FuEl Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Someone just shoot me. This is what happens when you top up water to your sump from a tap and conveniently forget about it. First pic shows black ocellaris. Second pic the black ocellaris have all been buried in perculas. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member onizukaa Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 omg bro!!! to the fishes cheer up and breed more to make up for the death you caused jiayou jiayou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 sad.. are the parents ok? Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 The parents are ok, they are in a separate system. Don't know why but losing 1000-2000 fish like this does'nt seem to affect me as bad as I thought it would. I'm just telling myself : "s**t happens, just move on". Probably need to pop some pills to boost my memory as well. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 The parents are ok, they are in a separate system. Don't know why but losing 1000-2000 fish like this does'nt seem to affect me as bad as I thought it would. I'm just telling myself : "s**t happens, just move on". Probably need to pop some pills to boost my memory as well. thats really is an huge number. luckily the parents are good. yeah s**t happens all the time, don't get dishearted. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 Sorry for your loss... I do make notes on Post-Its to remind me of tasks that I need to do with my tank. Perhaps you can think of a way to help remind you. Alarms are good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Sorry for your loss... I do make notes on Post-Its to remind me of tasks that I need to do with my tank. Perhaps you can think of a way to help remind you. Alarms are good too. I should probably be wearing an electric choker that will shock me each time my sump tank overflows. 2kg+ worth of clownfish gone in just less than 12 hours. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 That's quite some loss you got there. But I'm sure you come back stronger than before. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 OMG... Hope you get over it soon... Lucky the parents are in a seperate system... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted July 3, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted July 3, 2010 cheer up cheese fries for the soul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Oh my! But i'm relieve to hear tat the parents are ok, so u can start over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Looks like this will be a very good lesson to me. Rather I lose 1000+ fish now than 10,000+ fish next time. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member onizukaa Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 Looks like this will be a very good lesson to me. Rather I lose 1000+ fish now than 10,000+ fish next time. yea bro! very positive way to look at it jiayou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsony Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Someone just shoot me. This is what happens when you top up water to your sump from a tap and conveniently forget about it. First pic shows black ocellaris. Second pic the black ocellaris have all been buried in perculas. Sorry to hear your loss. I also had the same problem with direct tap water in the past. Now Kiaxi, store tap water for 1 - 2 days before WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted July 3, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted July 3, 2010 Sorry to hear your loss. I also had the same problem with direct tap water in the past. Now Kiaxi, store tap water for 1 - 2 days before WC. he top up with water from a DI unit. but he left it running and forgot about it. so his salinity drop until very low. that's why this accident happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 sorry to hear that.. may the fries Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member desideria Posted July 3, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 3, 2010 omg... so sorry to hear about this.. I see I am also sad. oh dear..... thank god all seperate system ... at least that's a small consolation. Quote Cheers, Desi Sheldon (TBBT): A little misunderstanding? Galileo and the Pope had a little misunderstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Good thing is I managed to save around 3 black ocellaris, 17 percula clowns. I learnt that clownfish are really tough things. They were half dead in 1.005 s.g, I put them straight into 1.020+ s.g seawater in like few seconds and after an hour all are behaving normally and even feeding. They did'nt die from sudden salinity shock surprisingly. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Sorry for your loss truly bro! GOD! Just be careful next time yeah. Or why not install a float switch for your DI unit to your sump. Auto cut off the moment the water is topped up to the correct level? How does that sound to you bro? Anyway, for your clowns. Come back stronger yeah! (: Peace out bro. Happy Reefing, Marc J Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Milch_Tan Posted July 4, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted July 4, 2010 Good thing is I managed to save around 3 black ocellaris, 17 percula clowns. I learnt that clownfish are really tough things. They were half dead in 1.005 s.g, I put them straight into 1.020+ s.g seawater in like few seconds and after an hour all are behaving normally and even feeding. They did'nt die from sudden salinity shock surprisingly. Hey bro, sorry to hear of your losses, may they be in fishy heaven guess mother nature has constructed all living creatures to have that fighting will to survive and overcome extreme conditions, and your remaining clowns are prime example of it! Quote " The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people! " Randy Pausch, (The Last Lecture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzat Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Good thing is I managed to save around 3 black ocellaris, 17 percula clowns. I learnt that clownfish are really tough things. They were half dead in 1.005 s.g, I put them straight into 1.020+ s.g seawater in like few seconds and after an hour all are behaving normally and even feeding. They did'nt die from sudden salinity shock surprisingly. It's interesting that the babies did not die from salinity shock. What are their age and what salinity were they in before the incident happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 It's interesting that the babies did not die from salinity shock. What are their age and what salinity were they in before the incident happened? Between 1.016 and 1.018. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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