heart sick, experts please help!

shawna

Member
what is whe best way to clean the disinagrated coral out of mty tank he lost most of his color the amonia spiked and the cleaner shrimp died I can not find reef purple/pink lobster at all
I think this poor coral is dead but how do i know for sure? the body is stilll fleshy/firm but desinagrating with a black ring around the base I am not for definate that the tank may not have bien poisoned I am leaving a bad relationship but he still lives here I have done a thorough water chane of 25 % and all tests were stable went to put coral; in 1 day later he's dead (I think) I have isolated him untill someone can tell me for sure wether or not he's dead or how to tell and wave done a 25% water change the fish hermits and the sally light foot x2 all look good the water was also quite warm and the a/c must have blown a fuse when i went to the tank the h20 was 88-90 wich may also be the proplom I have never had the lights on that long before as they are still new but he flipped them on and left so hwen I got home things were a mess I have of course done (and am still doing a water change and the lights are on twilight to rest the fish after all the stress the tank is 6 months old I can't think of anything eles that might be useful knowledge (but I'm a little freaked out right now by this all) my star pollyps were all closed for the whole day also as far as I can tell please If you can lend any advise thanks
shawna
 

reefer44

Member
hmmm that sucks......i suggest lowering the temp. slowly and just try to get things back to normal......i am not sure if your coral is dead you have a picture?
Brad
 

shawna

Member
no the kids have it at the shore it has lost alot of color though and the little fingers are stiffer than this morning just to scoop him up to get him to the sick tank he just started this awful slough and you can see the striated tissue beneath the fleshy exterior now he was pink when I bought him and then turned green flouressent I thought that was a goood thing but this morning he was just barely green/pink I tried to feed him some coral vital (in the turkey baster but to no avail Im really don't know if I didn't crush him trying to get him into the rock but then he was pulled out to lay on the bottom so I may have just over stressed him
but my soon to be x was complaining about how I care more for the animals than him? I just don't know break ups are a dangerus game so he might have done something to the tank
 

shawna

Member
brad I can't get my amonia down it is still at 0.5 after the h2o change my tank is barely stocked and has never had a real problom I can't find the lobster either
 

shawna

Member
I'm finally down to 0 amonia :jumping: :jumping: and the only critter till unaccounted for is buster the crab who loves to hide then jump out and bite me I sure hope he bites me soon!!!!! :joy: :joy: I'm pretty sure he has not Passed over as I used a light to search please say a little prayer for his return:D
shawna
 

shawna

Member
buster is back in case any of you well wished him home safe,
thank you! HE stuck his lil claws out at me:joy: :D
 
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