Tragedy

[clayton805]

So I wanted to kick up my flow a little bit cause I'm thinking about adding some corals and starting a reef in my 55. I had a Koralia 2 in there already. I added another #2 and a #1. This morning to a foul smell and a dead yellow tang. I'm at work and haven't had a chance to check water pers yet. Could too much flow could have killed him? Maybe new flow pattern stirred up something? I don't get it, he was good last night... Dead by morning. He was the only one in the tank by the way.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by Clayton805
http:///forum/post/3111187
So I wanted to kick up my flow a little bit cause I'm thinking about adding some corals and starting a reef in my 55. I had a Koralia 2 in there already. I added another #2 and a #1. This morning to a foul smell and a dead yellow tang. I'm at work and haven't had a chance to check water pers yet. Could too much flow could have killed him? Maybe new flow pattern stirred up something? I don't get it, he was good last night... Dead by morning. He was the only one in the tank by the way.

Water flow wouldn’t have killed him unless he was being beat to death by the current. You would have noticed that.
Is it possible that you may have had something on your hands when you added the power heads?
Did you rinse them off before putting them into the tank, maybe something was on them.
Could the new flow have stirred up the sand and release some bad gasses that lurk in deep sand beds? You mentioned a foul smell…a dead fish shouldn’t stink up a tank that bad in such a short time.

 

[clayton805]

I guess I could have had something on my hands but unlikely anything that would kill him that quick. The pumps are towards the bottom of the tank pointed upwards so they don't really kick up much sand. Do you think maybe I could have been that I just rinsed the pumps off in the sink and not scrubbed them with soap?

 

[fishkid13]

Washing anything fish related with soap is a big no no. But as with anything their are exceptions

 

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by Clayton805
http:///forum/post/3111187
I had a Koralia 2 in there already. I added another #2 and a #1. Could too much flow could have killed him? Maybe new flow pattern stirred up something?
Zero percent chance the flow or flow pattern could have killed it. one dead fish= minor set back (unless your emotionally attached to it).

 

[mr.clownfish]

check your ammonia

 

[pete159]

what about an electric shock.
Check the power cords and make sure there are no cuts in them.

 

[small triggers]

and he wasnt stuck to the powerhead right (?) cause sometimes fish dont figure out the pull behind the powerhead until to late.

 

[ophiura]

How deep is your sand and how old is your tank? It is possible that you stirred up sand, releasing hydrogen sulfide (the smell, if it was a rotten egg sort of thing). It is possible also the powerhead fell or something doing this.