Wade Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 So a friend of mine is texting right now that he woke this morning to find all his fish dead. SPS in RTN, zoas not open, scallops dead. He's checked all parameters and they're in acceptable ranges. No drastic changes detected. The only thing I can think of is an electricity leak. How would he check for that? Is there anything else that could crash a tank that fast (non-parameter wise)? Thank you in advance for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Turns out he just added a tiger tail cucumber to his tank on Saturday. Could that have died and blown up the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 He reports that one end of the cucumber has a big hole in it so it looks like it did indeed expel it's guts and take the tank down with it. Suicidal/homicidal little turd. So, is the sand and rock trash as well or just need to run some fresh carbon for a few days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Wow that stinks! If everything is pretty much dead, he may want to do some massive water changes - like 100%. I'm not sure carbon is going to be enough if everything is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thanks Dan. Will the rock and sand be reusable or will the toxin leach out of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I honestly don't know about the rock/sand. I would assume it's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I would do a really big water change after siphoning as much crap out and removing all dead items, then run new carbon and GFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I would go with multiple 100% water changes, scrub the rock, and vacuum the sand each time they do a change. Might try running some zeolite as well as carbon and GFO for a while, normally sold in aquarium stores as ammonia remover, looks like white gravel, but it also sucks up a lot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thanks all. I'll pass on the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 How large of a tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Red Sea Max 250 (66 Gallon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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