Tank crash

[Dutch_Roots]

Man sorry to hear. This hobby sometimes can be so challenging. If you need any new frags for free to get started back up when you’re ready let me know.

 

[Xaznkewlguyx]

Oh man.. that is a bummer.

 

[mescobar]

Damn that's unfortunate, I hope you bounce back better.

 

[Sold4JC]

This stinks. Let me know when you're ready to restock. I have a few sticks for you.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

pretty much on my way to a 100% crash on the corals, all my euphyllia tissues are starting to peel, not sure if its a secondary infection or what

wondering if i should dose chemiclean or cipro

 

[Discotu]

Dont dose anything. Clean up as much as you can and do a couple water changes then let it reset on its own. Your tank might need to go through a mini cycle.

 

[REPOWER]

pretty much on my way to a 100% crash on the corals, all my euphyllia tissues are starting to peel, not sure if its a secondary infection or what

wondering if i should dose chemiclean or cipro

It’s definitely rough to see corals decline and I can’t even imagine how it feels to lose them all so rapidly - so sorry to hear!

Perhaps the best moves atm are to maintain good flow and oxygen, keep params steady, do frequent water changes and let the tank recover naturally. This will test your patience for sure.

Good luck and hope it bounces back quickly.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Dont dose anything. Clean up as much as you can and do a couple water changes then let it reset on its own. Your tank might need to go through a mini cycle.

I have the corals in a different tank, moved them over but theyre still declining

 

[Zoaspun]

Heart broken for you bro . Had something similar happened to me after a move , one day everything looked good then one ammonia spike and everything started to melt ..

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Tank has cleared up

Nitrates 5
Phosphate.26

Skimmer constantly overflowing clear


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[anthonys_aqua]

Weird thing is during the cloudiness my skimmer was normal but now it’s been non stop overflowing clear water

I sent out an ICP as well


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[Jimbo327]

I would check the skimmer pump, make sure the venturi is not blocked.

 

[Discotu]

I would start the process of really digging into what caused the crash. Its gotta be something significant to go that fast. Id start by interrogating your brother
Seriously though I hate not being to figure $hit out especially when something this bad happens. Good thing is looks like you're on the road to recovery. Lmk when youre ready and ill hook you up to get started again.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

I would start the process of really digging into what caused the crash. Its gotta be something significant to go that fast. Id start by interrogating your brother
Seriously though I hate not being to figure $hit out especially when something this bad happens. Good thing is looks like you're on the road to recovery. Lmk when youre ready and ill hook you up to get started again.

ty, i was actually planning on getting a new tank after some construction, so maybe after that ill hit you up

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Tank seems to be back to normal now, but I don’t see any point of adding anything else since I’m planning for a new tank


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[anthonys_aqua]

Just kidding

I some how got Dino’s, it’s not the one that goes in the sand


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[djrice69]

What was your temperature like during the mini crash. Usually cloudy water is bacteria bloom both good and bad. Rapid ph increase can create ammonia spikes from anything that might have died off which causes bacteria to consume the ammonia very rapidly. Bacteria “micro biome” thrive of ammonia source, elevated oxygen level which can be seen by higher ph levels, but they will also pull the oxygen level down when there is abundance of bacteria “or cloudy water” which results in a mini cycle and a rapid drop in ph after. There’s usually an order of operation when dosing lets say ammonia and what you shouldn’t add while doing so. Or if something dies it’s always best practice to remove it before it decompose. Whatever it was only thing you can really do is ride it out and lower the water temperature from my experiences helps slow down bacteria bloom.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

What was your temperature like during the mini crash. Usually cloudy water is bacteria bloom both good and bad. Rapid ph increase can create ammonia spikes from anything that might have died off which causes bacteria to consume the ammonia very rapidly. Bacteria “micro biome” thrive of ammonia source, elevated oxygen level which can be seen by higher ph levels, but they will also pull the oxygen level down when there is abundance of bacteria “or cloudy water” which results in a mini cycle and a rapid drop in ph after. There’s usually an order of operation when dosing lets say ammonia and what you shouldn’t add while doing so. Or if something dies it’s always best practice to remove it before it decompose. Whatever it was only thing you can really do is ride it out and lower the water temperature from my experiences helps slow down bacteria bloom.

Inkbird is set between 78-78.5 so probably was far off from that, the bacteria bloom was thick for about 2-3 days, by day 5-6 days it was cleared but the damage was already done.