EARTHQUAKE!!
A 7.0 earthquake epicenter less than 30 miles away hit our area yesterday morning. The stand and aquarium fared well, however water was sloshed out, got into an extension cord and tripped the GFCI. Unfortunately, I was out of town and wasn’t able to talk my wife though troubleshooting to get my Apex back online- power was out for 6-ish hours.
So my tank sat without heat or water movement for a good 24 hours. I lost a lot. Flame angel, hippo tang, a clown, cardinal, my hearty Royal Gramma, Glenny the Blenny, banded coral shrimp, a slew of snails and urchins, spiny sea serpent, a couple anemones. Time will tell on the corals. That old sea harbor smell is prominent by the tank.
To put a positive spin on this, I’m thankful my diy stand withstood the quake. Also I’ve been wanting to do some reaquascaping and thin out the livestock- especially my anemones.
WARNING: some images may be disturbing to women and children...
A 7.0 earthquake epicenter less than 30 miles away hit our area yesterday morning. The stand and aquarium fared well, however water was sloshed out, got into an extension cord and tripped the GFCI. Unfortunately, I was out of town and wasn’t able to talk my wife though troubleshooting to get my Apex back online- power was out for 6-ish hours.
So my tank sat without heat or water movement for a good 24 hours. I lost a lot. Flame angel, hippo tang, a clown, cardinal, my hearty Royal Gramma, Glenny the Blenny, banded coral shrimp, a slew of snails and urchins, spiny sea serpent, a couple anemones. Time will tell on the corals. That old sea harbor smell is prominent by the tank.
To put a positive spin on this, I’m thankful my diy stand withstood the quake. Also I’ve been wanting to do some reaquascaping and thin out the livestock- especially my anemones.
WARNING: some images may be disturbing to women and children...