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Bonneville08

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It keeps getting better and better
« on: May 24, 2009, 01:32:41 PM »
Hi Folks,
I'm posting this mostly for the purpose of letting some of the less experienced folks know that bad stuff happens to all of us. I'm altogether certain that some of you will feel much worse about this than I do. This is not the first, nor the last time something like this will happen to me or you. I would like to think I have learned to take it in stride. Here's my story:
I woke up this morning with a whopping headache, luckily it's going away now. At about 9:30, I checked on the new corals I got on Friday to see of it was time for more photos for my thread. I'm looking around the tank and notice my Gold Maxima clam is dead as doornails.
I do not have a photo of him it yesterday, but it looked fairly normal. It had come detached from its rock a few days ago (this should have been a warning to me) so I moved the rock a little and put it back in place. As of yesterday, the mantle was extended some but not as much as usual.
So you don't have to look at another thread, here is what it normally looks like:

Here are a few shots of how it looks today:


Needless to say, I took it out right away. So my oldest Crocea has been showing some wrinkles around the margin of its mantle for the last few days as well. I spent some time in one of my books, figured it had pinched mantle and did a 30 minute fresh water dip. They don't react very well to this, but I've experienced this before. Here is what it looks like after the dip:

Keep in mind that this is normal after a dip, and at this time I expect a full recovery.
So while the dip is going on, I take a look in the cabinet and noticed that I had gone through three gallons of water in less then a day, and my sump level is down low too. I had 3/4" of water in the bottom of my cabinet. It seems I knocked the ATO hose out of the sump during maintenance yesterday. I pulled everything out and cleaned up the water, got the sump level back to normal and everything is normal again.
Here is a shot during the clean up:

I took a really good look at everything else in the tank and it all appears normal. I guess the moral of the story is that bad things happen with aquariums, its good to be ready for them, and we need to be able to move on when we lose things.
I hope you have all had a better morning than I have. This could have been a lot worse, and I know it. :D
Russ
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Re: It keeps getting better and better
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2009, 02:36:17 PM »
great post russ, sorry to hear the bad news about the clam, i too have had these sort of problems and it can be upsetting at times, your right about moving on when we lose things, as hard as i try i do lose things as well, and indeed we all do.
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Re: It keeps getting better and better
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2009, 03:18:26 PM »
Wow Russ sorry to hear that. Glad to see it doesnt hit you as hard as it would some. As much as we dont want to believe it, our fish are animals with a lifespan and specific needs and sometimes we just out of no reason cant meet every need.
On a softer note its good to know that us newbs arent the only ones that have stuff die on them from time to time.
Im sure you will get another great speciman to replace it.  :)
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Re: It keeps getting better and better
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2009, 04:30:26 PM »
Thanks guys, I really think it's important not to get discouraged. As much as we like to think we have advanced in our hobby, I believe that reef keeping is still in its infancy. As much as I dislike losing something and not understanding why, this is the aspect of the hobby that tests our resolve. I will probably wait for the right clam rather than replacing this one right away. Maybe a Derasa or Squamosa next time.
Russ
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Re: It keeps getting better and better
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2009, 07:57:47 PM »
  Sorry to hear about your clam...
but I have to say it's good to know even the most experienced reefers have problems as well

    Hope it all works out
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Re: It keeps getting better and better
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2009, 01:15:22 PM »
Have any of you seen that carpet commercial where the fussy baby gets laid down on the new carpet and immediately falls asleep? It seems one of my clownfish had at least heard of it. Unfortunately, I don't have that brand of carpet. I do have a tidbit of Amphiprion ****y though. Hopefully this is the end of my tail of woe.
On a brighter note, my Crocea looks as good as new this morning:
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2009, 06:32:56 PM »
Just an update to keep some of the newer folks on an even keel when bad things happen. Since my last post on this thread I have lost 3/4 of one of my gorgonians, my lobophyllia, my other Maxima and two acro frags. The clam was my fault, as I did not identify some symptoms in time, but the rest was pretty spontaneous. Water quality was excellent during the entire period. I consider this to be part of the hobby too.
Russ
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2009, 07:56:24 PM »
Man oh man  Russ, so sorry to hear about the losses. I know your time and care are top notch. Hope you get to take your own advice and not get discouraged. Im sure whatever the loss is replaced with will be equally beautiful
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