Back from the brink

[DonCisco]

Well, talk about keeping NANO Tanks... last month I went on vacation back to Guatemala. I figured 8 days out of the country, left clear instructions, and the tank was pretty much in optimal condition... after 8 months of having the tank under my tutelage it was at its best. Went on vacation, and a good friend of mine stayed here, and her job was to make sure that the water levels were fine. Sounds good so far no?......
HA HA HA,
Well I forgot that you do not let a bi-polar OCD chick take care of anything but a plastic plant.
Well, she thought that the timer wasn't working (since she didn't see it actually feed the tank) so, she took it upon herself to FEED the tank with Flakes...enough so that after she managed to kill (YES KILL) my two gorgeous green chromi and my lovely lubbocks fairy wrasse, she decided to leave my place and dissapear before I came back.
She just left me a note.
As I came in... there was a pervasive smell of matches. HEAVY enough that I could smell it upon coming into the apt. Yes, heavy PO odor, water cloudy enough to look like someone dropped some milk in it. And...about the sand all covered with the uneaten remnants of FLAKE food.
SO... my latest adventure begins.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Sorry Don :sad2: This sux.

 

[TimberTDI]

Don, Where have you been hiding? You should've known better than to have a total newb take care of the tank. I'm sure you could have gotten somebody here to take care of the tank.

Steven

BTW, I know the exact smell you're talking about.

 

[jhale]

:sad2: ohhh the pain

sorry Don, not a good way to come home from a trip :sigh:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

dum a$$ :flirt:... there good for only certain things :biggrin:

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Ouch. I had a similar experience, a friend that is also a neighbor was just supposed to add fresh water and feed the fish every other day. He did all of this just fine, but thinking he was doing me a favor, he turned off my air conditioner during a heat wave to save me money. When I came back EVERYTHING was dead. (This was a long time ago)

Now I print out instructions and tape them to the wall. If they want to do anything not on the instructions they either need to call me or a reef friend to ask first. I also make sure that they know that they better not feed the fish more than specified...

-Alfred

 

[inline6]

Sorry to hear this.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Hey Don ,Welcome back

So srry to hear abou this It sad to know ppl cant follow simply instruction . If you need any help lmk ,i have a few zoos frags to start you off again . LMK if you need anything else

Ronen

 

[daisy]

OOh. i am so sorry... seems like every time i leave the country, my tank dies. it's enough to make us stay home...

Good luck starting over!

 

[House of Laughter]

Don, sorry about the losses - hope you can get it back - let us know where we can help.

House

 

[chazertis]

why'd u like a bi polar OCD woman into your house without supervision? :frown:

 

[Awibrandy]

Sorry to hear such sad news.
This why I don't go away ever.:tank:

 

[SIReefer]

Welcome back Don. Hopefully you had a good trip. I enjoyed meeting a fellow SI reefer at the spring swap. We'll help you start over and you'll come back better than ever.

 

[Vic8361]

SAD, Don let me know when your up and running again so I could hook you up with some stuff.
I hope you had a great time back in your country.

Vic