cgr124
Community Member
Hello All. Sharing this so hopefully it doesn’t happen to others. I recently set up a second larger nano tank. Purchased high quality equipment. Seeded with rock from my other tank. All was great with a clown, firefish, inverts, and a bunch of corals, some that I moved from my old tank. Been running great for months. I went on a 5 day vacation out of the country, had an auto feeder set up thinking I’d be ok and the outlet my equipment was plugged into failed. I came home to a completely dead tank that smelled atrocious. No filtration or anything for 5 days and everything died. A bit devastating since some of the corals I had for 4 years. I’m going to get the outlet replaced but sharing this for those that are new to this and can be away for days. Either have some kind of battery backup or someone that can check on the fish. I feel terrible about it. I had to throw everything out and clean the tank with vinegar. Hopefully it doesn’t smell tomorrow. I’ll have to start from scratch again. I almost want to quit the hobby because of how I feel. Hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else or this helps someone consider this if they travel.
