75 Gallon Crash

[clay]

i havent been on in awhile but my 75usg reef tank crashed. it happened due to contamination of the water that i buy from the lfs near where i work. it also happened to 2 other people that get the water from the same people.

 

[GrayScale]

Ouch what a bummer! Did any of theirs crash too?

 

[-Nemo-]

thats a real shame, i'm sorry to hear it. Do you plan on rebuilding?

 

[lljdma06]

That is my worst nightmare. Are you going to rebuild?

I hope so, it wasn't your fault the crash happened.



L

 

[clay]

im not going to rebuild. it would cost me a lot of money. i lost everything including 115 pounds of live rock. im probably just going to turn it into a planted tank. i might in the future go back to saltwater though.

 

[lljdma06]

im not going to rebuild. it would cost me a lot of money. i lost everything including 115 pounds of live rock. im probably just going to turn it into a planted tank. i might in the future go back to saltwater though.

Oh no... I'm so sorry.

Good luck with the planted tank. Don't be a stranger here, though. Your tank was awesome.

L

 

[clay]

thanks but yours is better lol. im probably gonna do a 30 gallon saltwater tank when may rolls around.

 

[lljdma06]

thanks but yours is better lol. im probably gonna do a 30 gallon saltwater tank when may rolls around.

No yours is better. lol

When May comes around, I look forward to a new journal. In the meantime, a planted 75g journal is nice too.

Yeah, I can't imagine the cost of a 75g. I'm lucky, I can fill up my picos with frags.

 

[clay]

lol i love frags i had tons of em. i also look forward to a smaller scale saltwater tank myself. the 75 gallon was pretty big lol

 

[clay]

well im rebuilding after all . the owner of the lfs was horrified at what happened. i guess it took a few days for the employees to tell him. he called me today(i have no idea how he has my number) and told me i could have all the rocks and sand out of an aquarium that he just bought off of craigslist . and he also is giving me a huge discount on whatever i need to rebuild . he also is giving me some frags that came with the tank . im gonna wait a few weeks to get them though. i already went and got the rocks and put them in my tank. they have a lot of algae on them. im so happy that i get to rebuild . if everything goes right i might just be able to rebuild it with little or no cost at all. im feelin pretty lucky right now.

 

[lljdma06]

well im rebuilding after all . the owner of the lfs was horrified at what happened. i guess it took a few days for the employees to tell him. he called me today(i have no idea how he has my number) and told me i could have all the rocks and sand out of an aquarium that he just bought off of craigslist . and he also is giving me a huge discount on whatever i need to rebuild . he also is giving me some frags that came with the tank . im gonna wait a few weeks to get them though. i already went and got the rocks and put them in my tank. they have a lot of algae on them. im so happy that i get to rebuild . if everything goes right i might just be able to rebuild it with little or no cost at all. im feelin pretty lucky right now.

Merry Late Christmas to you!!

Look forward to the new build...

Yeah, I get lucky. I think Miami has some really beautiful frag selection. I just changed my 8g. That tank makes me smile when I look at it. All the colors!

L

 

[MBOU]

Wow!! Thats fantastic news!! What a kind shop keeper too!! Thats awesome!!

Hey... you do realise we need all the compulsory start up photos again

 

[clay]

happy new year to you llj. and i actually completely forgot to take pictures . but i will post some later tonight

 

[-Nemo-]

Yay! Glad that there was a decent guy that realized THEIR mistake!
Look forward to seeing the new tank.

 

[GrayScale]

Thats why I asked if it happened to their tanks. Because if it didnt, I would hope you'd get some discounts or some money back to help pay for damages.

But this is fantastic news! Looking forward to see the new build.