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Just an update: no more losses. Corals that survived seem to be doing ok. Even many things that were in frag tank. Frag tank drained and most corals were out of water for a while. Treaky’s, Gold hammer, regular hammers, frogspawns, digi, elegance, many zoas, a few sps- all were dry and I thought they were goners- but surprisingly most have opened back up and look ok.
so considering the mess I had and the fears I killed everything- it turned out not nearly as bad as I thought.
I reset AC to energy efficient setting- increases temp to 78- it doesn’t run as long or as hard and tanks have been steady between 79-80 which is a little warm but ok for me. I had ac set at 73- and it had to work over time to keep it there- I believe this is what caused breakers to trip. I also unplugged anything not needed in the fish room- at-lease until we are over this heat wave. Before this week- without ac- tanks didn’t get over 81 max, and was usually 80 or under. I also ripped out the return from the frag tank. It was plumbed to where it went down to the bottom of the tank to “clean” under the racks- so no way to do syphon break. I plumbed in a temporary return just under the water level- will get better bulkhead and Re-do it proper just in case another power failure. But now all returns are close to water surface to it should break syphon before over flow.
but man, I was super bummed. Just glad most everything made it (so far) I thought the worst when it happened. But thankfully it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.
so considering the mess I had and the fears I killed everything- it turned out not nearly as bad as I thought.
I reset AC to energy efficient setting- increases temp to 78- it doesn’t run as long or as hard and tanks have been steady between 79-80 which is a little warm but ok for me. I had ac set at 73- and it had to work over time to keep it there- I believe this is what caused breakers to trip. I also unplugged anything not needed in the fish room- at-lease until we are over this heat wave. Before this week- without ac- tanks didn’t get over 81 max, and was usually 80 or under. I also ripped out the return from the frag tank. It was plumbed to where it went down to the bottom of the tank to “clean” under the racks- so no way to do syphon break. I plumbed in a temporary return just under the water level- will get better bulkhead and Re-do it proper just in case another power failure. But now all returns are close to water surface to it should break syphon before over flow.
but man, I was super bummed. Just glad most everything made it (so far) I thought the worst when it happened. But thankfully it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.
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Sucks man. It just sucks.
When things get stable come over to Long Beach and I will give you some frags. I have a couple I need to clear and I can cut a few more if you like stuff I don't have frags.
I won't get you to where you were, but I can get you a few to start back up. Who knows maybe I have a crash one day and you can give me a frag of stuff I lost back.
When things get stable come over to Long Beach and I will give you some frags. I have a couple I need to clear and I can cut a few more if you like stuff I don't have frags.
I won't get you to where you were, but I can get you a few to start back up. Who knows maybe I have a crash one day and you can give me a frag of stuff I lost back.
