Coral tank cloudy!

ReefingWerewolf · 09/08/2014, 08:03 PM

I picked up my 90 gallon reef tank yesterday. It came along with a bunch of corals and fish, the previous owner informed me that the fish/corals can survive for a few days in trash cans with a powerhead and heater for a few days while I setup. But when I came home from school today the anemone/fish trash can lookes fine, but the bucket holding a bunch of corals and a clam if clowded and looks brown, im worried because it smells pretty bad. I cant even see the corals at the bottom, but I picked up the clam its closed as their are no lights on it right now, but it doesnt look dead. My guess would be some toxin from a stressed out coral. What should I do, I will try to do a water change but my ro/di (with reaaallly old cartriges I might add) is quite slow.

(rant over lol)

Fibinotchi · 09/08/2014, 08:21 PM

Lots of carbon.

ReefingWerewolf · 09/08/2014, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fibinotchi

Lots of carbon.

I dont have any on hand, I can try to pick some up at like 5 pm tomorrow though. Despite clouding the water is it deadly to the corals/clam (the toxin.)

PRSPLYR · 09/08/2014, 09:39 PM

You picked the stuff up yesterday and it still isn't in the tank? Hopefully you will have the transfer done before 5pm tomorrow?

CuzzA · 09/09/2014, 04:57 AM

So, I take it you didn't follow my advice... SMH

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...3#post23071463

ReefingWerewolf · 09/09/2014, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CuzzA

So, I take it you didn't follow my advice... SMH

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...3#post23071463

I partly did, but the metal halides are drilled into the canopy, not too easy to set up over the buckets. And my new skimmer pump is shipping right now, plus its massive. hopefully they can survive until tonight. (Its so much stress having the livestock not in the tank yet, I feel horrible.)

09/08/2014, 08:03 PM	#1
ReefingWerewolf Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358	Coral tank cloudy! I picked up my 90 gallon reef tank yesterday. It came along with a bunch of corals and fish, the previous owner informed me that the fish/corals can survive for a few days in trash cans with a powerhead and heater for a few days while I setup. But when I came home from school today the anemone/fish trash can lookes fine, but the bucket holding a bunch of corals and a clam if clowded and looks brown, im worried because it smells pretty bad. I cant even see the corals at the bottom, but I picked up the clam its closed as their are no lights on it right now, but it doesnt look dead. My guess would be some toxin from a stressed out coral. What should I do, I will try to do a water change but my ro/di (with reaaallly old cartriges I might add) is quite slow. (rant over lol)

09/08/2014, 08:21 PM	#2
Fibinotchi Upstanding Citizen Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 650	Lots of carbon. __________________ Accepting donations for fish and coral food. PM me.

09/08/2014, 09:39 PM	#4
PRSPLYR Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 91	You picked the stuff up yesterday and it still isn't in the tank? Hopefully you will have the transfer done before 5pm tomorrow?

09/09/2014, 04:57 AM	#5
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	So, I take it you didn't follow my advice... SMH http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...3#post23071463