My fun last 2 days

[mammut]

Have to vent a little bit today..

I am renting a room in a friends house and have my tank in the garage currently. Thank goodness it wasn't in the kitchen where I wanted to put it originally. On my way out to work Tuesday morning, I walked out through the garage and noticed water on the floor. Sat down to put on my shoes and saw half the water gone out of my 58 gallon tank. A seal had started leaking in the bottom corner of the Oceanic tank I bought used a few months ago. The tank was fine when I was feeding about 10:30 the night before. The water had got into my electrical and blew the GFCI so no pumps or anything was running for a few hours. I shoot into scramble mode. Thankfully, I was mixing salt water for a water change and pulled all the corals, fish and anemone out and got it into the water I had mixing.

Now started the mad rush to find a new tank and the reason for this post. I called around and found a 65 gallon at Blue Sierra that someone ordered. Blue Sierra called them and they ok'd letting me take the tank. Thank you so much for giving it up otherwise everything would have been crammed into a 29 gallon for 4 weeks until they could get another tank in and then I would have had to move everything into the new tank when it came in.

So I my buddy and I spent all last evening getting the new tank and plumbing setup an I was able to move everything into the tank this morning. I know I lost some pulsing xenia and some monti frags but the anemone and and fish made it at least through the past 2 days and the live rock is no worse for wear. Crossing my fingers for the next couple days.

I am planning on a 25% water change on Thursday and a change of carbon this weekend. Is there anything else I should watch out for or do? I am running my normal carbon, ozone and skimming setup with the ozone set at 400 and a ASM g-3 going.

Thanks!
Brad

 

[Kensn]

Wow Brad what bad stroke of luck, I feel for ya. Let me know what I can do for ya. I am tied up till the Frag Swap, but you know what I have in the tank, let me know if ya want anything. I don't have any suggestions off the top of my head for ya. Your running carbon, and I would keep an eye on anything that doesn't look real healthy to yank out if it doesn't make it. On the bright side, it seems like you were able to salvage quite a bit, and you had water ready!!

 

[clayswim]

Sounds like you have the situation pretty much under control. That's one of the reasons I like having plenty of saltwater handy. I might hold off on the water change for now, just be sure to test the water to make sure everything is okay. Any small curing that occurs due to dying organisms should be kept under control by the skimmer, and especially the carbon. Test for ammonia, nitrates and pH for sure.

Good luck, and keep us posted!
Clayton

 

[Blazer88]

Didn't you have a 65 gallon on order through Blue Sierra last month? Sort of ironic that you had one order and let me have it when someone did the same for you. Any ways, sounds like everything pulled through nicely. I'm sure that was fun

 

[spongebob lover]

lol !! ddoood well the only thing i can say is.. I'm glad Blue Sierra had the tank at the time.

 

[mammut]

Yeah. I guess karma does pay off when u give up a tank.. Thanks for the confirmation I am going down the right path..

 

[Kensn]

How are things panning out Brad, and are ya going to the Swap Saturday?

 

[mammut]

Things were looking well when I left this morning. The anemone is a little ragged but everything is happy with the larger tank. I am still planning on coming to the swap. At least I'll look around, was hoping to bring some stuff home but dont want to now with the tank in flux.

See u there...

 

[Kensn]

Well if ya see anything you just have to have I'll hold on to it for ya. Nothing too big though I'm getting full LOL!!

Ken