minchton Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Just over a month ago I had a tank of discus and Frontosa's. The heater blew and I lost the whole tank. With generous help from others I reset the tank up. :lol: Last week it was a small fire which fortunately only cost me a saltwater skimmer They say things come in three's. Well they are right. Early this week I went out to the fishroom to find it completely switched off. Reset the fuse and checked later. Still going so it is safe to go to bed. First thing next morning out to the fishroom and all off again. :evil: Start from scratch. Take the airpumps apart and check they are working and replace the diaphrams just in case. Restart and keep a watch. Overnight it goes again. Test through everything, lights, pumps, and heater. all seem to be going ok so switch back on but out it goes again. Replace the heater with a new one. Finally track the problem to a faulty 4 plug board and get the room up and running again. By this stage I have lost three tanks of fish. Check the room hourly and every thing is running sweet. Finally last night at 11pm recheck the room and find the room like an oven (38degrees) and all the tanks are full of hot water and dead fish. The thermostat on the heater was faulty and did not switch off. Today we have spent most of the day emptying tanks and burying heaps of fish. Angels, cory's, cichlids, guppies, bristlenose, a 12inch pleco, neons and whatever. From thirty tanks we are now down to six that I managed to save. Needless to say that the fishroom will now become that extra space for storage that we always wanted. :lol: To Mystic this is now a good time for me to reread your posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anthony Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 oh gutted mitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 hi mitch, craig and i are so sorry ,but don't give up on your fishies,did you loose the front's? if yes we will replace them mate. shelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 This is one of the posts we all dread reading Mitch.. So sorry for your losses, and hope your post will warn others of the devastation that a few simple items can cause. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 It is times like this you wonder why you keep fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 I am so sorry to hear that Mitch - what an awful loss. Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Oh dear I am also so sorry for your losses. I felt like crying when i read your post. i couldn't imagine anything like that happening to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that. In all my years I haven't heard of a loss like that. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 so sorry mate , i lost one discus this week and felt sickened , i can't imagine what you felt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Condolences Mitch. my sympathies are with you..... makes you wonder whether going cold water would be better. Well with so many people here willing to help I am sure that fishroom will be up and running again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 I'm so sorry to hear of such a major loss minchton, i have some GBA here that you are welcome to if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 After all that bad luck, you deserve to have something 'once in a lifetime' lucky happen! Take care MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Oh my gosh...I am so sorry for your loss ...but it is clear you did your best to try and save your fishies and you should be congratulated for that...I'm sure there are some who wouldn't give a rat's *&^% what went wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 sorry to hear about you disaster(s), I hate even to lose a neo so it must suck big time for you, sorry. There is one possitive though, now you can always say, "atleast it's not as bad as the time my entire fishroom died" Hope you stick with it and don't give up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 sorry for your losses mate. Don't give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monaro1 Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 :evil: MTS dosnt go away,so you will be back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minchton Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 This message appears to have got lost when the server was down. :lol: I would like to thank all those that gave us support with the loss that we had and a special thank you to those that offered fishes to replace our losses. I have now had time to think about what I am going to do and have decided that at this stage I will close the fishroom down. I just dont think I could handle another loss of that magnitude again. This does not mean that we are going out of fish as we will still have the 2 4ft tanks and the marine tank inside. At a later date I will give thought to using the fishroom as a breeding room for coldwater fish but will have to look at the availability of the less common types of goldfish e.g calico's, lionhead, bubbleeyes etc. Once again a BIG thank you to you all. It has been said many times that this forum is one big family and something like this re-enforces that view. At times like this I think of how many of us have never met face to face. I can imagine us all walking down the street and never knowing who we have walked past. Who knows!! one of these days we could have a forum get together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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klaymann Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Oh my budda ! .. sorry to hear of yur losses ..would not wish that on anyone . Do you still want me to send sum caulerpa and red macros to you ... am stripping the marine holding tank this weekend so if yur still keen , let me know ... cheers Klay. Language removed Moderator. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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