65 gallon custom rim-less reef aquarium
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Sad news! Top down view left to right of my almost fishless tank. [emoji20]
My breaker tripped Friday night during a storm and both my 65 gallon DT and 29 gallon Biocube were without power for 7 hrs. I have a back up battery for the 2 Vortech pumps in my 65 gal, but that either died or was already dead. I lost 4 out of 8 fish and one shrimp in the 65 gal. The Powder Blue tang, Mystery wrasse, a pair of male/female Lyretail Anthias and a Coral banded shrimp did not survive. [emoji20]
Luckly the 3 Angels, a Majestic, Bicolor and Flame angels, that I am quarantining in my Biocube were fine. The 4 remaining fish in the 65 gal., a pair of Frostbite clowns, a Yellow tang and a Red Coras wrasse appear to be ok, although not eating. Since I only found the Powder Blue tang, I'm hopeful that my Mystery wrasse may still be alive but hiding. It is doubtful that the Anthias survived. [emoji20]
I will be replacing and quarantining a new Powder Blue tang in the next few weeks. This is my original Powder Blue since setting up this tank 3 years ago so it hurts! [emoji20]
My breaker tripped Friday night during a storm and both my 65 gallon DT and 29 gallon Biocube were without power for 7 hrs. I have a back up battery for the 2 Vortech pumps in my 65 gal, but that either died or was already dead. I lost 4 out of 8 fish and one shrimp in the 65 gal. The Powder Blue tang, Mystery wrasse, a pair of male/female Lyretail Anthias and a Coral banded shrimp did not survive. [emoji20]
Luckly the 3 Angels, a Majestic, Bicolor and Flame angels, that I am quarantining in my Biocube were fine. The 4 remaining fish in the 65 gal., a pair of Frostbite clowns, a Yellow tang and a Red Coras wrasse appear to be ok, although not eating. Since I only found the Powder Blue tang, I'm hopeful that my Mystery wrasse may still be alive but hiding. It is doubtful that the Anthias survived. [emoji20]
I will be replacing and quarantining a new Powder Blue tang in the next few weeks. This is my original Powder Blue since setting up this tank 3 years ago so it hurts! [emoji20]
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Dang man! So sorry for the loss. I am glad that you had some survivors.
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Update: I will be selling my custom 65 gallon rimless/stand/equipment to a good friend. He is fairly new to the hobby and was looking to upgrade from his 40 breeder mixed reef. I am very happy to see my tank and live stock go to a good home. He is a very good reefer and I know he will be able to maintain and enjoy this beautiful tank. Reasons for parting with my home system is that my kids are young (4 yrs and 2 yrs) and maintaining 3 aquariums and balancing family life is beginning to be a chore. I will be concentrating my efforts primarily on my larger 185 office aquarium and 40 gallon coral QT.
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Sorry about the losses and hate to see you sell the home tank!!
