I might be loosing the whole tank tonight

[Triggreef]

Have kids? Fastest tank crash i ever heard of was a kid dropping a battery in.

 

[slipknotgrrl83]

Oh no, that's awful . If parameters are all in check in would say stray voltage. No overdosing has been done correct?

 

[trido]

Wow! a few gallons of RO can absolutely not be it. I'm with everyone else in thinking electrocution.

 

[Triggreef]

Not stray voltage. It's a total myth. Not to mention the op already said he tested and there is none.

 

[Elementalj]

I'm in agony watching. [emoji22][emoji27][emoji856]

 

[slipknotgrrl83]

i would definitly set up qt if possible and pull them out and see if there are any changes

 

[hybridazn]

Did you find the cucumber?

 

[Elementalj]

Did you find the cucumber?

Is that a loaded question?

 

[Elementalj]

Is that a loaded question?

I couldn't help myself [emoji20]

 

[Cory]

Definitely take all the fish and healthy thin gs out. Even if you put them in a rubbermaid tote thats large, with some live rock and an air bubbler with new saltwater.

Dose tank with amquel for ammonia and heavy metals, dose new quarantine too with it.

Water change. Carbon. Good luck! Sorry this happened.

If your not comfy doing this take the fish to the lfs temporarily

 

[TheEngineer]

That's incredibly frustrating. Hope you were able to get things figured out.

I think getting the fish out of the tank and into a QT is the best bet too. Get them doing OK and then you can figure out the cause. Good luck!

 

[jsker]

Any good new this morning?

 

[Leslie Tabor]

I am just catching up...how is the tank??

 

[Elegance Coral]

I agree with Triggreef. It's not stray voltage.
Any time there's an unknown problem like this, the first step should be to do a LARGE water change.

 

[Chris Adams]

Is there any discoloration in your fish, smell to the water?

I killed a tank when a heater cracked. Fish dead or swimming in circles, red lines in body, and the smell in the tank was terrible.

Any word on the cucumber?

 

[Brew12]

Definitely not a stray voltage. You cannot electrocute a salt water fish. Stray voltage can cause irritation over time but that is obviously not what is happening.

Good luck finding your problem and I hope things look better this morning!

 

[stevo01]

Very sorry to hear this happened Paul!


Im going with "cuke nuke". Need to find it if you can, and remove it. What type of sea cucumber was it? Its probably a waiting game now, as the toxins have been released. Other than that I agree with doing the biggest WC's you can get away with as well as fresh carbon. Perhaps removing the fish like mentioned too.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm leaning towards the cucumber nuking the tank.....still can't find him....it was a red and black. The only two fish I can see are the clowns...and they are still alive. The Tangs are dead and suspect everyone else is as well.....don't see them. I'll wait until lights are on to start pulling them out.

I changed out the carbon last night....maybe I'll do that again this morning. In a couple hours I have another 50 gallons of new saltwater to change out as well. Also running the skimmer wet.

I'm in the dumps, to say the least.

 

[TheEngineer]

Ugh.... that really sucks a lot. Sorry you are going through this.

How are your corals looking?

 

[stevo01]

So sad man. Hang in there!