Worst nightmare!!! Live Rock slide....

[RUSH]

Well one of my worst fears about my tank came true tonight. I was in my room on the net and my roomate starting yelling for me to come in to the living room. All I saw was a cloud of sand and one of my piles falling to the bottom. My heart sank after that. I spent the last 2 hours sorting through for survivors/ casualties. Most of my corals got "fragged" involuntarily, but I lost 7 of my SPS frags, including my favorite purple/blue tip acro. The rocks have now been stacked at a much more stable structure now, but it was a painful sight for me. Hope nothing like this doesnt happen to any of yall! :(

Chris

[dan]

sorry about your rock slide. i'm sure that happens to everyone at one time or another. but it will come back now that it is more stable.

[matt]

Crushed in the earthquake! I think Eric Borneman said it takes 2 complete rockslides to teach the average reefkeeper to secure the rocks well. In a related bit, I have killed several corals by allowing them to fall. I attach them to small rocks, jam the rocks onto the liverock structure someplace, the coral falls, I put it back, it falls again, I put it back again, etc...not very smart.

Glad to hear you didn't crack the glass and spill 200 gallons of water on the floor. THAT's your worst nightmare.

[RUSH]

Luckily the tanks glass is 3/4 inch thick, plus the rocks didnt get near it too. More sad at losing my frags actually, but what can ya do, stuff happens.

Chris