The survivor thread - Page 2

Navyblue · 02/23/2010, 11:20 AM

I started this thread to get an idea what are the hardiest fishes out there and wanted to fill up my pretty empty tank. After reading this thread I bought myself a pair of royal grammas and a lionfish.

One of them seem to have ich so I am treating them with Cupramine. I didn't realise that my copper test kit is expired for some time. After 1 day of testing I realised that there is something wrong with the test kit. I finally got a new test kit just now and found out that my copper is at 1 ppm, twice the recommended dosage. The royal grammas are in there for almost 3 days but they seemed to look fine, the lionfish that I got the same day was dead on the second day.

reindan · 02/23/2010, 01:54 PM

This past Halloween my wife and I got home from a party at about 1am. Ten minutes later I heard a loud 'pop' from the living room. When I went to investigate I was treated to my 100gl reef draining through a crack that went the length of the bottom of the tank. I managed to save about 10 gallons of water in a large bucket, and tossed all the coral I could grab into a 37gl corner tank I was setting up at the time. It took about 5 minutes for that 100gl to empty. I don't even want to think what would have happened had I not had that empty tank waiting to finish its cycle, or if we had stayed at that party for another 20 minutes.

Dead: 2 firefish that hid under the biggest rock in the tank so i couldn't get to them before it was too late, several ricordia, mushrooms, two different birdsnest and others I still can't remember.

Survivors: Pair of Mated Clowns, Kohl Tang, YWG, Bangaii Cardinal, Madarin, and most of my softies and LPS.

Sheol · 02/23/2010, 06:53 PM

Well, mine was recent. Short in Heater right after New Years. Did not pay attention. Almost everything dead or dying.
Survivors: A. ocellaris clown
Yellow tail damsel ( at least until he tried to boss around a couple of recent additions, but I suppose that was justifiable. Live like a damsel, die like a damsel. Actually, he was peaceful before the crash. But I digress..)
One section of my Red Favia..
The watermelon mushrooms, who are quickly recolonizing. These things are the ultimate survivors! Trying to get rid of them like I was? You have my sympathy.

Matthew

02/23/2010, 11:20 AM	#26
Navyblue Low maintenance first Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,790	I started this thread to get an idea what are the hardiest fishes out there and wanted to fill up my pretty empty tank. After reading this thread I bought myself a pair of royal grammas and a lionfish. One of them seem to have ich so I am treating them with Cupramine. I didn't realise that my copper test kit is expired for some time. After 1 day of testing I realised that there is something wrong with the test kit. I finally got a new test kit just now and found out that my copper is at 1 ppm, twice the recommended dosage. The royal grammas are in there for almost 3 days but they seemed to look fine, the lionfish that I got the same day was dead on the second day.

02/23/2010, 01:54 PM	#27
reindan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chico, California Posts: 70	This past Halloween my wife and I got home from a party at about 1am. Ten minutes later I heard a loud 'pop' from the living room. When I went to investigate I was treated to my 100gl reef draining through a crack that went the length of the bottom of the tank. I managed to save about 10 gallons of water in a large bucket, and tossed all the coral I could grab into a 37gl corner tank I was setting up at the time. It took about 5 minutes for that 100gl to empty. I don't even want to think what would have happened had I not had that empty tank waiting to finish its cycle, or if we had stayed at that party for another 20 minutes. Dead: 2 firefish that hid under the biggest rock in the tank so i couldn't get to them before it was too late, several ricordia, mushrooms, two different birdsnest and others I still can't remember. Survivors: Pair of Mated Clowns, Kohl Tang, YWG, Bangaii Cardinal, Madarin, and most of my softies and LPS.

02/23/2010, 06:53 PM	#28
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,610	Well, mine was recent. Short in Heater right after New Years. Did not pay attention. Almost everything dead or dying. Survivors: A. ocellaris clown Yellow tail damsel ( at least until he tried to boss around a couple of recent additions, but I suppose that was justifiable. Live like a damsel, die like a damsel. Actually, he was peaceful before the crash. But I digress..) One section of my Red Favia.. The watermelon mushrooms, who are quickly recolonizing. These things are the ultimate survivors! Trying to get rid of them like I was? You have my sympathy. Matthew