if i have one more

brian_e · 12-18-2003, 11:05 PM

if i have one more bad day this year with my tank iam selling whats left came home today and float had hung dumped 20 gallons of lime water in th etank most fish where sitting on the bottem all rock is white but corals and clams are all open. SO i have done a 25 gallon water change will do more soo as i have the water witch will be in the morning iam running carbon nowi see all fish but 2 the rest look a lot better and are swimming looking for food and something always happens when i get everything where i want it ca was 430 before this and i just got dkh up to 12 then all this happens

sorry all my sentences run togather

Pro_builder · 12-18-2003, 11:11 PM

Wow, that isn't good. Have you checked your pH? When you do your water change I would try to suck as much off the rock as possible, so it doesn't kill anything more than what it already has.
JMO

brian_e · 12-18-2003, 11:12 PM

this it what the tank looks like after cleaning for 4 hours when i got home u could only see what was close to the glass

brian_e · 12-18-2003, 11:15 PM

i keep blowing it off with power heads cant reach to suck out from display have to do water change from fuge but have filter socks on all drain lines sucks dont have any ph test left i put white vinegar in the tank cleared it up very fast and i know it droped the ph back down fast

Craig Manoukian · 12-19-2003, 02:03 AM

Way bummer brian! Hang in there and let us know if we can be any more than moral support!

Montanareefer · 12-19-2003, 03:10 AM

Your right brian you don't need more accidents with your tank! Glad it is coming around somewhat!

wooddood · 12-19-2003, 06:58 AM

sorry to hear that brian,hope all turns out ok.

Gina · 12-19-2003, 07:28 AM

Hang in there. We or should I say I felt that way after we had an anemone die in the tank and didn't take it out soon enough. Lost alot of fish and inverts. It was weeks before we could keep any more inverts. But, everything is going well for now. Notice, I say for now!!!! Knock on wood! Where's wooddood? Let me knock on him!

hehehe Just kiddin!

ScottT1980 · 12-19-2003, 08:45 AM

Man Brian, sorry to hear about it. Let me know if I can help out at all...

Take er easy
Scott T.

jks1 · 12-19-2003, 08:52 AM

sorry to hear about that Brian, hope things work out

ReefLady · 12-19-2003, 08:59 AM

Ugh, Brian, that really stinks. The tank doesn't look too bad, though I imagine the fish didn't deal with the pH spike very well. How are they doing?

Keep us posted ~ it's such a beautiful tank; makes you hate to see things go wrong!

brian_e · 12-19-2003, 09:09 AM

well all fish shrimp and eel are alive a well now xenia is pulsing againg so i think all will be ok

wooddood · 12-19-2003, 10:08 AM

great news brian im sure everything will turn out ok.good luck.

mwrager · 12-19-2003, 10:44 AM

sorry to hear about it

SaltyQueen · 12-19-2003, 12:24 PM

at least there are only 12 more days left out of this year

12-18-2003, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	if i have one more if i have one more bad day this year with my tank iam selling whats left came home today and float had hung dumped 20 gallons of lime water in th etank most fish where sitting on the bottem all rock is white but corals and clams are all open. SO i have done a 25 gallon water change will do more soo as i have the water witch will be in the morning iam running carbon nowi see all fish but 2 the rest look a lot better and are swimming looking for food and something always happens when i get everything where i want it ca was 430 before this and i just got dkh up to 12 then all this happens sorry all my sentences run togather __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

12-18-2003, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Wow, that isn't good. Have you checked your pH? When you do your water change I would try to suck as much off the rock as possible, so it doesn't kill anything more than what it already has. JMO __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

12-18-2003, 11:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	this it what the tank looks like after cleaning for 4 hours when i got home u could only see what was close to the glass __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

12-18-2003, 11:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	i keep blowing it off with power heads cant reach to suck out from display have to do water change from fuge but have filter socks on all drain lines sucks dont have any ph test left i put white vinegar in the tank cleared it up very fast and i know it droped the ph back down fast __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

12-19-2003, 02:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Way bummer brian! Hang in there and let us know if we can be any more than moral support! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

12-19-2003, 03:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Montanareefer Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,334 View Gallery Karma Komment	Your right brian you don't need more accidents with your tank! Glad it is coming around somewhat!

12-19-2003, 06:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: marion. INDIANA Posts: 3,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	sorry to hear that brian,hope all turns out ok. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

12-19-2003, 07:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hang in there. We or should I say I felt that way after we had an anemone die in the tank and didn't take it out soon enough. Lost alot of fish and inverts. It was weeks before we could keep any more inverts. But, everything is going well for now. Notice, I say for now!!!! Knock on wood! Where's wooddood? Let me knock on him! hehehe Just kiddin! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

12-19-2003, 08:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,485 View Gallery Karma Komment	Man Brian, sorry to hear about it. Let me know if I can help out at all... Take er easy Scott T. __________________ My Tank

12-19-2003, 08:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
jks1 Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 876 View Gallery Karma Komment	sorry to hear about that Brian, hope things work out __________________ John Tank: 29g glass Pumps: Mag5.0 return - (3) rio 100 PHs Lighting: (1) 150w XM 10K/(2) 30W actinics Equipment: Aqua C Urchin skimmer- CPR Fuge, Titanium Heater -Red Sea wavemaster Pro Tank: 210g 1/2" Acrylic, dual overflows, 75g glass sump w/ 20g fuge. Pumps: Mag24 return - (2) MAG24s running 2 closed loop systems. Lighting: (3) 400w XM 10K/(2) Custom Sealife 96w PC - 25w dimmable incandescent Moonlight Equipment: Aqua C EV180 skimmer - CR500 calc reactor - Titanium Heater - AquaLogic single Stage Temp Controller - Aquanetics 1/5Hp Chiller - Neptune sys aquacontroller

12-19-2003, 08:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Ugh, Brian, that really stinks. The tank doesn't look too bad, though I imagine the fish didn't deal with the pH spike very well. How are they doing? Keep us posted ~ it's such a beautiful tank; makes you hate to see things go wrong! __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

12-19-2003, 09:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	well all fish shrimp and eel are alive a well now xenia is pulsing againg so i think all will be ok __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

12-19-2003, 10:08 AM	#13 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: marion. INDIANA Posts: 3,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	great news brian im sure everything will turn out ok.good luck. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

12-19-2003, 10:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
mwrager Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 1,068 View Gallery Karma Komment	sorry to hear about it __________________ Mark Some days I realy feel old! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner3.gif

12-19-2003, 12:24 PM	#15 (permalink)
SaltyQueen Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 400 View Gallery Karma Komment	at least there are only 12 more days left out of this year

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