Tregedy at a local LFS

[DaveK]

Yes, that was quite a loss. You can see a few pictures of the fire at The Hidden Reef on their web site - http://www.thehiddenreef.com/

I wrote a review of the store for RS, and it was one of the few I gave a 10 to. It really was that good. Hopefully they will reopen, and be better than ever.

[wickjr]

I guess things can always be worse. Losing one tank is not a tragedy when you compare it to a fire and total loss.
By the way, my wife did clean the carpets today while I was at work. I forgot to mention anything to her, she works late most nights. I didn't know she was gonna do it today till it was done. She used Oxyclean Steam Cleaner solution in our steam cleaner. She thought enough to throw a sheet over the entire tank and equipment. She didn't know to turn the skimmer off though. It's been about 9 hours now, and I don't see any signs of stress or anything in the tank. I did add some carbon to the system today, just in case.

[Craig Manoukian]

Originally Posted by livingreef2004

i just heard that hidden reef in philidelphia has burned to the ground.

OUCH!

[dc2772]

Originally Posted by wickjr

From what I understand, he didn't hire anyone to clean the carpets. One of his employees did it. He says that is the only thing he knows that was done around the tank. What I have to wonder is if the employee was cleaning other stuff around the store, and the carpets, and put his/her hands in the tank with the chemicals on them.

Wow, that employee should probably consider a different line of work ... ... hopefully he/she didn't just bounce over to another LFS (assuming some "downsizing" was involved).

Originally Posted by wickjr

Either way, it's got me scared half to death. My tank is just 6 weeks old, but my wife is wanting to clean the carpets and I am wondering how safe it is now. I guess I could just turn off the skimmer and cover the tank with something just to be safe. Everybody cleans carpets and everthing in the rooms with their tanks. I never would have worried about but for this.

My wife recently cleaned the carpet in the room with my tank ... I was pretty worried but there didn't appear to be any negative effects. I think it depends upon how much cleaning solution becomes air-borne. Maybe I was just lucky.