Update:
Monday, I was busy cleaning up the yard and trying to make sure that my local family and friends, my team (based in Cincy) and my extended team members (in the Houston area) were ok, so I didn't get to the tank till late. By the time I got to it, I wasn't sure that anything could be saved. 1 tank was down to 70 degrees and the other was at about 68. I pulled out my dead fish, and connected a battery and inverter to 1 PH for circulation on the 75. The only fish I found alive were the clowns and the LMB. The Tang, Mandarin, Alleni, Neon Dotty, and 6-Line were all gone. The sand bed was covered in, what I thought were dead, pods, brittle stars, and bristle worms. I sat down, in shock, and posted to the forum, what I thought was a total loss. I was seriously contemplating draining the tanks (before they started to stink), and taking a break from the hobby or finding a hobby which didn't require a full blown life support system on standby!
After posting, I rec'd a PM from Dodd (NDR) informing me that he had an empty 180 that I could use to store any surviving coral in and and hope for the best. So yesterday, I rushed home, pulled out and bagged all of the large SPS pieces and took them up to his shop. I'm still not sure what to expect, but I have my fingers crossed. At his suggestion, I also began floating bottles of hot water in the tank to try and bring the temp back up into the mid 70's. Not too long after I floated my first bottle, the power came back online, and I was able to fire up the heaters and PH's for both tanks. Today, I'm planning to top off the 75 with freshly mixed water, and plan for large water change in a few days, and weekly for a while, to dilute any toxins released by the decay. I'll be testing the water today, and daily, to keep an eye on the parameters and hopefully avoid a major cycle.
The 29 is in about the same shape. Warmed it up slowly, and hoping for the best. Most of the Anthelia appears to be dead (which is OK by me) but some survived. The GSP and other soft stuff also appear to be ok. I'm planning to run thru the same water change cycle on this tank and hope for the best.
I'd like to thanks Dodd and everyone else who offered space in there tanks to help me out in a time of need. I really do appreciate it!!
Maybe, just maybe, I dodged a bullet on this one.
RIP:
Lg Yellow Tang (2/2004 - 9/2008)
Green Mandarin (3/2006 - 9/2008)
Alleni Damsel (9/2008 - 9/2008 ... added 9/12!)
Lg Neon Dottyback (1/2004 - 9/2008)
6-Line Wrasse (1/2008)
Coral Banded Shrimp (2/2004 - 9/2008)
Surviving:
2 False Percs
LMB
2 Stars (brittle and sand sifting)
Most of my snails and hermit crabs
Mitch
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