Lost most of livestock due to storm.

shag26272 · 09/03/2008, 01:20 PM

Anything I can do besides water changes? Luckily I dont have sand. Power was off around a day and a half before I could get the generator on it. All my SPS are dead except a few montis that I hope pull through.

widmer · 09/03/2008, 01:24 PM

What was it that killed them? Temp go too high or low? Sorry about your loss.

shag26272 · 09/03/2008, 01:25 PM

Wasn't the temp. I guess no oxygen

scapes · 09/03/2008, 02:12 PM

we lost our power w/ Fay a week ago for 8 hours. Luckily I had bought a battery powered pump and was swapping them between my two tanks. best investment next to my generator.

Sorry for the losses shag....

reefnewbster · 09/03/2008, 02:54 PM

dont cry mike, ian will bring you some stuff to stare at for a while

shag26272 · 09/03/2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally posted by reefnewbster
dont cry mike, ian will bring you some stuff to stare at for a while

well being he lives a few blocks away I doubt it

Sk8r · 09/03/2008, 03:17 PM

Run carbon, run a diatom filter if you've got it, do water changes. SO sorry to hear.

shag26272 · 09/03/2008, 03:20 PM

Ups has a gallon of carbon for me, hopefully they will deliver it tomorrow

widmer · 09/03/2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by shag26272
well being he lives a few blocks away I doubt it

LOL

Anyways, it really sucks to learn things the hard way, I know that in the greater picture I have plenty of times over. I guess now you know how valuable a cheap battery operated air pump can be.

bubbly · 09/03/2008, 03:46 PM

I would turn the lights off to help the monti survive.

I had a power outage for two days, and I lost most of a nice orange plating monti. (along with half of the rest of the tank)

The parts that survived were a frag at the bottom of the tank, and the "shaded" parts of the plating monti (which I did not know survived, but when I finally knocked the dead parts off, the shaded area was doing fine and growing).

The monti intially looked ok after the outage, but then started looking progressively worse, and all the high-light exposed areas died, so there must be some kind of stress that light creates that doesn't hurt the healthy ones.

Anyone care to comment?

shag26272 · 09/05/2008, 02:22 PM

yes, I decreased the photoperiod, a few of the acros still have flesh on the tips so Ill see what happens. I tossed alot of them that were definitely gone. Montis are still looking good along with a few other LPS

nrike · 09/05/2008, 02:30 PM

sorry to hear that.

shag26272 · 09/05/2008, 02:31 PM

yeah, I guess I might try to pick up a frag pack when I get some money, just so it doesnt look so empty. Im angry because everything was doing so well. I now have a battery air pump and am thinking about ordering a Vortech backup battery if I get a chance.

09/03/2008, 01:20 PM	#1
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	Lost most of livestock due to storm. Anything I can do besides water changes? Luckily I dont have sand. Power was off around a day and a half before I could get the generator on it. All my SPS are dead except a few montis that I hope pull through. __________________ .

09/03/2008, 01:25 PM	#3
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	Wasn't the temp. I guess no oxygen __________________ .

09/03/2008, 03:17 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Run carbon, run a diatom filter if you've got it, do water changes. SO sorry to hear. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/03/2008, 03:20 PM	#8
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	Ups has a gallon of carbon for me, hopefully they will deliver it tomorrow __________________ .

09/05/2008, 02:22 PM	#11
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	yes, I decreased the photoperiod, a few of the acros still have flesh on the tips so Ill see what happens. I tossed alot of them that were definitely gone. Montis are still looking good along with a few other LPS __________________ .

09/03/2008, 01:24 PM	#2
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	What was it that killed them? Temp go too high or low? Sorry about your loss.

09/03/2008, 02:12 PM	#4
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	we lost our power w/ Fay a week ago for 8 hours. Luckily I had bought a battery powered pump and was swapping them between my two tanks. best investment next to my generator. Sorry for the losses shag....

09/03/2008, 02:54 PM	#5
reefnewbster Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 33	dont cry mike, ian will bring you some stuff to stare at for a while

09/03/2008, 03:46 PM	#10
bubbly Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 331	I would turn the lights off to help the monti survive. I had a power outage for two days, and I lost most of a nice orange plating monti. (along with half of the rest of the tank) The parts that survived were a frag at the bottom of the tank, and the "shaded" parts of the plating monti (which I did not know survived, but when I finally knocked the dead parts off, the shaded area was doing fine and growing). The monti intially looked ok after the outage, but then started looking progressively worse, and all the high-light exposed areas died, so there must be some kind of stress that light creates that doesn't hurt the healthy ones. Anyone care to comment?

09/05/2008, 02:30 PM	#12
nrike Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: cerritos ca Posts: 432	sorry to hear that. __________________ NemoHoes Current Tank Info: 120g mix

09/05/2008, 02:31 PM	#13
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	yeah, I guess I might try to pick up a frag pack when I get some money, just so it doesnt look so empty. Im angry because everything was doing so well. I now have a battery air pump and am thinking about ordering a Vortech backup battery if I get a chance. __________________ .