Hurricane Sandy

[RAYS REEF]

Hello guys

..hurricane sandy hits us new Yorkers hard.my system had a bad crash,lost everything. :-(...five years in the making ,gone to the stupid hurricane.I have a 90 gallon display tank and a 40 breeder sump/refugium.lots of my coral died off and polluting my water causing other coral to die,it was a mess.after our power was restored, I got to work on my tank,draining all water,throwing out what was left of the died Corals,threw away all sand and even cleaning off the liverock.I am still getting things back together.I can't image how I am going to start all over again,so much stuff I had for years ,is now gone,,,sucks,but IM not giving up just yet,love the hobby to much.little by little,I'll get back there.was thinking of going another route though this time....I will be posting some before and after pics soon..

 

[RAYS REEF]

Here's what it use to look like before the hurricane :-(

 

[Awibrandy]

May I suggest that you make a generator your first purchase.;-)

I also lost my 2 tanks. A 155 gal bow front mixed reef, and a 20 gal. anemones tank!
Before I set my tanks back up I will make a generator my first purchase. These animals depend on us, therefor I will do everything within my power to keep them safe!

Sorry, I just realized you live in manhattan. Is there another way to insure your tank never looses power?

 

[RAYS REEF]

Sorry for your lost ,,i heard of people buying a car battery,converter and solar panels,,i think i will have to purchase these too,pretty soon.

 

[greengny]

Yech!

Sorry to hear about your loss Ray. Your tank was a beauty. I'm in the same situation. Lost 90% of my corals but manged to save my fish. I'm not as enthusiastic as you are about starting over, again. May just need to exist with my 20 gal office nano. If I do restart though, it won't be without some way to ensure survival of the tank during these extreme mother nature events. Good luck to you. John

 

[RAYS REEF]

Thanks John and sorry for you lost as well.was it bad down your way too?

 

[RAYS REEF]

After

 

[Exotic Reef]

I see the sand you talking about dam its really white looks nice

 

[henrystyle]

Lost both my 120g and 30g. Both tanks now cycling again.. I did just pick a generator. I should have had one from before. Procrastination on my part... Like Awi said, these tanks are all on life support. No power = death.

 

[greengny]

Hey Ray, I'm on the North shore of LI. We didnt have the bad flooding that our south shore neighbors had, just power and tree damage. My power was out for 9 days. Many folks are still out. I was able to keep my 104g tank going with battery air pumps but the tank just got too cold. Made an aborted attempt to move rock, corals and fish to my office building but the rock started to cycle. Was able to save 7 out of 8 fish. Sold a few, gave a few away, kept 2. So I think I'll just stick with 20g office nano until the rock re-cycle's and then I'll decide if I want to continue. Many many folks are still suffering the effects of this storm, so I consider myself quite fortunate that I still have my home, but losing the tank and occupants just blows......


Good luck to you with your rebuild. John

 

[RAYS REEF]

@ greengny,,wow 9 days is a long time to wait for power.so have you decided if your going to stay with just the 20 gal,i hope not lol??

 

[RAYS REEF]

o i forgot to mention,my tank is cycling all over again,brown algae is forming through out the aquarium.i remember this from the beginning for my reef and i hated it..