Everything dead. - Page 3

Floowid · 07/09/2010, 11:47 AM

Look at anything you added to your tank recently. I only mention this because one time I bought a rock with green mushrooms on it from my LFS. a few days after my ammonia started to spike, followed by the rest. My whole tank would have crashed until I noticed that the "rock" my mushrooms were on was breaking open. Turns out it was some sort of clam or mussle, which died in the collection process. It was a big clam and had I let it go one more day, it would have wiped out the tank. I still use the underside of that shell as a sunshade to kill off nuisance algae and the odd aitpasia.

Banjer1982 · 07/09/2010, 01:44 PM

I'm waiting until I have all my ro water ran and aeriated before I drain my tank then I'll check all my live well dead rock now. Should I also rinse off my bioballs. Any of those not familiar with a solana the skimmer water exits onto a polyfilter then trickles down over carbon and bioballs then to the return pump

enasco · 07/09/2010, 03:07 PM

Not really what happened (I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER) I tried removing the sand bed which had been there for two years and in doing so all the toxins underneath came about causing my total wipe out.

eric@tampa · 07/09/2010, 06:23 PM

Sorry about your loss,I have the same tank and left out the bioballs from the begaining was told they will become a nitrate factory...fyi.Hope to see a rebuild soon and good luck.eric

enasco · 07/10/2010, 10:26 AM

Hi Eric,

I've heard that too, but in may case all the parameters were normal. What happened to me was upon disturbing the sand bed I brought up all the toxins found underneath and made the water poisonous, but everything is back to normal and I'm starting to rebuild my reef again.

Eddie

jtl2 · 07/10/2010, 11:18 AM

Do you live in an apartment or house? If apartment, exterminator may have paid a visit.

enasco · 07/11/2010, 04:31 PM

I used Raid on the kitchen once, but have used it before and never had this problem before. I had been told this could have been that and not the disturbance of the sand bed.

Eddie

JoeRonda · 07/11/2010, 04:54 PM

I would set up a LR holding tank, get that running and see if things live in there. That will eliminate the possibility of something leaching out of the rock. Then move on to the next step. And yes I would tear down everything. Sorry for your loss.

07/09/2010, 11:47 AM	#51
Floowid Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centerville, UT Posts: 712	Look at anything you added to your tank recently. I only mention this because one time I bought a rock with green mushrooms on it from my LFS. a few days after my ammonia started to spike, followed by the rest. My whole tank would have crashed until I noticed that the "rock" my mushrooms were on was breaking open. Turns out it was some sort of clam or mussle, which died in the collection process. It was a big clam and had I let it go one more day, it would have wiped out the tank. I still use the underside of that shell as a sunshade to kill off nuisance algae and the odd aitpasia. __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef

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07/09/2010, 01:44 PM	#52
Banjer1982 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 28	I'm waiting until I have all my ro water ran and aeriated before I drain my tank then I'll check all my live well dead rock now. Should I also rinse off my bioballs. Any of those not familiar with a solana the skimmer water exits onto a polyfilter then trickles down over carbon and bioballs then to the return pump

07/09/2010, 03:07 PM	#53
enasco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 21	Not really what happened (I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER) I tried removing the sand bed which had been there for two years and in doing so all the toxins underneath came about causing my total wipe out.

07/09/2010, 06:23 PM	#54
eric@tampa Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tampa,Fla Posts: 322	Sorry about your loss,I have the same tank and left out the bioballs from the begaining was told they will become a nitrate factory...fyi.Hope to see a rebuild soon and good luck.eric

07/10/2010, 10:26 AM	#55
enasco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 21	Hi Eric, I've heard that too, but in may case all the parameters were normal. What happened to me was upon disturbing the sand bed I brought up all the toxins found underneath and made the water poisonous, but everything is back to normal and I'm starting to rebuild my reef again. Eddie

07/10/2010, 11:18 AM	#56
jtl2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 60	Do you live in an apartment or house? If apartment, exterminator may have paid a visit.

07/11/2010, 04:31 PM	#57
enasco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 21	I used Raid on the kitchen once, but have used it before and never had this problem before. I had been told this could have been that and not the disturbance of the sand bed. Eddie

07/11/2010, 04:54 PM	#58
JoeRonda Made in the U.S.A. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington,PA Posts: 694	I would set up a LR holding tank, get that running and see if things live in there. That will eliminate the possibility of something leaching out of the rock. Then move on to the next step. And yes I would tear down everything. Sorry for your loss.