Welp, it was bound to happen eventually I guess.
Was having my talk resealed after we discovered a crack during a recent house move. Buddy of mine who services tanks (and has been incredibly reliable in the past) held all my livestock for me while we waited on the reseal job to finish. He's previously helped me move tanks twice, quarantined fish for me, etc., and he knows his stuff.
I get a call Saturday morning and his heater malfunctioned overnight, killing all of my livestock except one clownfish, who as of today is "barely hanging on." Put in so much work to get that tank back to looking good, and all of it is gone in the blink of an eye. Definitely wasn't the prettiest system on here but it came a long way in a very short amount of time.
He's offered to replace my livestock free of charge, which is great, but it still hurts to lose all of those fish and coral that I've had for years. Honestly not sure what I'll do going forward - I may take a break from the hobby entirely. Regardless of what I do, I'm definitely investing in a heater controller if/when my next system is set up.
Was having my talk resealed after we discovered a crack during a recent house move. Buddy of mine who services tanks (and has been incredibly reliable in the past) held all my livestock for me while we waited on the reseal job to finish. He's previously helped me move tanks twice, quarantined fish for me, etc., and he knows his stuff.
I get a call Saturday morning and his heater malfunctioned overnight, killing all of my livestock except one clownfish, who as of today is "barely hanging on." Put in so much work to get that tank back to looking good, and all of it is gone in the blink of an eye. Definitely wasn't the prettiest system on here but it came a long way in a very short amount of time.
He's offered to replace my livestock free of charge, which is great, but it still hurts to lose all of those fish and coral that I've had for years. Honestly not sure what I'll do going forward - I may take a break from the hobby entirely. Regardless of what I do, I'm definitely investing in a heater controller if/when my next system is set up.
Hope you bounce back strong. 
