JedClampett
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Any bad reefer stories, such as a total tank crash, or a flood
Anything bad ever happen to you
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trickyrich
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Had a snail go into overflow box and plug drain no back up I was closing the door behind me on my way to work when I thought I heard s Change the sound of the water sure enough it was over flowing into the floor burnt out my reef controller and almost my hydra 52 but I lucked out all this trouble in a matter of seconds .. Added a filter pad around overflow no more snail problems
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JedClampett
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Merck
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IF ANY BODY KNOWS THE 2 NURSE SHARKS IN FINTASTIC STORE N.C. I BOUGHT THEM ENOUGHT SAID.
TWO YEARS AGO I HADE A TANK CATCH ON FIRE! FIVE YEARS AGO I LOST MY REEF TANK & ALL MY FISH.
AND THAT ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
TWO YEARS AGO I HADE A TANK CATCH ON FIRE! FIVE YEARS AGO I LOST MY REEF TANK & ALL MY FISH.
AND THAT ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
trickyrich
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Dang
Wiz
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2 years in I lost thousands by turning off the ac for a camping weekend. Came back on monday to fish soup. Only surviver was a purple tube nem.
About 6 years in I lost everything again this time to a two week power outage. Own an $800 generator now. Lol
And lastly dinos. Just dinos. Freekin dinos.
Anyhow better days right.
About 6 years in I lost everything again this time to a two week power outage. Own an $800 generator now. Lol
And lastly dinos. Just dinos. Freekin dinos.
Anyhow better days right.
Paul B
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Last year I had to crawl under my tank which is under the stairs in a long skinny closet. I forgot what I was looking for but as I was squeezed into that tight place and started to back out. I hit the 3/4" valve on the bottom of my skimmer completely breaking it off. My 5' tall DIY skimmer is a HOB so it is just hanging on the back of the 100 gallon tank. Water was shooting out of the broken valve extreamly fast. I was not in a position to do much so I stuck my finger in the hole. No one was home and I had nothing near me to stick in the hole to stop the water. The tank was emptying on my carpet in my finished basement. I saw a bucket and was able to reach it with my foot. I dragged it over and put it under the valve and removed my finger and ran to my workshop to get a stick to plug up the hole. It worked fairly well and allowed me to stop the pump feeding the skimmer. I lost about 10 gallons of water on my rug.
You can see the valve on the bottom of the skimmer here
You can see the valve on the bottom of the skimmer here
