Charley was here.

sambot · 08-19-2004, 11:51 PM

Well I just got my power turned on. What a mess. My tank is not happy. South Florida in the middle of summer is a HOT place. Any suggestions on how long I should run my lights tomorow? (water is 87F tonight). I have been doing water changes every other day and had a generator running an air stone but the lack of light and high temps have taken their toll. Most of my snails have died and the corals do not look good. I guess I am just lucky to have a roof over my head.

Sam

Playa · 08-20-2004, 12:13 AM

Sam so sorry to hear you had to go through all the challenges posed by Charlie. Do you have a Chiller?

How long do you normally run your lights on and if you have chiller what do you keep the chiller set at?

Now that you have the electricity back on if you dont own a Chiller set a couple of large fans to blow at the sump and at the top of the tank to lower the temperature. Slow down on water changes, unless you had dead animals that you could not retrieve for some reason and you feel that you need to keep upgrading the conditions of your water. The obvious, pull out all the dead(hope not to many:-(

Sam I dont know exactly where Cape Coral is located, but if it is not to far and I can be of help with a few frags in late October, I would be glad to help you get back up and running this way.

Luis

sambot · 08-20-2004, 01:09 AM

Playa,
Thanks. I am about 10 min. south of punta gorda/port charlotte. I do not have a chiller but I am running fans now. I usually run my halide for 9 hours and pc for 11 hours. I was only doing a 2% water change every other day. I got all the dead snails out but figured there are some I cant see. Ammonia levels never raised. I am just waiting to see if i get any coral die off. Thanks again for the tips.

Sam

pyxis · 08-20-2004, 03:40 AM

i had some heat issues with my tank awhile back, mojo suggested i get a empty milk jug and freeze it, then put it in the tank and let it take the temp down slowly. worked for me. hope this helps ya some

sambot · 08-20-2004, 10:24 PM

thanks pyxis. Now that I have power the fans are keeping the tank around 78. I guess its just a waiting game now. Looks like the corals have shed some of their zooxanthalle. Kind of brownish. Still no ammonia so that is good.

08-19-2004, 11:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
sambot Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	Charley was here. Well I just got my power turned on. What a mess. My tank is not happy. South Florida in the middle of summer is a HOT place. Any suggestions on how long I should run my lights tomorow? (water is 87F tonight). I have been doing water changes every other day and had a generator running an air stone but the lack of light and high temps have taken their toll. Most of my snails have died and the corals do not look good. I guess I am just lucky to have a roof over my head. Sam

08-20-2004, 03:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
pyxis Limpet Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Richlands,NC Posts: 136 View Gallery Karma Komment	i had some heat issues with my tank awhile back, mojo suggested i get a empty milk jug and freeze it, then put it in the tank and let it take the temp down slowly. worked for me. hope this helps ya some __________________ "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." (Evan Hardin)

08-20-2004, 12:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Playa Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Posts: 1,451 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sam so sorry to hear you had to go through all the challenges posed by Charlie. Do you have a Chiller? How long do you normally run your lights on and if you have chiller what do you keep the chiller set at? Now that you have the electricity back on if you dont own a Chiller set a couple of large fans to blow at the sump and at the top of the tank to lower the temperature. Slow down on water changes, unless you had dead animals that you could not retrieve for some reason and you feel that you need to keep upgrading the conditions of your water. The obvious, pull out all the dead(hope not to many:-( Sam I dont know exactly where Cape Coral is located, but if it is not to far and I can be of help with a few frags in late October, I would be glad to help you get back up and running this way. Luis

08-20-2004, 01:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
sambot Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	Playa, Thanks. I am about 10 min. south of punta gorda/port charlotte. I do not have a chiller but I am running fans now. I usually run my halide for 9 hours and pc for 11 hours. I was only doing a 2% water change every other day. I got all the dead snails out but figured there are some I cant see. Ammonia levels never raised. I am just waiting to see if i get any coral die off. Thanks again for the tips. Sam

08-20-2004, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
sambot Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	thanks pyxis. Now that I have power the fans are keeping the tank around 78. I guess its just a waiting game now. Looks like the corals have shed some of their zooxanthalle. Kind of brownish. Still no ammonia so that is good.

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