Panic Problem: When and when not to panic?

[Captain Quint]

I am going to the cancer center on November 18th. Ask me after I am done.
Fish tank stuff you act calmly and quickly to save the animals. Same with fires and when the car is upside down.
I guess I have been through some stuff.

Sending positive thoughts and healing vibes for 11-18-20 Ned.

 

[BZOFIQ]

I'd say.... don't panic when you need to panic.

 

[Blknovass]

My at the time 6 year old son nailed the side of my tank with a hit wheel car and took a chunk out of it. Lucky it was acrylic and did not shatter.

 

[Pistol Peet]

When you go downstairs after waking up in the morning and see that all your fish are dead but one barely clinging to life hanging on I panic panic panic panic

 

[FangsAndGames]

Tank bust open in the morning from a seam. More on my build thread for details.

 

[Thunderrap]

Just yesterday had to rush around to find a battery powered air pump after my battery backup died. Never expected tropical storms in north Georgia

 

[TomatoClownfish]

When I saw my Cleaner Shrimp ripping Itself appart the day after I got it. Turned out it was just the shrimp eating its molt. If that was not the case, that would be 35$ down the drain.

 

[dlockert]

I rarely panic, but I do sometimes move with a sense of urgency! Like if all the fish are floating or sinking, breathing hard, etc. I did have some panic in my heart when our 240 gallon tank cracked wide open and spilled all the water and fish on the living room floor. That took almost 6 months to recover from.

 

[Blknovass]

I am going to the cancer center on November 18th. Ask me after I am done.
Fish tank stuff you act calmly and quickly to save the animals. Same with fires and when the car is upside down.
I guess I have been through some stuff.

Good luck stay strong prayers going out to you and ur family

 

[genny1687]

I rarely panic, but I do sometimes move with a sense of urgency! Like if all the fish are floating or sinking, breathing hard, etc. I did have some panic in my heart when our 240 gallon tank cracked wide open and spilled all the water and fish on the living room floor. That took almost 6 months to recover from.

Holy molly, how did a 240g tank cracked open!? How long you had it for at that time?

 

[Rubymoon286]

I had an electrical fire last year due to my hob overflow not picking up the siphon after a blackout -- I bought a back up battery that I keep charged that will run my 10 and 7 gallons (they are plumbed to the same sump) for 6 hours which is either long enough for the power to come back on or for us to get home if the power goes out while we're away. I miraculously only lost equipment with only minimal fire damage to my stand. It could have been much worse.

 

[Biglew11]

I rarely panic, but I do sometimes move with a sense of urgency!

as someone who spent 6 years in the Marines I can relate to this. figure out what needs to happen and what you need to do to make it happen.

 

[FlexingFishSticks]

When your bank statements come in and your significant other sees how much you really spent on corals vs what you said you spent.....

 

[JasonK84]

Ultimately, our source of panic comes from money spent and then lost.

But it can’t just be about money. Don’t we all get attached to our animals? Sure we could get another like it but it’s personality and unique antics wouldn’t be the same in the new fish or animal. I believe it’s always best to be prepared so we aren’t prone to panic and bad decisions that might make the situation worse than doing nothing. But it isn’t just about money. We have lives that we owe everything we can to keep safe. Yes, money buys them but we can’t just have an attitude that money will fix it all or replace it if it dies. That just isn’t the proper thinking here. Cars, sure. living things, no.

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

I cleaned my overflow, put things back, LEFT the room... then herd water being pumped out over the top of my display tank and onto my electrical. I didn’t have the overflow tube primed right and it wasn’t flowing into the sump. After I realized what was happening, I cut the power off and dried everything off. I was lucky only a few gallons were pumped out before I took action and everything electronic still worked. My new KessiI power bar was wet... had just started reefing.

 

[DHill6]

New in the hobby when a strange noise wakes you up, walk into the room while your feet is squishing through the carpet to find most of the water from a 55 bow front on the floor. Anemones, coral, fish white as paper. It was shocking, it hurt, but what are you going to do...remove everything. The smell was horrible, carpeting and padding soaked, threw it out the window. Bottom had cracked completely across like a half moon. LFS fought with manufacturer to replace glass. Then it was sold ASAP.

 

[Bleigh]

I am going to the cancer center on November 18th. Ask me after I am done.
Fish tank stuff you act calmly and quickly to save the animals. Same with fires and when the car is upside down.
I guess I have been through some stuff.

Your in my thoughts! Anything we can send to keep you occupied while you’re there?

 

[Bleigh]

About a year ago I truly panacked

What is that?

 

[DungSl1nger]

But it can’t just be about money. Don’t we all get attached to our animals? Sure we could get another like it but it’s personality and unique antics wouldn’t be the same in the new fish or animal. I believe it’s always best to be prepared so we aren’t prone to panic and bad decisions that might make the situation worse than doing nothing. But it isn’t just about money. We have lives that we owe everything we can to keep safe. Yes, money buys them but we can’t just have an attitude that money will fix it all or replace it if it dies. That just isn’t the proper thinking here. Cars, sure. living things, no.

I know what you’re saying and I agree. We get attached to our pets but I also read a lot of posts where cost makes it’s appearance after a velvet attack or equipment failure.

I hated losing my first clown to an unconfirmed sickness and than my goby to carpet surfing even though they are cheap but If I lost 1000+ dollars on fish in one event would I stay? that’s hard to say.

On a personal note, I am doing what I can to get my first acro to remain viable because I don’t want to lose it (it appears to be coming back) To do so I have been staying on top of maintenance and testing. I also chose to add some KP aquatic rock for bio-diversity. I also added a P4 and KH Director to help monitor the tank for stability, all to provide the best ecosystem possible for my pets. I am also realistic believing that no matter what I do for QT some parasites will slip by or coral dipping some of those animals are not going to make it.

 

[54Dutchman]

As others have noted, you have define panic. I had the side glass crack and the tank leak done to about 3 inches. I found this as I came home about 5:30 PM; the LFS closes at 6:30PM. The LFS is about 45 minutes down the road. Quick trip and was thankful for a on hand tank with the correct footprint. So my pulse jumped up and had think and move fast - if that is panic - I panicked.