Help Please Asap

Jeepman3sk · 04/30/2006, 03:40 PM

Ok I cam back from scuba diving this after noon about 5 and one of my clowns and my shrimp are dead. My other clown was hiding int he corner of the tank and I have these redish worms they almost look like bristle worms but they arent. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WICK(clown) and SHRIMPO (shrimp)???? I pulled my clam, and other clown out right away they are chilling out in 2 seperate bowls. My clown is in a measuring cup and my clam is in a small bucket. I have been setting up a new tank for the past 2 weeks. The water isnt cycled yet. I have no idea what to do. Some of my corals are dead too. My new task is to get my leather out of my tank. It looks like they were MURDERED!!! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

Pete1399 · 04/30/2006, 04:08 PM

Your cycle is not finished yet???? If true then there probably lies your problem. Dont put anything in there till your cycle is complete. Take your live stock to your LFS and see if they will hold it for you. Test your water and post the results.

Jeepman3sk · 04/30/2006, 04:10 PM

try reading again. I said my NEW tank that doesnt have anything int here isnt done cycling. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...72#post7278272

wideright63 · 04/30/2006, 04:15 PM

Have a pic of the worms?

Paintbug · 04/30/2006, 04:19 PM

water parameters?

Jeepman3sk · 04/30/2006, 04:25 PM

i cant get my photos to load up on my webshot account. Is there anyone who cna host these for me please?

Sk8r · 04/30/2006, 05:04 PM

You're scuba diving. You're in Akron OH or Boston. I take it this is not on the shores of the Caribbean and those red worms are not fire worms, which can be a bit of trouble---but even if they are, I've never had them bother fish, only corals. I'd say there's a chemical problem somewhere---or a voltage leak, which is a sneaky killer. First run water tests: ph, salinity, temperature, nitrite/trate. Shrimp are particularly vulnerable to salinity change, clowns are practically impervious to things that take out other fish, so that's why I'm wondering about stray voltage. Anybody?

Jeepman3sk · 04/30/2006, 06:24 PM

akron, my fish is in a tank now but im still looking for a palce to store my clam and leather. I think I might of found one. Im not going to worry about saving this tank. Just want to get teh fish and as many corals out as I can.

ChickenCannoneer · 05/01/2006, 01:37 PM

Any more word on what is thought to have happened?

rustybucket145 · 05/01/2006, 01:45 PM

Pest control guy been by lately?

ChickenCannoneer · 05/01/2006, 03:42 PM

Do any of you guys think that it could have been some disease or mabey now everything is infected with some kind of disease because the water quality dropped???

ChickenCannoneer · 05/01/2006, 05:39 PM

anybody?

04/30/2006, 03:40 PM	#1
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	Help Please Asap Ok I cam back from scuba diving this after noon about 5 and one of my clowns and my shrimp are dead. My other clown was hiding int he corner of the tank and I have these redish worms they almost look like bristle worms but they arent. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WICK(clown) and SHRIMPO (shrimp)???? I pulled my clam, and other clown out right away they are chilling out in 2 seperate bowls. My clown is in a measuring cup and my clam is in a small bucket. I have been setting up a new tank for the past 2 weeks. The water isnt cycled yet. I have no idea what to do. Some of my corals are dead too. My new task is to get my leather out of my tank. It looks like they were MURDERED!!! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

04/30/2006, 04:08 PM	#2
Pete1399 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Im right here Posts: 369	Your cycle is not finished yet???? If true then there probably lies your problem. Dont put anything in there till your cycle is complete. Take your live stock to your LFS and see if they will hold it for you. Test your water and post the results. __________________ Pete Current Tank Info: 75g, CSS220 Skimmer, DIY CREE LEDs, DIY Canopy, DIY Stand, 29g sump/fuge, Tunze nanostreams

04/30/2006, 04:19 PM	#5
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	water parameters? __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

04/30/2006, 05:04 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You're scuba diving. You're in Akron OH or Boston. I take it this is not on the shores of the Caribbean and those red worms are not fire worms, which can be a bit of trouble---but even if they are, I've never had them bother fish, only corals. I'd say there's a chemical problem somewhere---or a voltage leak, which is a sneaky killer. First run water tests: ph, salinity, temperature, nitrite/trate. Shrimp are particularly vulnerable to salinity change, clowns are practically impervious to things that take out other fish, so that's why I'm wondering about stray voltage. Anybody? __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/01/2006, 01:45 PM	#10
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Pest control guy been by lately? __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

04/30/2006, 04:10 PM	#3
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	try reading again. I said my NEW tank that doesnt have anything int here isnt done cycling. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...72#post7278272

04/30/2006, 04:15 PM	#4
wideright63 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2	Have a pic of the worms?

04/30/2006, 04:25 PM	#6
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	i cant get my photos to load up on my webshot account. Is there anyone who cna host these for me please?

04/30/2006, 06:24 PM	#8
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	akron, my fish is in a tank now but im still looking for a palce to store my clam and leather. I think I might of found one. Im not going to worry about saving this tank. Just want to get teh fish and as many corals out as I can.

05/01/2006, 01:37 PM	#9
ChickenCannoneer Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hudson, OH Posts: 1,268	Any more word on what is thought to have happened?

05/01/2006, 03:42 PM	#11
ChickenCannoneer Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hudson, OH Posts: 1,268	Do any of you guys think that it could have been some disease or mabey now everything is infected with some kind of disease because the water quality dropped???

05/01/2006, 05:39 PM	#12
ChickenCannoneer Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hudson, OH Posts: 1,268	anybody?