chumit
09-25-2008, 11:25 PM
Hi, I'm visiting here for the first time after googling dorsal fin erosion on my yellow tang and finding a thread posted about it on this site. I haven't done all the husbandry that I should, due to trying to put too many coals in the fire. I'm raising 4 kids, going to dog obedience training with a puppy, working part-time, and managing a large, expensive house with acreage. So my little salt water fish tank of 65 gal, Fish, Coral and live rock tank is on the back burner, merely survivng. To avoid absolute negligence, I have come to this site to seek wisdom.
I am not very far along in the hobby, only 4 years, and did have a beautiful and successful tank for two years until this past summer in early August, when a heat wave crashed the tank by killing all the corals. I never expected the room to get that hot, and so did not leave the air conditioner on when I left that morning. The room temp. and consequently water temp was too high (over 90) and almost everything slowly died over the next three days. I tried to cool it down with ice, and salvage it, but slowly every coral died and poisoned the tank, thus killing all the other fish that otherwise might have survived. I lost all the soft corals, (which were flourishing, multiplying and competing for light) several large mushrooms, colt coral, tons of pulsating xenia covering all the top rocks, lots of Kenya tree corals, and two large beautiful bunches of sun corals, consequently killing all my fishy friends... scopis tang, 2 clarki clowns, a mandarin, a flame dart fish, 5 green chromis and 3 cleaner shrimp,...etc. all died from overheating. :headshake2:
That is my sad story and I am still grieving, but have started over again, cleaning all the live rock off, rinsing the live sand bed. I came here for inspiration to carry on. So far I have bought NO corals and only have 3 blue chromis, a yellow tang, and a big naso tang and the hard core yellow button polyps and two feather dusters that survived the ordeal.
I will take all comments with the patience of age (I'm 54) and with the humbleness of a novice. I hold no pretence to know everything/// I am not a marine biologist... and only an interested hobbyist who loves the beauty of God's creation and want to bring a little piece of it inside my home. So anyone can feel free to offer advice, condolences, or inspiration. Thanks, ahead of time 4 lending a listening ear.
I am not very far along in the hobby, only 4 years, and did have a beautiful and successful tank for two years until this past summer in early August, when a heat wave crashed the tank by killing all the corals. I never expected the room to get that hot, and so did not leave the air conditioner on when I left that morning. The room temp. and consequently water temp was too high (over 90) and almost everything slowly died over the next three days. I tried to cool it down with ice, and salvage it, but slowly every coral died and poisoned the tank, thus killing all the other fish that otherwise might have survived. I lost all the soft corals, (which were flourishing, multiplying and competing for light) several large mushrooms, colt coral, tons of pulsating xenia covering all the top rocks, lots of Kenya tree corals, and two large beautiful bunches of sun corals, consequently killing all my fishy friends... scopis tang, 2 clarki clowns, a mandarin, a flame dart fish, 5 green chromis and 3 cleaner shrimp,...etc. all died from overheating. :headshake2:
That is my sad story and I am still grieving, but have started over again, cleaning all the live rock off, rinsing the live sand bed. I came here for inspiration to carry on. So far I have bought NO corals and only have 3 blue chromis, a yellow tang, and a big naso tang and the hard core yellow button polyps and two feather dusters that survived the ordeal.
I will take all comments with the patience of age (I'm 54) and with the humbleness of a novice. I hold no pretence to know everything/// I am not a marine biologist... and only an interested hobbyist who loves the beauty of God's creation and want to bring a little piece of it inside my home. So anyone can feel free to offer advice, condolences, or inspiration. Thanks, ahead of time 4 lending a listening ear.