Shallow 80g SPS Build

ScottB · Dec 7, 2020

I followed this thread for a long time; not sure how it dropped out of my notifications, but I picked up on your "blood bath" thread. So sorry, again.

I really hope you achieve some sort of understanding about the cause of the crash. ICP show anything?

And yeah, she has a point about exercise helping with the PTSD. Followed by the Guiness.

InvaderJim · Dec 12, 2020

Wow that's devastating. Let us know if and what you figure out caused it.

Leishman · Feb 8, 2021

It’s been two months since my Acro Bloodbath. The wife wants me to rebuild. Not sure I have the energy. This one hurt.
One acro lives on. Lost several fish. Lost ~15 heads of gold hammer. Been doing this for 20 years. Maybe it’s time to get out.

Trey · Feb 9, 2021

Leishman said:
It’s been two months since my Acro Bloodbath. The wife wants me to rebuild. Not sure I have the energy. This one hurt.
One acro lives on. Lost several fish. Lost ~15 heads of gold hammer. Been doing this for 20 years. Maybe it’s time to get out.

Wow bro.. so sad. Your tank was absolute fire! Would love to see a rebuild.
So what were the results of the ICP test? Any idea what caused the crash? Probably cooking 30 hot dogs if I had to guess

chopper320 · Feb 9, 2021

Omg I just read this whole thread and was going to comment on how beautiful your tank is. I didn’t expect to see this ending. So sorry you experienced that!
Did you ever figure out the cause?

I think you have to regroup and rebuild it! You’ll always miss it if you don’t.

LaxFrags · Feb 9, 2021

I hope you stay in. That was an amazing tank, you can get there again.

Leishman · Feb 9, 2021

Trey said:
Wow bro.. so sad. Your tank was absolute fire! Would love to see a rebuild.
So what were the results of the ICP test? Any idea what caused the crash? Probably cooking 30 hot dogs if I had to guess

ICP was good across the board. Only cooked dogs in the garage so far. Poker room is closed for covid

Leishman · Feb 9, 2021

Grabloids said:
Did you ever find the cause of the failure?

No clue. That's what's so demoralizing.

ScottB · Feb 9, 2021

Leishman said:
No clue. That's what's so demoralizing.

Around the same time there were a handful of other very well established stick tanks melting fast. Most with no proximate cause. Baffling.

Mellotang · Feb 9, 2021

Maybe something added to The source water in your area that was getting past RO

I’ve seen instances where water lines in a building were treated and descaled with chemicals, eventually it got to My source water and I was screwed

it wiped out a whole freshwater tank

only reason I’d suspect that is because you said your DI was shot. You seem to Me like someone Who is aware of their DI lifespan so if it went quicker than Normal I’d suspect a bad membrane. Membranes go quickly when something gets past the carbon blocks.

i run a lot Of tanks and almost always can link
Mysterious death, recession, red algae to RO issues.

it also seems like a lot happened in a quick time, over feeding, lights on for 48 hrs, DI media shot.

corals look lighter almost pastel toward the end in your pics.

Ive also noticed sometimes I have the best coloration on SPS right before a crash. Strange pastels I’ve never seen, It’s like they’re giving it all they got to survive. Maybe it’s a result of struggling to photosynthesize or photo-inhibition or something else that sounds like I know what im Talking about.

regardless, you’re a skilled reefer and I know It hurts losing an SPS tank but I think if you take a break you will come back stronger.

sorry

chizerbunoi · Feb 9, 2021

I know it’s tough about what happened. But I suggest that you just leave things as they are now and ignore. Just feed the fish and do very basic maintenance. Don’t add any further coral livestock. Let the glass get dirty.

You have been in the hobby for 20 years. It’s clearly a passion. Just spend less time on it for now and over time your feelings might change again. I find when I shift my focus elsewhere, I come back stronger when I am ready again. I would just hate to see you start over again if you decided to shutdown and sell everything off.

VR28man · Feb 9, 2021

Yeah Leishman, I know this is hard - especially since you don't know what the cause is. This is a time when you'll naturally sit back and assess what your next steps are.

Still, your tank was awesome and I think you'd enjoy having a reef in the future. If anything, maybe this is a time to consider a different configuration that might spark your interest. (that said, I think the 80g shallow is an awesome tank design)