lightningstrike

thxs to all for the moral support, esp to AT....... you know why. for now, i juz wanna rest. work in japan is killing me. thoughts of my tank make it worse. whether i make a comeback or not, it depends......... but most likely i will. coz i m a reefaholic as i m a westiholic.

happy birthday amidst the chaos....... chaos in my tank i meant.....

latest updates from my nannies, abt only 5 to 10% of my sps survived. most softies survived. abt 80% lps survived. abt 80% of ric floridas survived. (yes, the rare yellow and tri banded color ones survived.) the one and only teardrop maxima in my tank survived. no reported casualty in LS. water is still a little milky and smelly......... reported water parameters: temp: 27 deg. (new chiller) dKH: ??? Ca: ??? NO3: 25ppm water change is undergoing at the current moment as i speak. 4 large packs of GAC in sump. 2x polyfilters in sump. skimmer running tirelessly. that's abt it. had to cycle 1 km to make this call to my nannies at this time.

with 4x maxijets and a tunze, 2x aquabee 2000, i really dunno. but it was reported to be 32 degrees when my fiancee saw it in the morning ard 6 a.m.

the link to how my tank used to be like, is in as per signature. this is one of the reasons why i am so cheng-sim. i m all but well defeated.

cloudiness of tank in the aftermath of the crash.

bucket full of rtn sps.

rtn staghorn colony.

another.....

rtn acro. taken from nanny's mobile phone cam.

this is it fellow reefers, i'm done for. juz a sad update. i hv received information from my nannies that my tank crashed (or u might wanna say 1/2 crash on wednesday morning ard 4 a.m). Reason being chiller stopped running and temperature rosed up to 32 degrees celsius b4 anyone can do anything abt it. my fiancee discovered it and called my nannies. roughly at ard 6 a.m, my nanny no 1 (who has been reefkeeping since abt 13 years ago) came over to my place to check out the situation, by then, almost 1/2 of my sps collection were wiped out due to the sudden surge in temp. he quickly took out all the sps which showed signs of rtn and change a few buckets of freshly mixed saltwater immediately......... tank water was smelling very bad it seems. he then proceed on home to catch some sleep as he needs to work later. nanny no 2 came over at abt 11 am, measured the water parameters, changed another 2 pails of SW. added in 1 polyfilter to the sump and 4 packets of GAC. threw away another 5 sps. nanny no 3 came over at ard 1 pm, took whatever that could be salvaged including my remaining surviving sps and all of my ric floridas collection, but as of now, it seems that only abt 1/2 of the sps he took r surviving and also almost 1/2 of the ric floridas hv oredi melted away. nanny no 4 took 1/2 day leave from work, went to buy a new chiller for me, installed it at abt 3pm, checked the water parameters and took some more sps he felt could be saved. took some of my lps too and threw away some more sps and lps. so far no casualty to my LS with the exception of some cleaner shrimps and assorted snails. estimated loss to be ard 3 to 4k. it's not juz the monies, but more importantly, the effort that has been put in. nannies will be over at my place again tonite to monitor the situation and the next best step to take. kudos to all my nannies, juz really wanna express my gratitude to all of u. although not much can be done or salvaged, but i know u hv oredi done ur best. though i was more or less mentally prepared for this situation to arise, but i m still in awe. well now, i feel so "cheng-sim" (saddened and discouraged)....... really dunno how to carry on reefing from here forth. hope i dun get flamed for this addition to my thread. it's not crap talk, but juz to update ppl who r concerned abt me and to express my heartfelt thks to those who hv cared and helped in anyway. would also appreciate if reefers can stop adding oil to fire by saying "told u so" and that kind of stuff. dun bug me for the id of my nannies too, as i would hv wanted them to remain annoymous right from the start. signing off sadly from jepun....... LS.

fill the u tube up wif water to the brim on both ends, secure both the ends tightly wif cutouts of plastic bags and rubber bands, invert the u pipe (now a n pipe) to make sure it is not leaking. put the pipe into as per norm position in ur i-box. use a chopstick to push out the rubber bands and remove the plastic cutouts on both ends. presto!!! siphon is working!!! if still dun understand, give Ian a ring.

i second with this suggestion, myself hv been doing that all along. u might wanna give that a try....... u might be surprised at the results.

excessive feeding oso contributes to cyano. u might wanna keep that in check.

nice!!! alan...... errrr..... but i think that's a monti-cap.....not cup coral.... new bulb??? issit the one we bulk ordered??? forget what u bought liaoz.... pls kindly enlighten me.

IMHO, i would suggest u to continue using ur MH. only 1 simple reason, u r leaving for studies soon....... why waste the monies? 8x 54W doesn't comes cheapo too....... the monies can be put to better use elsewhere. juz a friend's advice and 2 cents. (btw, this comes from urs truely who bought 2x sps on impulse juz days b4 i left for jepun) the colors were juz 2 swee, cannot resist.

Ruwal, i think bio-ocean carries this brand....... maybe u wld like to check it out from justin or kenny?

thxs moron_clown and iewnehz....... do pop me a pm in Dec (faraway) , r both welcomed to my humble lodge to view my tank....... if it is still ard. and i believe it will be, wif all the TLC it's getting from my nannies.

yup...... coloring up and growing....... but of coz........ other parameters r equally as impt for sps to thrive.

hmmmm...... if u dun believe ammonia is that toxic, u can always try to put a little frag of whatever hardiest coral u can find into a container and piss in it....... c what happens the next day. juz joking!!!

hi boss, the last time u hv been to my humble lodge was almost abt 5 mths ago liaoz........ of coz a little different as i hv moved on....... yup, hv many many more wks to go b4 i can c my beloved reef tank, doggie son....... did i forget to mention my fiancee??? Oops!!! Daddy's gonna be home soon!!!

hi ryz, as per breed named West Highland WHITE Terrier. maintenance is needed of coz. rics overgrowing??? hmmm....... try asking again when i come back in dec.

hmmmm....... was beginning to dislike the golden dascyllus damselfish...... big bully in my tank.

when u leaving for the states and for how long???? hmmmm..... i can volunteer my service when i return from jepun........ but of coz u hv the services of other pros... and yes...... a great big thank you to all my nannies..... irregardless of the outcome of my reef tank when i return.

yes bro, pics pls....... m waiting eagerly to c ur tank.