Are My Fish & Corals Doomed

rseaves

rseaves

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I PURCHASED A BTA 4 DAYS AGO. IT WAS DOING WELL, GOOD COLOR MOUTH NOT OPEN ETC. WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING HE HAD BEEN SUCKED INTO A POWER HEAD AND HE WAS DESTROYED. I REMOVED IT FROM MY TANK.
I KNOW ANENOMES CAN RELEASE TOXINS WHEN THEY ARE DEAD. I WAS WONDERING WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS I AM NOW DEALING WITH????
MY WATER WAS VERY CLOUDY WHEN I DISCOVERED HIM THIS MORNING.
BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY WATER PARAMETERS WERE GOOD
SG 1.023
PH 8.1
AMMONIA 0
NITRITE 0
NITRATE < 5
KH 11
ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED:confused:
 
bigarn

bigarn

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Do a large water change ASAP.... If possible, run carbon also. :D
Get as many pieces that you can out of the tank, and check the parameters of the water.
 
thegrog

thegrog

Active Member

Originally posted by RSEAVES
Thanks for the advice.
Should I take out my live rock as well as my corals and fish??
No. That may stress them out more. Do it least a 10 gal change at once and then 5 gal changes daily for a few days. Change out the carbon filter daily too. If they are alive after a week, you should be in the clear.
Just be sure to mix the next days water ahead of time and aerate it for 24 hours to try and avoid pH and alkalinity swings. Make sure that the SG of the change water is the same and keep an eye on your tanks pH. Add buffer if necessary but don't change the pH more than 0.1 in a 24 hour period.
That is why you should have large screens or sponge filters over intakes with anemones. I guess lesson learned.
Good luck.
 
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