Cold water & live rock

phenom5 · 01/02/2009, 12:47 PM

Well, I got hit with reefer's law. You know, that law that's kind of like Mr Murphy's law...for those of you that don't know, reefer's law: No matter how long your tank has been up and running and trouble free, the second you walk out your door to go on vacation, the fit hits the shan with your tank.

So I had some trouble with my tank while I was out of town, and my heater went kaput.

Lost the majority of my corals, and inverts to it. So I've got a fish & Live (I hope) rock. The tank was probably at 65-70 degrees for the better part of 2 weeks. Is my LR still doing it's job?

nikon187 · 01/02/2009, 01:24 PM

It should be.. I'm sure there was some die off from the low temps but i would think the majority of denitrifying bacteria would survive

jenglish · 01/02/2009, 01:26 PM

bacteria reproduce fast enough that some are generally able to adapt to changing conditions. THe population likely suffered but was not destroyed. a little water testing should confirm the population

ebording · 01/02/2009, 02:46 PM

I keep my tank at around 72-6 so I dont think there will be too much die off with the rock, all of mine is thriving!

01/02/2009, 12:47 PM	#1
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Cold water & live rock Well, I got hit with reefer's law. You know, that law that's kind of like Mr Murphy's law...for those of you that don't know, reefer's law: No matter how long your tank has been up and running and trouble free, the second you walk out your door to go on vacation, the fit hits the shan with your tank. So I had some trouble with my tank while I was out of town, and my heater went kaput. Lost the majority of my corals, and inverts to it. So I've got a fish & Live (I hope) rock. The tank was probably at 65-70 degrees for the better part of 2 weeks. Is my LR still doing it's job? __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

01/02/2009, 01:24 PM	#2
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	It should be.. I'm sure there was some die off from the low temps but i would think the majority of denitrifying bacteria would survive __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

01/02/2009, 01:26 PM	#3
jenglish Marquis de Carabas Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,523	bacteria reproduce fast enough that some are generally able to adapt to changing conditions. THe population likely suffered but was not destroyed. a little water testing should confirm the population __________________ Jeremy Brown liquor never hurt anybody “Je n'ai pas besoin de cette hypothèse" Pierre-Simon Laplace I should want to cook him a simple meal, but I shouldn't want to cut into him, to tear the flesh, to wear the flesh, to be born unto new worlds where his flesh becomes my key. Current Tank Info: broken and dry

01/02/2009, 02:46 PM	#4
ebording Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: san jose ca Posts: 237	I keep my tank at around 72-6 so I dont think there will be too much die off with the rock, all of mine is thriving! __________________ -Ducky Current Tank Info: 55gal reef 30 gal local coldwater