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02-09-2007, 04:13 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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|  I hate coming back from a trip and finding dead fish...
Got back in town today and walked into my office to a smelly tank. Looked around and found the Soho Tang dead. He seemed fine, maybe hiding a little more than usual on Tuesday when I was last in the office. Up to that point had been a fat and happy guy. The boss of the tank. He was behind a rock and immediately floated to the surface all bloated. That could mean it was something bacterial. Coincidentally the tank was due for it's monthly service today by my LFS, and all the water parameters are spot on. The corals and all the other fish are all happy. I guess it was one of those things. 
RIP
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | 
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02-09-2007, 04:19 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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Well that sucks!! I hate loosing fish. The worst part is now the whole balence of your tank is off. And it will be hard to introduce another. Hope nothing else is wrong, and sorry to hear of your loss,
Michael _________ 15 Gallon Nano, Current USA 80 watt PC Light, Pengiun HOB Refug, Pair of clowns one ocellaris and one purcula!
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02-09-2007, 05:22 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Bummer. I'm sorry for your loss.
Didn't this happen last year too when you came back from a trip? _________ Curt  | |
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02-09-2007, 06:36 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Man, no more trips for you. Your fish just can't handle the separation anxiety.
Sorry, for your loss. Hopefully you can find something else that will enjoy a good long life.
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02-09-2007, 08:18 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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Sorry for the loss, RIP _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
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02-09-2007, 08:49 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 23
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sorry for the loss.
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15 gallon aga
20 pounds lr
35 pounds ls
Current Power quad 96 watt retrofit
ZooMed Powersweep 214
Aquaclear 70 moded into refugium
two trumpet corals (1 light blue, 1 lime green)
star pollyps (pink base with yellow tips, and regular green)
various mushrooms (over 5 types)
metalic green frogspawn
sea mat (aka button polyps)
2 false percs
1 cherub angel (2 1/2 years old)
2 blue legged hermits
2 turbos
2 margarita snails
2 Astrea snails
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02-10-2007, 08:59 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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Originally Posted by inwall75  Bummer. I'm sorry for your loss.
Didn't this happen last year too when you came back from a trip? | I'm on the road all the time, but it sure seems to be the case.
Oh well, I liked that boy, but with a couple dozen fish between all the tanks at any one time I guess I have to expect the occasional death. Aside from the big crash almost 2 years ago (good memory inwall. Time flies eh?) when I was off on vacation for 2 weeks, I don't tend to kill fish. Maybe 1 or 2 a year. Since the crash this makes 3 I recall including a jumper.
Oh well, I've been growing a purple tang in the sump for the office. I've been holding off on introducing him till he got larger because of the Soho. I guess I'll intorduce him on Monday and find another algae eater for the sump/propogation section. | |
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02-12-2007, 07:48 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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Dohhh. sorry for the loss. I got back from cabo last week and now i'm filling out divorce paperwork. Guess it could always be worse :-)
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02-12-2007, 09:47 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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I don't need to worry about that. I can't afford to half my half again. 
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02-12-2007, 12:55 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Blade runner... you need to stop going on vacation or working(hahaha)you fish commit suicide when you are gone!
sorry to hear about your Sohal Tang!!!
Because Tangs don't have scales..it may have been a parasite that led to its demise!!!! Are you going to replace it? _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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