Help...I am a newbie having a Big problem

vgeruntho · 02/09/2015, 10:10 AM

I have a 44gal tank, a metal halti light and a marineland c530 filter. water tests nitrate 40 nitrite 4.0 alka is 250 ph is 7.2 salinity 1.023....Here is my problem....I noticed Tank had ich so i didn't want to tear down all my rock so we have been catching fish (5 Total; 2 clowns,1 blue tang, 1 blue dam & 1 3strip dam) to put in my hosptal 10 gal tank...i got 3 out tang and 2 clowns...then I got an electrical zap. I unplugged everything think maybe i got water onto something let everthing dry...about 30 minutes later plugged everything back in. Everything seemed fine until i noticed my dams were dead and a crab. Then this morning my anemone was on my feather dusters in his pouch and worms which are now almost 3/4 out of casings and 1 all out..my toadstool broke from base...2 more dead crabs my peppermint shrimp dead...and brisleworms coming out of rocks like crazy....what is happening?

vgeruntho · 02/09/2015, 10:22 AM

vgeruntho · 02/09/2015, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by vgeruntho

I have a 44gal tank, a metal halti light and a marineland c530 filter. water tests nitrate 40 nitrite 4.0 alka is 250 ph is 7.2 salinity 1.023....Here is my problem....I noticed Tank had ich so i didn't want to tear down all my rock so we have been catching fish (5 Total; 2 clowns,1 blue tang, 1 blue dam & 1 3strip dam) to put in my hosptal 10 gal tank...i got 3 out tang and 2 clowns...then I got an electrical zap. I unplugged everything think maybe i got water onto something let everthing dry...about 30 minutes later plugged everything back in. Everything seemed fine until i noticed my dams were dead and a crab. Then this morning my anemone was on my feather dusters in his pouch and worms which are now almost 3/4 out of casings and 1 all out..my toadstool broke from base...2 more dead crabs my peppermint shrimp dead...and brisleworms coming out of rocks like crazy....what is happening?

killinit123 · 02/09/2015, 11:11 AM

sounds like you have some serious stray voltage going on with one or multiple pieces of equipment. where is you heater located and check to see if it is broken. if heaters are on and any part of the glass is out of water (depending on what kind of heater it is) they can break very easily.

Sk8r · 02/09/2015, 11:33 AM

Unplug the heater and see if the zap stops. There are also 'stray voltage' detectors. But if you were zapped, that's definite it's going on. A broken seal on a heater is notorious.

TO unravel your mess, first stop the zap. Then just let the tank be, but pull anything obviously dead. Probably your tank bacteria survived and can handle the die-off, maybe with a small cycle, while you treat your fish for ich. Takes 4 weeks for a typical cycle, 4-6 weeks on the ich treatment with follow-up period of observation.

If the problem does lie with the heater, an Eheim Jager heater is pretty tough as a replacement.

vgeruntho · 02/09/2015, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vgeruntho

I have a 44gal tank, a metal halti light and a marineland c530 filter. water tests nitrate 40 nitrite 4.0 alka is 250 ph is 7.2 salinity 1.023....Here is my problem....I noticed Tank had ich so i didn't want to tear down all my rock so we have been catching fish (5 Total; 2 clowns,1 blue tang, 1 blue dam & 1 3strip dam) to put in my hosptal 10 gal tank...i got 3 out tang and 2 clowns...then I got an electrical zap. I unplugged everything think maybe i got water onto something let everthing dry...about 30 minutes later plugged everything back in. Everything seemed fine until i noticed my dams were dead and a crab. Then this morning my anemone was on my feather dusters in his pouch and worms which are now almost 3/4 out of casings and 1 all out..my toadstool broke from base...2 more dead crabs my peppermint shrimp dead...and brisleworms coming out of rocks like crazy....what is happening?

Heater is in the corner of tank...it doesnt seem to be broken but I might just replace it if that is the cause

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

Unplug the heater and see if the zap stops. There are also 'stray voltage' detectors. But if you were zapped, that's definite it's going on. A broken seal on a heater is notorious.

TO unravel your mess, first stop the zap. Then just let the tank be, but pull anything obviously dead. Probably your tank bacteria survived and can handle the die-off, maybe with a small cycle, while you treat your fish for ich. Takes 4 weeks for a typical cycle, 4-6 weeks on the ich treatment with follow-up period of observation.

If the problem does lie with the heater, an Eheim Jager heater is pretty tough as a replacement.

vgeruntho · 02/09/2015, 06:04 PM

Thank you so much I will definately replace....on a good note i think my featherdusters may have servived and reproduced from this does yhat sound crazy...i have tons of larva floating and found the feather duster that came out casting moved to corner of tank

vgeruntho · 02/09/2015, 06:04 PM

02/09/2015, 10:10 AM	#1
vgeruntho Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 10	Help...I am a newbie having a Big problem I have a 44gal tank, a metal halti light and a marineland c530 filter. water tests nitrate 40 nitrite 4.0 alka is 250 ph is 7.2 salinity 1.023....Here is my problem....I noticed Tank had ich so i didn't want to tear down all my rock so we have been catching fish (5 Total; 2 clowns,1 blue tang, 1 blue dam & 1 3strip dam) to put in my hosptal 10 gal tank...i got 3 out tang and 2 clowns...then I got an electrical zap. I unplugged everything think maybe i got water onto something let everthing dry...about 30 minutes later plugged everything back in. Everything seemed fine until i noticed my dams were dead and a crab. Then this morning my anemone was on my feather dusters in his pouch and worms which are now almost 3/4 out of casings and 1 all out..my toadstool broke from base...2 more dead crabs my peppermint shrimp dead...and brisleworms coming out of rocks like crazy....what is happening? Last edited by vgeruntho; 02/09/2015 at 10:23 AM.

02/09/2015, 11:33 AM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Unplug the heater and see if the zap stops. There are also 'stray voltage' detectors. But if you were zapped, that's definite it's going on. A broken seal on a heater is notorious. TO unravel your mess, first stop the zap. Then just let the tank be, but pull anything obviously dead. Probably your tank bacteria survived and can handle the die-off, maybe with a small cycle, while you treat your fish for ich. Takes 4 weeks for a typical cycle, 4-6 weeks on the ich treatment with follow-up period of observation. If the problem does lie with the heater, an Eheim Jager heater is pretty tough as a replacement. __________________ 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%.

02/09/2015, 10:22 AM	#2
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02/09/2015, 11:11 AM	#4
killinit123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: upstate New York Posts: 611	sounds like you have some serious stray voltage going on with one or multiple pieces of equipment. where is you heater located and check to see if it is broken. if heaters are on and any part of the glass is out of water (depending on what kind of heater it is) they can break very easily.

02/09/2015, 06:04 PM	#7
vgeruntho Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 10	Thank you so much I will definately replace....on a good note i think my featherdusters may have servived and reproduced from this does yhat sound crazy...i have tons of larva floating and found the feather duster that came out casting moved to corner of tank