Drew Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 An anemone disappeared about 2 days ago. Started walking around. Today my Yellow Tang was found dead along with a chrome. My sump isn't here yet and i don't have any carbon/phos filtration tell i get it... i gave away all my hang on backs ages ago... I don't want to start losing more livestock... making up water right now for a couple of water changes. does anyone have a filter, larger skimmer or empty sump i can borrow for a few days to clear up my tank? Give me a call 729-1618 r.i.p. yellow tang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 is your water cloudy? Not sure what a water change would do if you don't know what your parameters are. It's possible that your nem just stung the fish as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Not as clear as normal... so i dunno. I did notice things closing up more than normal last night... they are back out today. Going to try and get a few tests done (i don't have many). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I'm stuck at home today with my daughter sick otherwise I would try and help. But that being said if I wasn't home with her I would be at work...(laugh) When was your last water change? How much of a change did you do? What type of salt? How long has your tank been setup? How long has the nem been in the tank? What do the fish look like? I could go on and on but maybe these would help in determining what it could have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 You have all that in a tank you set up a couple weeks ago with no sump or skimmer? Yikes. Could it be an amonia spike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 You have all that in a tank you set up a couple weeks ago with no sump or skimmer? Yikes. Could it be an amonia spike? Forget all those questions I just asked. You have your answer........... Way too fast to dump all that life in the tank. I've been there myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 I have a skimmer/refug on the tank.. CPR hang on. Just not carbon filtration hooked up. I may have to make a rubbermaid sump tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Ah, missed that. Wish I could help. Not sure how to cheat nature in the setup phase though. My guess is your amonia is killing things. I'd test that and do some w/c ASAP Good luck though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Ouch, tank set up for 2 weeks? Is this a new set-up, or did you move/switch tanks? A two week old tank stocked that fully that quick is going to fail every time. Did you cure the live rock thoroughly? Honestly, I think there's a real chance that everything in the tank will die. You might want to think about putting things in different tanks - friend's or take back to the LFS where purchased. Once things start to die, as they have, the problem is just going to get worse... quickly. I'm very sorry that your first experience with saltwater tanks is going to be a bad one. But, to be blunt, I feel worse for the fish/inverts that are going to die. You need to get a little more education before re-starting. There are a lot of great people on these boards that can help you get started right, and a lot of great LFS's that will get you started with good advice, and not sell you things until you're ready. You'll have a much better experience in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Drew. I have an Ehiem set up as a carbon reactor you can borrow, just needs new carbon every time you use it. Jason H. ...He and Kmiller (his wife) have successfully had a 46 bow up and running for over a year. They switched to a 72 corner a few weeks ago. Normal sand cycle, but I know they check the param's regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Ah, oops, I hope I wasn't being rude. I didn't recognize Drew's name and noticed that he had only joined in January. I presumed that it was a typical case of a new reefer jumping the gun. Sorry, Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 just don't edit your prior post...it's always good info, especially if people surfing find the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Thanks for the offer Jon. I think Katrina is going to give you a call (if she hasnt already). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I was sad to hear about my yellow tang by text while I was at work today. :-( Maybe we'll try another in a month or two. Sent from my Samsung Fascinate using Tapatalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviljunglenoodle Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 So so sorry for your loss :( Would something like polyfilter help with something like this, although water changes and carbon I would assume will get rid of most of the bad stuff if the nem died- keep us updated- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 We're not 100% sure if the nem did die or not. He started walking about 3-4 days ago and it is out of sight right now, I'm assuming it has either died, or is just tucked in a rock. We switched from a 4x54w t5ho to 2x250w mh, so I'm wondering if maybe it's just photo acclimating itself? Although the light switch happened 2 1/2 weeks ago... I almost expected the chromi to die Because the Guy at aqua serene said he looked a little more weak than the others. I'll go and pick up the canister filter tonight from Jon (newfisher) so we can run the phosphate remover and carbon. We'll also skim heavily with our HOB CPR aquafuge 2 w/protein Skimmer, to remove any potential bacteria/sickness/anemone poison in the water. The params all checked out to be normal. Sent from my Samsung Fascinate using Tapatalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I also meant to say; everything always closes at Night, so that was Nothing new. All of the fish and corals are looking great otherwise Sent from my Samsung Fascinate using Tapatalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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