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  1. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Well,I went to turn my lights on today only to find my fish floating and the water was very cloudy.I lifted the lid and it just smelled rotten,i checked my thermometer and it was 96 deg.:angry: I pulled the heater,it was still hot,I also thought i had a tetra or marineland glass heater in there,but when i pulled it out,i forgot it was a stealth 50 watt heater :angry:.Nothing survived.:(

    So anyway,i'd been fighting a good fight with bryopsis and gha issues,so i think i'm gonna take a break and just run it as fw for a while.When things settle down some around here,i'll have everything i need to get it going again.But looking on the bright side,I no longer have algae problems :cheesy:
     
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  2. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    terrible news Grinder37

    I would have assumed nothing at all survived at that temperature

    at temps above 95 even bacteria start dieing off so I have read


    sorry to read about this
    a very frustrating experience

    Steve
     
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  3. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Wow, Grinder, really really sorry to hear that!
     
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  4. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Thanks Steve

    When I pulled everything earlier,most corals was just mush,so it's pretty safe to say nothing lived.I'm not very happy,still kinda in awe about it.
     
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  5. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Thanks Sushigirl,I think i might enjoy the ease of fw for a bit with all I have going on right now,but I have the sw bug and won't resist the urge for too long :)
     
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  6. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    OMG.... I am so sorry to hear that! That is horrible! Bad week for heaters! Hang in there!
     
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  7. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Yeah,yours and all the talk with the stealth heaters,talk about bad timing,and mines not even one of the recalls.But thank you.
     
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  8. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Wow, sorry to hear that. Sucks, you can do everything right and then loose everything do to a stupid piece of equipment :angry:

    Good luck with the fw. Hope we'll see you back with reefs someday :)
     
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  9. jkat21

    jkat21 Bangghai Cardinal

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    WOW..soo sorry to hear the bad news..just try to hang in there.things will get better..
     
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  10. banthonyb71

    banthonyb71 Millepora

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    Hey there...don't worry about this. I have some good news.



    ....I just saved a ton of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico.
     
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