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that what i mean - monoxide detectorDoes the CO2 detector also detect Carbon Monoxide?
If not you may want to check that out as a matter of urgency.
Carbon monoxide's reaction with hemoglobin is what makes it deadly, if it were carbon monoxide, the inverts would have died too, because they also have hemoglobin.Does the CO2 detector also detect Carbon Monoxide?
If not you may want to check that out as a matter of urgency.
Laundry room not the best spot.that what i mean - monoxide detector
I started testing water until i realized all the inverts and corals were happy, so its not ammonia. Nitrates are 1.4
Im almost certain it is an oxygen issue. I just installed a simple chaeto reactor in the rear chamber a few days ago that ive been leaving the lights on 24/7. Maybe with PH swings it elevated the Co2...
So i thought of something else... Though its also a long-shot
I moved this tank into the laundry room since im moving this week, which has a gas heater on the other side of the room. There is a co2 detector in the room though that shows normal and the pilot light is still lit
Yeah if it was a total tank die off, would be easy to attibute. But inverts are all fine, even a little urchin uneffectedWhat still doesn't make sense is why the inverts are fine.
Leaving it on through the night can have some effect on PH though cant it?The chaeto reactor wouldn't elevate carbon dioxide
Lights were still on when I noticedDid they died in the night or during day light?
Yeah I’m leaning toward that too.I think some people completely misunderstood the 3 fish in a 32 question. Certainly 3 fish did not deplete the tank of oxygen and without a bacterial bloom, it’s HIGHLY unlikely it was an oxygen issue. Stray voltage doesn’t hurt fish.
Ammonia has to reach much higher levels than people believe to be an issue. Randy goes over this in his DIY ammonia thread.
I would certainly look at something from the laundry room got into the tank
Sorry this happened polyp.
I mean I haven’t done any laundry lately but maybe as I’m cleaning this house before moving something somehow got in there when i fed themI know that soap will suffocate fish. Not sure how corals would react or how much soap residue it takes. Just a thought since it’s a laundry room.
Edit: google tells me that soap “even in small amounts” prevents oxygen moving across the gills.
Only 3 fish in a 32?
The tank has been setup in the laundry room for a month or so, not a recent/sudden move. Have had the dragonet for 2-3mos and the clowns for nearly a month. I doubt tanks old enough that would have issues with buildup in the very thin sandbedSo wait, you moved a tank from one room to another? Did this tank have sand? I assume it has been running for some time and is established. Your 1st post said that you tested everything and it was fine. Later said that you don't have an ammonia test kit. We're safe to assume you didn't test ammonia after fish death.
Have you considered the possibility that by moving the tank you disrupted anoxic zones filled with possibly s04 and that killed your fish?