Life sucks!

[greenycrew]

Went away for the last week and had my roommates watch over the tank.... Big mistake. Pump to chiller was majically unplugged. Tank was 95'... Lost at least half of my stock in the display... Trying to hold back the tears....
This is really the first big catastrophe I have ever had.

How do you recover? I can barely look at the tank without feeling a little sick and saddened.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

WOW your roommates are DOUCHEBAGS..that really sucks bro. I don't know what to say other than get new roommates lol

 

[richardhmc]

that does suck bro. throw em into the tank with the dead fish. sorry to hear that.

On the bright side (If you need one) you can think of the new things you can put in there now. Put in fish that you couldn't before

 

[fcamargo6thave]

hey sorry this happenned any way you can run the return pump straight to the chiller so this doesnt happen again

 

[richardhmc]

hey sorry this happenned any way you can run the return pump straight to the chiller so this doesnt happen again

I think he means that the power cord to the pump was unplugged. not that the pump connected to the chiller was disconnected

 

[greenycrew]

yup power cord to the pump was disconnected. Have no clue how that happened. Just one of those things I guess.

 

[greenycrew]

Its funny how I never thought a $400 net controller was worth it until now!

 

[greenycrew]

I think I'm done with adding any fish -its the dead corals that really bother me though. I guess sps and 95' dont work too well. They do look kinda creepy though all pearly white.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

something still coulda got unplugged but a controller or atleast an in/behind cabinet power strip w/ surge protector and timer for lights is def worth the small investment

take the dead corals and throw'em in your fuge atleast they will be useful and out of site

 

[greenycrew]

Thats whats so weird. The power strip is behind the cabinet and the lights are on a timer. I guess no one bothered to look at temp probe or chiller. My guess is one of em was trying to turn on the lights and accidentally unplugged it.

 

[richardhmc]

if its unplugged then maybe someone just unplugged it and used it as a spot to plug whatever they needed

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

if its unplugged then maybe someone just unplugged it and used it as a spot to plug whatever they needed

that's what I figured

 

[BILBO913]

I agree with richard throw your roomates into the tank. and sorry to hear bout your loss

 

[anthony27]

beat them with the dead coral.

 

[Dre]

beat them with the dead coral.

Not so fast Anthony lmao.He didn't say he left specific instructions for his roomies, so may be they didn't know better.Next time if there is a next time leave specific instructions on what to do, what not to do and a contact phone no.I went on vacation and left my wife in charge of my 10 gal.African Cichlid fry tank ,some of the water evaporated and the HOB filter started to make noise so my wife decided to take out the heater and put it on the floor still pluged in ,lmao now.No casualties though.

 

[jerl77]

1+ douchebag

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

i feel your pain

 

[dubs]

i feel ur pain man it def suck when u leave ur pride and joy and come back and it half dead