Are Sea Cucumbers right for your tank?
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WARNING - I'm sitting here watching most of my fish die in my 180gallon from the cucumbers in the post above. I've always heard they are ticking timebombs, but I didn't believe it. Considering I've had them for many year and even split which was fascinating, but poisoning your tank is not worth it.
Few hours ago, I saw my corals closed and fish are hiding. I knew something was wrong because these are 7-10 year old large fish which I know their personalities and their activity levels. I knew something was wrong. I saw a piece of flesh fly by which had the pink which immediately looks like my 2 cucumbers, but then the 2 cucs walking around just fine. ... so where did that piece come from? Did I have another split that made it to the sump and eventually went through the return pump? (That's the working theory).
I'm running aggressive carbon through a reactor. 3 confirmed deaths and what's sad is the larger older fish. I can't water change fast enough to make an impact in a large system so I can only hope to clean the water. I'll take the body count in the morning but I will be taking those cucs out. Don't do it. It will happen one day.
Few hours ago, I saw my corals closed and fish are hiding. I knew something was wrong because these are 7-10 year old large fish which I know their personalities and their activity levels. I knew something was wrong. I saw a piece of flesh fly by which had the pink which immediately looks like my 2 cucumbers, but then the 2 cucs walking around just fine. ... so where did that piece come from? Did I have another split that made it to the sump and eventually went through the return pump? (That's the working theory).
I'm running aggressive carbon through a reactor. 3 confirmed deaths and what's sad is the larger older fish. I can't water change fast enough to make an impact in a large system so I can only hope to clean the water. I'll take the body count in the morning but I will be taking those cucs out. Don't do it. It will happen one day.
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yes. charcoal = carbon. My reactor is 1.5 cups for load. I ran it for 3 hours then immediately swapped it for a fresh can. Then let that 2nd can ran overnight was all I could do. Body count this morning = 15 dead including XL tangs and wrasses. Sad morning with any of those 7-9 years old. Surprisingly the hippo (6-7in) made it.
Lessons learned. ..pulling the cucumbers. I just don't know what to do with them right now.
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