out of town emergency ORP plunge

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

Hey guys just went on vacation and my orp randomly plummeted. I got someone to FaceTime and everything looks fine. Is it likely an issue with the probe?

I’m typically at 350 unless I carbon dose then it gets back…should I be concerned?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It's likely a probe with something on it, like a snail, or some other sort of test error. That very sudden transition from normal behavior to that nearly straight down drop would not likely reflect a change in the tank. Even a dead organism would not do that. Dumping a lot of antioxidant into the tank might, such as vitamin C would do it. .

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

I fed before I left but the standard amount. All
fish looked normal, no labored breathing or laying during factetime. No bacterial bloom. I did top off the sump. Maybe it messed with the probe? Ugh going out of town is such nerve racking when stuff like this happens. Last time I had carbon that got sucked into my skimmer which messed it up for a few weeks and caused a bloom.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Probe out of water would do weird things.

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

Everything was fine but I’m still trying to figure out why my orp probe broke.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Glad everything is fine.