Hurricane florence! - The Aftermath

Alexx17 · Sep 13, 2018

Waynerock said:
Ok no worries if you need a tank for your fish I got one. I can bring everything to work and you can come get and use. Let me reiterate though I am not trying to sell you anything I am just offering a tank with proper filtration and heat and I am close to you. Hope your crib on the cost makes it ok!

Thanks man! Really I do appreciate the offer seems to be doing ok for now. Later today we are going into town, and im going to a fish store to get heater and look around. Lol

Waynerock · Sep 13, 2018

Alexx17 said:
Thanks man! Really I do appreciate the offer seems to be doing ok for now. Later today we are going into town, and im going to a fish store to get heater and look around. Lol

Are you close to Asheville? If so let me know and I can give you some ideas on where to go. There are a couple shops in town but they both have weird hours but Asheville has two petco’s for the quick not super expensive purchases.

Alexx17 · Sep 13, 2018

Waynerock said:
Are you close to Asheville? If so let me know and I can give you some ideas on where to go. There are a couple shops in town but they both have weird hours but Asheville has two petco’s for the quick not super expensive purchases.

I’m on the top of beech mountain. I’m going to “reef magic” in Boone. ??

Waynerock · Sep 13, 2018

Nice! Beech is a very nice place I ski there every winter when my bad knees permit. You are about an hour out from where I am so if it is worth the drive and you need anything the offer still stands. Let me know how you like that shop there I have not had a chance to visit yet. Best of luck brother and I am here ready to assist through this time, believe it or not our mountains are going to probably be the second hardest hit. The storms ravage the coast then get stalled out up here from the mountains and we usually have bad rain and wind. When Katrina hit we where second behind New Orleans in damage dollars because once the storm got up here it stalled out and built back up and we got throttled with flooding. Sayin a prayer for you and yours good luck

Alexx17 · Sep 13, 2018

Waynerock said:
Nice! Beech is a very nice place I ski there every winter when my bad knees permit. You are about an hour out from where I am so if it is worth the drive and you need anything the offer still stands. Let me know how you like that shop there I have not had a chance to visit yet. Best of luck brother and I am here ready to assist through this time, believe it or not our mountains are going to probably be the second hardest hit. The storms ravage the coast then get stalled out up here from the mountains and we usually have bad rain and wind. When Katrina hit we where second behind New Orleans in damage dollars because once the storm got up here it stalled out and built back up and we got throttled with flooding. Sayin a prayer for you and yours good luck

Man. I really hope this thing dies down. I don’t like drive these road in general, much less during pouring rain with my tires.

mckinney0171 · Sep 13, 2018

legionofdoon said:
On another note. When you go home be mentally prepared. My first experience as a first responder was hurricane Charlie. The devastation of a cat 4 is something you need to understand. It's literally looks like the end of the world. It's surreal, I saw houses that looked like "doll houses" split down the middle, tables set up for dinner teerting on the edge of the drop off with cups still in there places. No birds no insects no ambient noise. People who stayed looked like they were shell schocked. Sorry for rambling but trust me steel yourself for the worst if it is a cat 4.

Glad you are in a safer place and good luck!

yup this. after matthew hit savannah two years ago nearly everyone i talked to who had stayed was also shell shocked. they said they regretted doing that and would never in their lives stay through a hurricane again.

Sarah24! · Sep 13, 2018

Hello,

First I simply can’t imagjne what your going through but I would maybe find something to help with stress and anxiety. We all make much better decisions when that is not a factor. As people know (me from on here ) I love my tank as my children (my fish are my kiddos lol). But as much as it would break my heart to see them perish in something like this, losing a friend is million times (actually you can’t place value on it) worse.

Sadly your safety and family most come first. Moving the critters maybe to a lfs may work. I doubt they will though because no promise they will even make it. If the power grid goes out, there isn’t much hope. I know they try to restore everything but one can never assume. I have never been in one yet, so far all the ones I read about seem to be different situations.

I would definitely add your fish tank to your home or renters insurance policy and don’t forget to add flood insurance. Now from my understanding some companies don’t cover things under acts of God or nature etc. but I have had friends go through this and lost everything. The fact they added flood insurance and insured their tank as what is termed a floater in my state, their company compensated them for 80% or the loss. Is it the same as what you had no, but it’s a start in the right direction and more than if you haven’t. I would add it now before anything starts to happen just to be safe.

Again there are no words that can define or cover what one may go through but losing a friend is unacceptable as to losing a tank. Yes I would be heart broken, I would cry forever and never forgive myself, but if my friends or family lose me, then I couldn’t fathom what they would go through and you could possibly lose the tank even if you stayed behind. You could try and take them, they could stress out and perish in front of you and stress you even more.

Like stated I can’t imagjne what your going through but we all value your as a person your life more than anything else (if you have family lol obviously they are included). Worse case I know I may not have any of the corals that you have or maybe some. But I’m more than happy to frag every coral that can be, and just send them to you once your tank is in good shape again or rebuilt if you lose everything.

Honestly I hate living in Idaho, but that is probably about the only few good things about it. There are no hurricanes or tornadoes, but we have fires non stop, and I would love to live on the coast. I would have to come to terms with myself and tank that if this happens it’s a possibility. But keep us posted and I wish you first to be safe and I hope nothing happens to your home, and your tank.

Sincerely
Sarah

Chrisfish · Sep 13, 2018

Cristy17 said:
Waynerock you are awesome to make this offer..WOW!

+ 1 I totally agree!!

cgdcinc · Sep 13, 2018

SawCJack00 said:
@Alexx17 I wish you and your family and neighbors the best of luck. As others have said a Cat 4 is no joke, and you guys did the right thing by evacuating. I lived on Ramrod Key, FL at this time last year. My neigborhood was one of the worst hit in the Florida Keys from Irma. We stayed because our house was a Cat 5 standard built house. We were fortunate in that our house did not suffer much damage, but our neighborhood was destroyed. We were without power for 28 days, and there was no gas to refill the generator. I kept my SPS tank going for a week, before I ran out of juice and lost it all. I'm glad you were able to take it with you! Be prepared for what you will return to. Here's some pictures from our neigborhood... We were the blue dot in the satellite image below...

I lived on Martinique Dr. two streets behind Looe Key Tiki bar. Love Ramrod key. Place was rocked for sure.

Alexx17 · Sep 13, 2018

Sarah24! said:
Hello,

First I simply can’t imagjne what your going through but I would maybe find something to help with stress and anxiety. We all make much better decisions when that is not a factor. As people know (me from on here ) I love my tank as my children (my fish are my kiddos lol). But as much as it would break my heart to see them perish in something like this, losing a friend is million times (actually you can’t place value on it) worse.

Sadly your safety and family most come first. Moving the critters maybe to a lfs may work. I doubt they will though because no promise they will even make it. If the power grid goes out, there isn’t much hope. I know they try to restore everything but one can never assume. I have never been in one yet, so far all the ones I read about seem to be different situations.

I would definitely add your fish tank to your home or renters insurance policy and don’t forget to add flood insurance. Now from my understanding some companies don’t cover things under acts of God or nature etc. but I have had friends go through this and lost everything. The fact they added flood insurance and insured their tank as what is termed a floater in my state, their company compensated them for 80% or the loss. Is it the same as what you had no, but it’s a start in the right direction and more than if you haven’t. I would add it now before anything starts to happen just to be safe.

Again there are no words that can define or cover what one may go through but losing a friend is unacceptable as to losing a tank. Yes I would be heart broken, I would cry forever and never forgive myself, but if my friends or family lose me, then I couldn’t fathom what they would go through and you could possibly lose the tank even if you stayed behind. You could try and take them, they could stress out and perish in front of you and stress you even more.

Like stated I can’t imagjne what your going through but we all value your as a person your life more than anything else (if you have family lol obviously they are included). Worse case I know I may not have any of the corals that you have or maybe some. But I’m more than happy to frag every coral that can be, and just send them to you once your tank is in good shape again or rebuilt if you lose everything.

Honestly I hate living in Idaho, but that is probably about the only few good things about it. There are no hurricanes or tornadoes, but we have fires non stop, and I would love to live on the coast. I would have to come to terms with myself and tank that if this happens it’s a possibility. But keep us posted and I wish you first to be safe and I hope nothing happens to your home, and your tank.

Sincerely
Sarah

Thank you so much for message. It means a lot. I don’t actually have any corals in my tank. Just 3 clowns, starry blenny, and inverts. As for my friends, I am talking to them as much as I can and hoping they will be alright. Also, tbh I’m not that stressed about the tank(as of now), but more for the friends and others who stayed.

Epic Aquaculture · Sep 13, 2018

cgdcinc said:
I lived on Martinique Dr. two streets behind Looe Key Tiki bar. Love Ramrod key. Place was rocked for sure.

Were you there for the storm, or did you move before that? Here's a pic of Looe Key Tiki bar the day after.

cracker · Sep 13, 2018

Iv'e been to that bar !

Alexx17 · Sep 13, 2018

Here’s where I crap my pants. Okay my starry blenny gone, pepper shrimp gone(probably b/c of starry blenny death). I took levels. Going to do half gallon water change.

MTBake · Sep 13, 2018

Any Prime on hand? Or other ammonia neutralizer? That will buy you some time.

Alexx17 · Sep 13, 2018

MTBake said:
Any Prime on hand? Or other ammonia neutralizer? That will buy you some time.

Nope. Had some quick start at home. I do have nopox but kinda scared to use that.

MTBake · Sep 13, 2018

Alexx17 said:
Nope. Had some quick start at home. I do have nopox but kinda scared to use that.

Don't think nopox will help.

Water change would help more, IMO.

Really wish you guys the best of luck. Hope most pulls through for you. All you can do really is try your best. Worst I get around me is severe thunderstorms in summer and some snow and ice in winter. Nothing like you are dealing with.