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Saddest Day Ever :'( May Just Quit

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44santababy

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Manhattan Reefs
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sanctuary city
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So sorry for your loss, that is a tough pill to swallow for sure. About 3 months ago i added a 18-20 inch red carpet to my tank hoping it would thrive in my setup and hoping my clown fish would host it. It did well for the first two days and i started to notice its mouth turning inside out. I got up the next morning and it wasn't dead, but after looking at it REAL CLOSE, i could literally see it release some type of spew (toxin, gas, chemicals... don't know) all around the entire anemone and then into the water column. I paid big money for this carpet and was delaying as much as possible from pulling it from my tank. After an 1/2 hour of watching this anemone still giving off this gas exchange ( i could see it alter the water clarity) i was forced to pull it. I put this huge red carpet into a 5 gallon pale with tank water and within 15 minutes it was completely dead and destroyed. If i didn't remove it when i did, i think i would of returned home to a completely dead tank. I got lucky and a lesson learned the hard way.
 
Reef Fixations

Reef Fixations

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South Hackensack, NJ
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Get your tank cleaned up and stable again. If stbarnabas has your back, then so do I. Give either of us a call when you're ready and we will let u know what we can do to help.

I can't imagine what u must feel like but I know I'd hope someone would step in to lend a hand if I were in your shoes.

Best of luck!!!
 
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James983

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Long Island
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I hate reading stories like this. This is a trying hobby. So much time, money and heartache goes into maintaining these delicate systems that it seems that disaster is not all that uncommon. I know as my old tank leaked and I lost everything a few years back. I was disheartened and quit. I sold most of my equipment and was happy with not having a tank to worry about.

That lasted for about a year. Then I got the itch again and rebuilt with my current system.

So I understand exactly how you feel. Sometimes a break is good. the only advice I can offer is if you break down, do not sell anything. If you choose to start up again, I will offer you some free SPS frags also. Good luck!
 
REEF MANIA

REEF MANIA

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Manhattan Reefs
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Massapequa NY
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That really sucks. Very sorry for your loss. You had some beautiful fish. I know it hurts now but don't give up. You will miss it too much and it will cost a lot of money to start from scratch in the future. Trust me I gave up about 3 1/2 years ago. I'm just getting back into it. It's such a beautiful hobby. Hang in there. Start by getting your levels squared away. Then go from there. Best of luck whatever you decide.
 
reefs4life

reefs4life

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Manhattan Reefs
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Mahopac, NY 10541 or New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Thanks for all the support guys...I guess that's the beauty of MR

I'm not 100% sure what I will be doing in the next few days, I know for one, I want to keep whatever is alive in the tank happy and healthy. I am trying to get a 35-40 gallon water change going and replacing the carbon. After that I will see how everything reacts and take it from there.

I would love to restock but those fish, especially at that size, are not cheap :(
 
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Chiefmcfuz

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Sorry for your losses dude. I had a similar situation. Keep your head up and move ahead slowly.
 
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