Was it really a "Tank Crash" and how did it happen? What does that mean?
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I also think of "crashed" in terms of a biological issue. But, really, if a heater or chiller malfunctions, which would be mechanical, and your livestock die due to a 95 degree or 50 degree tank, the etiology of the deaths are mechanical, but as organic creatures the deaths are always biological. As I read that over I see that is a dumb thing to say, I mean, if you are hit by a bus or have a massive stroke it is still your body unable to maintain homeostasis that kills you. That was dumb too, but I'm leaving it for laughs.
My sad story: My college roommate and I had 4 tanks in our dorm room senior year, 2 of which were salt. This was 1990, and fish tanks were kind of a thing at our college for some reason, and most of the students had a staff worker feed the tanks over Christmas break. The staff worker I asked did feed my tank, an entire sheet of frozen brine shrimp at one time dumped in. Nothing lived except an extremely healthy bristle worm that was like a foot long. BTW, I blame only myself for this crash, that tank was my responsibility.
My sad story: My college roommate and I had 4 tanks in our dorm room senior year, 2 of which were salt. This was 1990, and fish tanks were kind of a thing at our college for some reason, and most of the students had a staff worker feed the tanks over Christmas break. The staff worker I asked did feed my tank, an entire sheet of frozen brine shrimp at one time dumped in. Nothing lived except an extremely healthy bristle worm that was like a foot long. BTW, I blame only myself for this crash, that tank was my responsibility.
sfin52
So many pedestrians so little time
Than mine was a coral invert/ crash lost 90% of corals and inverts. Dino was told to much phosphate and nitrate. Removed all the po4 and was trying with no3. Yep ended up with dino fish where fine everything else was not. Gsp , finger leather survived and shrooms survived.
Taxus812
Destroyer of corals
As a new reefer I see it as a catastrophic event that renders the tank unable to sustain life for any length of time. What causes the "crash" can be biological, mechanical or accidental. It often occurs rapidly. The one important thing that comes to my mind when I think of a crash is: It is an eminent termination of ALL life. Your tank has not crashed if your corals died but the tank could be crashing.
The biology can die. The life Support systems can fail. Your kids can "feed" the fish soap. None the less if left in that state all life will die. The tanks ability to sustain life has crashed.
ok I got my two cents in
. Now I am going to try and keep my QT from totally crashing since I killed the bacteria and the ammonia is spiking on my one lonely molly in it.
I've had two in my 15 years keeping SW tanks both within the last year:
1) last summer we went on vacation came back to find a tripped GFCI outlet after a thunder storm and a completely dead tank. I would guess there was no power for 4 days based on the weather. Every fish coral/ invert was toast and the whole house stunk so bad I cant even begin to describe it.
2) Last week I was siliconing in baffles into my 40B sump and as I was carrying it to the garage to dry I whacked it on the corner of the counter top. Crash no more sump
1) last summer we went on vacation came back to find a tripped GFCI outlet after a thunder storm and a completely dead tank. I would guess there was no power for 4 days based on the weather. Every fish coral/ invert was toast and the whole house stunk so bad I cant even begin to describe it.
2) Last week I was siliconing in baffles into my 40B sump and as I was carrying it to the garage to dry I whacked it on the corner of the counter top. Crash no more sump
Belgian Anthias
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If one has a car crash it happens suddenly and unsuspectedly> Does it? It happenes fast!
A clogged pump or filter tube may cause a tank crash, heather break down, etc.. Could it be avoided?
Animals may die due to other reasons! Starvation, ilnesses, general tank condition, slow amonia poisening, etc... Is this considdered to be a crash?
A clogged pump or filter tube may cause a tank crash, heather break down, etc.. Could it be avoided?
Animals may die due to other reasons! Starvation, ilnesses, general tank condition, slow amonia poisening, etc... Is this considdered to be a crash?
Yeah I'm smellin what you're steppin in. It may just all be in the eye of the beholder... but it makes sense. I guess the same could be told for the slow killer not being noticed until it's too late, then BAM it's all over in a heartbeat?
With that said, i agree mostly. If you have an obvious, slow decline in tank health... I wouldn't consider that a crash per say. But it might make the tank owner feel better to classify it as such.
120reefkeeper
Reef keeping with Military Precision!
Heater stuck on. This was the pre Apex days.
That’s all I got to say about that .
That’s all I got to say about that .
