biocube destruction...

jnohs · 07-11-2008, 02:24 AM

i noticed a clam i had cracked shell and i new was going to cause my tank to nuke. but i failed to act. then to day my bicolored blenny was missing. so i started looking for him and when i looked around the back there was a long hirline crack down the middle of the tank that when i cleaned off the salt that had built up i started to leak pretty bad.. so then decided to put everything in my 55. wasnt to bad 1 large rock abunch off rockrubble both covered in in nice coraline alge. i even scraped off the back wall. to get allthat 2 year old alge.not go to waste.i found my blenny in the very end in the back bottem of the biocube. i had to take the entire tank outside and turn it up sidedown with my wife and her friend and look for it to drop ou some where. oh yah with flash lights. i finally found him . he isnot doing to well.and the clam with a cracked shell was being eaten alive by nassarius snails. at least 6 were inside it chewing away. i threw them back in the bay a min ago. had to put a bunch of stuff in my nice tank though. deffinalty need a water change and some new carbon media with in the next few days

Scouter Steve · 07-11-2008, 06:27 AM

You put critters from your tank "back in the bay"? Not a good thing to do. Even if they came from there. Being in our systems with things from around the world you would be releasing unknown things to a new area.

On another note: sorry to hear about your clam and tank crack. That sucks.

lcstorc · 07-11-2008, 12:45 PM

He put the stuff in his bigger tank not the bay.
Any idea what caused the crack? Seems very odd that the clam cracked and the tank cracked.

blue_eyes53813 · 07-11-2008, 12:49 PM

I thought he meant the bay too.... ???

tippMANn98 · 07-11-2008, 12:53 PM

he threw the half dead clam into the bay, which would be fine, a little extra food for the crabs.

Like lynn said, 2 cracks for no good reason? sounds like something doing some demo work for you.....heard any cracking noises? like a mantis shrimp?

07-11-2008, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
jnohs Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: copiague long island Posts: 699 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	biocube destruction... i noticed a clam i had cracked shell and i new was going to cause my tank to nuke. but i failed to act. then to day my bicolored blenny was missing. so i started looking for him and when i looked around the back there was a long hirline crack down the middle of the tank that when i cleaned off the salt that had built up i started to leak pretty bad.. so then decided to put everything in my 55. wasnt to bad 1 large rock abunch off rockrubble both covered in in nice coraline alge. i even scraped off the back wall. to get allthat 2 year old alge.not go to waste.i found my blenny in the very end in the back bottem of the biocube. i had to take the entire tank outside and turn it up sidedown with my wife and her friend and look for it to drop ou some where. oh yah with flash lights. i finally found him . he isnot doing to well.and the clam with a cracked shell was being eaten alive by nassarius snails. at least 6 were inside it chewing away. i threw them back in the bay a min ago. had to put a bunch of stuff in my nice tank though. deffinalty need a water change and some new carbon media with in the next few days __________________ GO SLOW

07-11-2008, 06:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scouter Steve Neon dottyback Join Date: May 2006 Location: Somers Wisconsin (Kenosha County) Posts: 687 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: biocube destruction... You put critters from your tank "back in the bay"? Not a good thing to do. Even if they came from there. Being in our systems with things from around the world you would be releasing unknown things to a new area. On another note: sorry to hear about your clam and tank crack. That sucks.

07-11-2008, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: biocube destruction... He put the stuff in his bigger tank not the bay. Any idea what caused the crack? Seems very odd that the clam cracked and the tank cracked. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-11-2008, 12:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: biocube destruction... I thought he meant the bay too.... ??? __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: biocube destruction... he threw the half dead clam into the bay, which would be fine, a little extra food for the crabs. Like lynn said, 2 cracks for no good reason? sounds like something doing some demo work for you.....heard any cracking noises? like a mantis shrimp?

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