Crash

[dream.reef]

My 14 biocube crashed really
Bummed out I have a 20
Which is going great but the cuc in biocube is now all dead

 

[Jason mack]

I'm sorry for your loss !! Do you know what caused the crash ?

 

[dream.reef]

No my water test is perfect same with salt and I cycled my tank for 3 weeks

 

[dream.reef]

I think I put to many fish at a time I put 2 clowns and 2 bangi cardinals

 

[Jason mack]

I take it you started with live rock if Your tank cycle in 3 weeks!! Did you check for ammonia?

 

[kireek]

That is unfortunate.What type of clean up crew did you have? Did they all pass away at about the same time?

 

[dream.reef]

No all crabs blue leg

 

[dream.reef]

They passsed at same time

 

[kireek]

Did you add a large number all at once? Perhaps from a shipment?

 

[Flippers4pups]

It would be beneficial for us, if you could post your water parameters. :)

Sorry for your losses.

 

[dream.reef]

Ok

 

[dream.reef]

I know what jappened

 

[dream.reef]

I jumped my bio load

 

[Jason mack]

So you had a ammonia Spike .. or Your tank wasn,t cycled properly .. have you tested for ammonia .. or was it nitrite ..

 

[dream.reef]

I got it tested it was ammonia

 

[BoomCorals]

3 weeks isn't long enough to cycle dry rock. Was this already cycled/established live rock you started with?

 

[jpcrash1]

Sorry for your loss. Don't give up. You need to start slow when starting a tank. Take your time cycling your tank and stock it slowly to be successful. If you lost your clean up crew , I'm guessing had some ammonia in your tank. I cycled my tank with dry rock and it took almost two months to cycle.

 

[Oakie12]

I used all new dry rock and new sand when i upgraded to my reefer 350. The tank took roughly 2 months to cycle completely. Slow and steady is the best advice for next time. Maybe add a fish a month for the first while to allow your bioload to catch up.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

i crashed my sps tank with ammonia. they were fading a bit.. Ohh, I'll do a large water change..

next morning. ALL CORALS BONE WHITE!! Investigations led to the discovery that my DI resin was exhausted... chloramine.. carbon.. no DI = ammonia

 

[dream.reef]

Dang