uh oh newbie did a bad thing

[shawna]

uh oh I tried to move the gravel/sand in my tank oan now my water is so cloudty I can't see my critters this started out to be a cleaning and an attempt to stabilize my rocks and now it's one huge mess I pulled my clowns out and tosed them into my isolation tank so they woulden't die but now I can't see my inverts to rescue them will my poor beloved critters have a chance?

 

[bot587]

If it is just sand being knocked up you should be fine... Throw a bag of activated carbon in the canister filter or sump... whichever you are using.

 

[shawna]

will my inverts be ok I know they don't have gills but will this cause any resperatory problems for them? also when can I relase the pollips now that this has happened will they be hurt by being in the bag too long?

 

[mujtba]

activated carbon is the BEST.. im a noob too man.. and it saved my tank. my tank was totally brown water. now its crystal clear..
so USE IT!
:jumping:

 

[shawna]

I did and it is coming back to clear (I wish that I didn't have most of my lr in the buckets I use for water changes I only intended about 10 to 15 % and now it might be a bit too late for that but slowly it is clearing darned that everything is closed at 1:30 am here in pa I'd love to run out and et more storage for the water change!
thanks for your input and support!

 

[innsmouth]

Don't worry so much. Your inverts should be fine. The water will settle down eventually.

 

[shawna]

if anyone is burried can they get out? geez I feel like hurriccane shawna I was just trying to make a more stable rock formation for them it was sugested to take the rock down to the glass and instead I disrupted their little worlds still looks like part skim milk part water at 6 am hoiurs later I was finally able to see the back of the tank sort of now still a litttle milky and my crittters are in hiding or (gulp) I hope none are under the bed crimeny but the emereald crab (i of 2 is eating the algae off of the new star pollp and my snains are having a feast as well

maby I should have left them in the ocean!

 

[reefer44]

no it should be fine......a little sand storm wont hurt them...this happens after major storms in the reefs anyway...
good luck
Brad

 

[reefer44]

oh an the star polyps will be fine....tehy accumulate detrus which the snails and crabs are eating.....just use a turkey baster every few weeks and blow the stuff off of it
Brad

 

[shawna]

thanks guys ! everyone lived oh and the milk is gonw whew I'll never do that again ! brad thanks again geeze you just musten't rest a bit!
thanks a whole big bunch guys I thought I'd have t o play taps on the violin a few thousand times for them!
shawna
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