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Originally Posted by GeriDoc http:///t/393316/hmm-this-doesnt-sound-good/60#post_3499809
Update from the storm wars:
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Saturday the electricians at work powered the entire building and moved the cables powering the fish tank to their normal outlets. Unfortunately, they did not know that the GFCI had tripped, so even though the tank got power, the heaters did not. I came in Sunday and the tank was at 54 degrees. The clown and mandarin appeared dead, but responded slightly when I went to remove them, so I left them in the tank and reset the GFCI.
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This morning (Monday) both fish were alive, active, and ate greedily
The corals and inverts - not so much good news. Some corals are clearly dead, and others are retracted. I have seen only one nassarius snail moving - all of the other snails and crabs are dead
. I can't yet tell whether the cleaner clams are alive or not.
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The big decision now is whether to break the tank down and restart, or try to repoopulate the current set up. I'm leaning towards scrubbing all the rock, breaking down the sump and doing a thorough cleaning, and restarting.
I know how you must feel. I remember when my heater shocked everything...I lost so much coral, It was just so heart crushing as I cleaned them out of the tank.
Fingers crossed for the retracted corals, they just might come on out. The main thing is watching for any ammonia spikes from dead critters you couldn't find deep in the rocks. Redoing everything seems like so much work..but if you feel you have to, do what you think best. I had also lost all the fauna and bristle worms from the sand, which put everything in a tail spin. I'm glad your fish are okay, at least you have a little happy moment after the storm.
Originally Posted by GeriDoc http:///t/393316/hmm-this-doesnt-sound-good/60#post_3499809
Update from the storm wars:
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Saturday the electricians at work powered the entire building and moved the cables powering the fish tank to their normal outlets. Unfortunately, they did not know that the GFCI had tripped, so even though the tank got power, the heaters did not. I came in Sunday and the tank was at 54 degrees. The clown and mandarin appeared dead, but responded slightly when I went to remove them, so I left them in the tank and reset the GFCI.
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This morning (Monday) both fish were alive, active, and ate greedily
The corals and inverts - not so much good news. Some corals are clearly dead, and others are retracted. I have seen only one nassarius snail moving - all of the other snails and crabs are dead
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The big decision now is whether to break the tank down and restart, or try to repoopulate the current set up. I'm leaning towards scrubbing all the rock, breaking down the sump and doing a thorough cleaning, and restarting.
I know how you must feel. I remember when my heater shocked everything...I lost so much coral, It was just so heart crushing as I cleaned them out of the tank.
Fingers crossed for the retracted corals, they just might come on out. The main thing is watching for any ammonia spikes from dead critters you couldn't find deep in the rocks. Redoing everything seems like so much work..but if you feel you have to, do what you think best. I had also lost all the fauna and bristle worms from the sand, which put everything in a tail spin. I'm glad your fish are okay, at least you have a little happy moment after the storm.
