Contest - Sea~Horse~Whisperer

Thank you....me too, if it would have been a total tank crash I would have been disqualified from the contest. Both the singularia (sp?) and the colt coral are going to make it. Woo hoo. I ordered another pair of True percula clowns. They should be in on Thursday if the vendor has them available. I also requested a small carpet anemone. They usually only have bigger carpets. I'll let ya know if / what I get.

Angie

Thats a bummer. Are you going to put the same of everything back in?

I an sorry to hear about your heater issue and the lost fish. Not cool at all. I have heard that could happen but have never paid that much attention. Makes me wonder about the heaters I have in my main reef.

I hope everything you have left pulls through, you tank was looking so nice!

Dave

I'm not sure what I'm going to do at this point. The singularia didn't make it but the colt coral did. I may just let everything recover for a week or so and see how everything looks from there. I also have to talk to the mods to see how much loss is considered a "crash". I don't want to put mmore work into it and find out later that I was disqualified because of the heater issue and the deaths it caused.

In 6 yrs. I have never had a heater kill anything. Just be aware it CAN happen.


Angie

Angie, I am SO sorry to hear about the heater mallfunction and the resulting losses you've suffered!

I can't speak for the judges, but if it were up to me I wouldn't disqualify you. It seems to me that overcoming equipment malfunction and still producing a successful tank would merit some extra credit. ;)

Sorry about that Angie... that's a bummer.

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I can't speak for the judges, but if it were up to me I wouldn't disqualify you. It seems to me that overcoming equipment malfunction and still producing a successful tank would merit some extra credit. ;)

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I agree. This wasn't lack of feeding or knowledge or any other user error. It was an equipment malfunction. I think if you use the same rock and sand your tank should be considered the same. It would be just like trading in all your corals for different ones.

Thank you all for the support. I didn't have to remove any of the rock or the sand. I just removed the corals untill I could get home from work and do some water changes and let the tank "cool off". I put everything back in when I got home. I did a 50% water change. I am STILL worried about a few of my zoanthids. They have not melted away, but they rarely open. It may just take some time for them to recover. I haven't been on the board much due to the fact that I'm trying to get everything done around the house before my surgery on April 10th. I'm so NOT looking forward to it. I asked my boss at work to order me a pair of True Perculas. IF the supplier had them, I should get them Thursday.

Angie

I will be adding updated pics before the end of the month so I don't get DQ'd.

Because of my surgeries not too much has changed besides growth. Next month there will be lots of new stuff.