Full tank crash

[Ilikefishies]

Hey guys,

Just need to vent!! This is what I care home to after an amazing vacation. A tank full of white!!

The “caretaker” of my tank put the wrong end of the RO system in my tank and put all the waste water in it. Lost a years worth of SPS growth and about $1000 in fish!! Time to rebuild!! Hope you all are having a better week.

 

[Mical]

Sorry to hear of your crash. Onward and upward!

 

[Dolelo96]

I’m am so sorry!!! Lost my fish to Velvet last September. I can’t imagine coming home to this. I hope your weekend gets better!!

 

[maroun.c]

That's very sad. Sorry to hear.

 

[menglish]

Sucks
In the past I’ve filled buckets of top off water n told sitters to use “this” to fill tank. I even leave small amt of food in medicine caps n tell them to use 1 per feeding.
Anything to make it simple

 

[Aquavaj]

Sorry about your misfortune.

May I ask how that happened? Was this person refilling your ato reservoir with the rodi system?

 

[CALI2949]

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

 

[BestMomEver]

This sucks. I’m so sorry. If I could help, I certainly would. Where do you live?

 

[Ilikefishies]

Sorry about your misfortune.

May I ask how that happened? Was this person refilling your ato reservoir with the rodi system?

Yeah, she filled my ATO with the waste water and didn’t put salt in (not that, that would have saved anything) just bummed as I was finally getting good growth from the frags. Ironically my Nems survived nitrates over 150. The water must have been like battery acid.

 

[Ilikefishies]

This sucks. I’m so sorry. If I could help, I certainly would. Where do you live?

I appreciate the offer, I’m on Long Island in New York. I just needed to vent a little. Luckily reefapalooza is in 6 weeks. I may be able to get some good deals there.

 

[Softhammer]

Yeah, she filled my ATO with the waste water and didn’t put salt in (not that, that would have saved anything) just bummed as I was finally getting good growth from the frags. Ironically my Nems survived nitrates over 150. The water must have been like battery acid.

I hate to break it to you but putting salt in your ATO will 100% kill everything in your tank over time. Top off needs to be pure water, salt cannot evaporate.

 

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[MrObscura]

Why would you put salt in the ato? Based on that comment there might have been some others issues going on with your tank.

 

[Salty Lemon]

There is nothing more heartbreaking in the hobby than a tank crash.

 

[LEOreefer]

I appreciate the offer, I’m on Long Island in New York. I just needed to vent a little. Luckily reefapalooza is in 6 weeks. I may be able to get some good deals there.

I am also on Long Island, If you need anything!

 

[DarthSimon]

Sorry for your losses!! Have you checked your alk? Also do you have an Apex Controller so you can monitor from afar?

 

[Oshengems]

Sucks bud! Where are you located ? I have a ton of frags and mini colonies I was gonna sell that I can toss your way free if you Are restarting?

 

[Sarah24!]

Hello,

Sorry for the loss, it’s never fun no matter what it is. As negative or bad, sad etc, I would look at it as a learning experience of what not to do. Everyone is different when it comes to personal life and their tanks. Me (myself) I don’t go on vacations simple because I don’t trust anyone. I would trust one person who works st my lfs and that’s it.

My tank is super easy to top off and (no automation) but it’s just easy. Yet to those who don’t have one or only fresh water simply lack the experience and awareness of a tank going bad. I’m sure they (her) didn’t mean to and she may not have known. Yet she could have called and asked also so that’s on her. Again sorry for your loss and some advice is definitely stop adding to salt to your top off water. Top is just pure fresh rodi nothing else.

 

[Ilikefishies]

Sorry, I should have clarified. I don’t put salt in my ATO. I was stating 2 different things.

Why would you put salt in the ato? Not to be an *****, but based on that comment there might have been some others issues going on with your tank.

 

[Ilikefishies]

Sorry for your losses!! Have you checked your alk? Also do you have an Apex Controller so you can monitor from afar?

Yes, I check all my parameters weekly. Yes, I have an apex. The only thing I saw on it was my PH dropped to 7.6/7.7, Nothing that would make me worry that much. I couldnt see my nitrates though which were through the roof