIP mate.

 

[Darren S]

The thing that really shits me is that everything was going great, all fish happy and healthy.

 

[Lesley]

Oh that's terrible. Lucky it wa warmish weather or might have lost the lot. I am so sorry this has happened. Anything I can do to help you please ask. !

 

[Synodontis]

That's harsh mate, & something I think every reefer dreads!
Hopefully the stock you have left pulls up OK & you can get on top of it again.
Good luck.

 

[Lesley]

@Darren S living as close as we do we should have an arrangement where we look after each other's tanks when away. A reefer can always trust a reefer. Non fish people just don't get it ???

 

[BlueBolts]

Definitely every hobbyist nightmare :-( At least it wasn't a total disaster and you're home now.

There's a mod that can be installed notify us if these issues. I should get on to it

 

[Darren S]

The rest of the fish seem fine. They are all eating and swimming around.
When I first got home their breathing was very laboured and all hiding.
The survivors are
One spot Fox Face
Yellow Tang
Pair of Clowns
Spotted Mandarin

 

[RobbieMVFC]

Sorry to hear that mate.
I have just returned from what was meant to be 6 nights away , After an additional stay in hospital ended up being 2 weeks. I have a $60 IP camera from ebay on my tank where I could see the tank plus the RO water container .it was worth it's weight in gold to me because I could see how long It had left.
did you have any backup power. Ie pumps ?(even though it would of only lasted a day)

 

[Sam Parker]

Sorry to hear of your losses :(

Might be time for one of these:
http://thereefuge.com/threads/35-or-less-power-outage-notifier.8833/page-2#post-138362

 

[Ian3145]

Sorry to hear that. Why was the power out? If it was the suppliers fault you can ask them for a claim form. Just be ready to chase them because you have to hassle them until they pay you to nick off.

 

[MTG]

time for a big battery backup on atleast one wave maker! could have kept it running for a further 24hr

 

[Darren S]

I thought the fact that I was paying someone to come here everyday and check would of meant that the absolute worst case scenario would be 23 hrs without power. But I think the guy I was paying didn't give a shit and just threw the food in and left. I had sorted out with my local LFS that if he had any issues they would come out and get it right, he just didn't bother.
So I will be checking out alternative ways to deal with this and I think @Lesley and I can sort out a deal for looking after each others tanks.

 

[ReeferRob]

Having someone that knows what the hell they're doing is WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD mate!!

 

[Lesley]

I thought the fact that I was paying someone to come here everyday and check would of meant that the absolute worst case scenario would be 23 hrs without power. But I think the guy I was paying didn't give a shit and just threw the food in and left. I had sorted out with my local LFS that if he had any issues they would come out and get it right, he just didn't bother.
So I will be checking out alternative ways to deal with this and I think @Lesley and I can sort out a deal for looking after each others tanks.

More than happy mate. At least we can tell if something is off !

 

[Lesley]

Having someone that knows what the hell they're doing is WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD mate!!

Lol. Your assuming I know what I am doing. :)

 

[ReeferRob]

Lol. Your assuming I know what I am doing. :)

You're doing good, if you were screwing up I'd be on you like ugly on an ape. ;)

 

[Ben Broadfoot]

Sorry to hear about the deaths. Hope you get a little support from the LFS in restocking.