horrible fishtank tragedy :(

[fancy123]

Today my fiance and I were out all day shopping and running errands, and when we came home, all of our fish in our tank were dead. Our 3 year old heater must have malfunctioned and the water was beyond HOT!. I am so sad and beside myself. We lost our 3 year old foxface, a 4 year old damsel and a 2 year old clown fish. Not to mention our pencil urchin and all of our turbo snails. Some of our hermit crabs survived but that is it. I am just soo sad. We don't know if we have it in us to start over again in our tank. :/ I just needed to vent! make sure you guys check your tank heaters often. I would hate to see this happen to someone else

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by Fancy123
http:///forum/post/3267438
Today my fiance and I were out all day shopping and running errands, and when we came home, all of our fish in our tank were dead. Our 3 year old heater must have malfunctioned and the water was beyond HOT!. I am so sad and beside myself. We lost our 3 year old foxface, a 4 year old damsel and a 2 year old clown fish. Not to mention our pencil urchin and all of our turbo snails. Some of our hermit crabs survived but that is it. I am just soo sad. We don't know if we have it in us to start over again in our tank. :/ I just needed to vent! make sure you guys check your tank heaters often. I would hate to see this happen to someone else
Sorry Fancy....

 

[mony97]

wow fancy my condolences go out to you, losing fish always make for a very bad few days

 

[ibanez]

Hang in there, vent if you need too, and if you love it, stick with it, it happens, it's nothing you did wrong.

 

[t316]

What was the temperature when you found it?

 

[shrimpy brains]

So sorry! I know how you feel, I had a tank crash a few years ago. I was heartbroken and sure I would just go to fresh and drop some Angelfish in there. After a couple of days, I decided I couldn't give up the saltwater!

 

[al&burke]

Originally Posted by Fancy123
http:///forum/post/3267438
Today my fiance and I were out all day shopping and running errands, and when we came home, all of our fish in our tank were dead. Our 3 year old heater must have malfunctioned and the water was beyond HOT!. I am so sad and beside myself. We lost our 3 year old foxface, a 4 year old damsel and a 2 year old clown fish. Not to mention our pencil urchin and all of our turbo snails. Some of our hermit crabs survived but that is it. I am just soo sad. We don't know if we have it in us to start over again in our tank. :/ I just needed to vent! make sure you guys check your tank heaters often. I would hate to see this happen to someone else
What kind of a heater was it, I had a Marindland Stealth do this too me, fortunately I was home and caught it early. Sorry to here this. Hang in there

 

[mrdc]

Dang, that really sucks when a $30 heater can cause so much damage!!

 

[srfisher17]

Sorry to hear it. This happens more often than we think. I always try to use two heaters, each about 1/2 the wattage needed. That doesn't completely solve the problem, but slows down the heating. A temp/alarm also gives some extra peace of mind.

 

[cranberry]

Woof. Scarey stuff. *hugs her Ranco controllers*

 

[aquaknight]

Had the same thing happen to me as well, twice. Lost a tank full of captive-raised filefish, and then lost 2 really rare Butterflies.

 

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/3267528
Sorry to hear it. This happens more often than we think.
yes sorry to hear. your right, I think 9 out of 10 crashes from established tanks go down from this very reason.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
http:///forum/post/3267733
yes sorry to hear. your right, I think 9 out of 10 crashes from established tanks go down from this very reason.

What else can we do to keep temps stable???

I am beginning to hate heaters. Mine broke and electrocuted my tank. 9 out of 10 overheat and kill everything!!!

 

[cranberry]

Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3267737
What else can we do to keep temps stable???

My Ranco controller protects me against such occurrences.

 

[t316]

My chiller would counter act any heat output that my heater could possilbly produce before I could catch it.

 

[cranberry]

You'd get an audible alert too. You'd be like "Why is my chiller not turning off?"

 

[fancy123]

Thanks for the kind words guys.. i had no idea this happened so much. What is this Ranco controller a few of you spoke of and where can i get 1?? i don't think i'm ready to give up on saltwater fish quite yet...

 

[fishtaco]

Been there too with my 55 freshwater that had some really nice koi angels.
Fishtaco

 

[oceankid]

Hey that was really terrible and horrible, hope you can start all over again...

 

[fretfreak13]

Do you have a reefclub in your area? I'm sure they'd be happy to help you start back up again. I'm sorry for you lost but...when life gets you down you just have to keep on swimmin'. =(