Acclimation issue....yikes!

[cancun]

Hi guys! I was dripping a new Emporer Angel from 1.021 water to my water 1.024 in a specimen container in my sump....i got the fish from my LFS...about 30 min into the acclimation my container tipped over spilling the fish and water into my sump! Now what.....????? Is my fish doomed to a sudden death? This has never happened to me before! I am not a newbie.....but yikes!

 

[MeMyFishandI]

My suggestion is to do a water change and add some carbon and prime for the ammonia. Maybe ask the LFS you got your fish from what they add to their tanks and that will help you treat for the specific toxins/medications you may have just added to your tank.

 

[ThePickeledReef]

Yeah not great the LFS water got in the tank and didn’t finish acclimation. But people have gotten away with worse... turn off lights run some carbon and series of water changes

 

[cancun]

Thanks guys! I feel better....just did wc, and added Chemipure Blue as well. Worried fish would be a goner with the salinity jump.....and get this...I have a 200 gallon Aquarium.....I had the doors to the sump open....my German Shepherd stuck his nose in there and poked the acclimation container.....!!!!!! I was like :mad:!

 

[xxkenny90xx]

How big is your tank? My main concern is if the lfs water had copper in it

 

[ThePickeledReef]

How big is your tank? My main concern is if the lfs water had copper in it

200+ gallon. Red Sea XXL

 

[cancun]

How big is your tank? My main concern is if the lfs water had copper in it

200 gallons.... before I started the acclimation I drained quite a bit of water out of the bag first. I know they do run a low level of copper.

 

[Hugh Mann]

With a 200 gallon, plus the volume in your sump, that's a huge amount of water compared to the bag, so I would guess you are fine in regards to that. Throw in some carbon if you're particularly concerned.

As for the fish, not much you can do about it, but fish I believe tend to be more resilient to that than corals and inverts. Were I a betting man, I'd say it will be okay.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

200 gallons.... before I started the acclimation I drained quite a bit of water out of the bag first. I know they do run a low level of copper.

You'll be fine and more likely than not the fish will be fine too

 

[cancun]

So far inverts and coral look normal......funny...my first thought was the fish suddenly going from 1.021 to 1.024!!!

 

[cancun]

You guys are the best! Thanks for making me feel better! I was like panicked.....and usually I don't panic when it comes to my tank! I thought fish first and copper second....lol....

 

[mattzang]

i put my fish that were being kept in 1.026 into water that was 1.034 (didn't know at the time) and all but 1 survived. it's definitely not ideal, but i bet you'll be ok

the lfs water.. might be a bigger issue if the lfs runs copper or something

and if you don't qt then the water shouldn't be an issue, whatever diseases in the water would be on the fish