unfortunate re-do

[Diane Visage]

I had to totally redo my 55 gal tank,,,, the only things that survived my catastrophe are,,, bengai cardinal, condy anemone, maroon clown, snowflake eel, and my engineer goby,,,,i have some rock with mushroom coral on it, and they are bouncing back,, they are my first and only coral right now,,,i would like more info on them,,,,,
the fish i lost were a rock beauty angel, copperband butterfly and my mandarin goby,,,, a snail, and hermit crab,,, i am heartbroken,,, so im doing this thread to keep my progress documented with the do over,, thank you and any advice as to what i might could add would be appreciated,,,,
my picture was actually taken right before i lost the copperband,,,

 

[Pfisherman]

What was this catastrophic event?

 

[eliramos]

Que paso?

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Okay thanks for the information.

 

[Diane Visage]

What was this catastrophic event?

koolaid spilt in tank,,,,, well was down had no water,,,,, had to clean everything a little at a time,, luckily i had a started a 10 gal nano tank,, n i put everyone in t here,,,, lost the urchin in there, but everything did well for awhile, got water back on ,, finished 55 and put fish back,, next morning ,, casualties,,,

 

[Pfisherman]

koolaid spilt in tank,,,,, well was down had no water,,,,, had to clean everything a little at a time,, luckily i had a started a 10 gal nano tank,, n i put everyone in t here,,,, lost the urchin in there, but everything did well for awhile, got water back on ,, finished 55 and put fish back,, next morning ,, casualties,,,

I have five kids and they know better lol, sorry about the mess.

 

[Diane Visage]

sad thing is,,,, is that i did it myself,,,,, my mind was a wreck at the time,, and i usually dump water in when it evaporates,,, and with our well being down, and the tank needing water, my son always leaves almost full glasses of water around,,, so i dumpe em in,,, i grabbed a red plastic cup and before i could stop myself, it was too late

 

[Pfisherman]

So you just dump in tap water when people dont drink it?

 

[Diane Visage]

So you just dump in tap water when people dont drink it?

ya,, but its well water,,,,no chemicals , no chlorine.

 

[jsker]

That is strange koolaid is sugar water with flavor and coloring. It was almost like carbon dosing would it not?

 

[Diane Visage]

That is strange koolaid is sugar water with flavor and coloring. It was almost like carbon dosing would it not?

Idk,,, it went clear for about 5 hours, n t hen it turned to soup,,, very cloudy and u could smell the friutyness,,, fish had a sugar rush i guess

 

[Pfisherman]

There are probably a lot of doc in that well water. I hope tge rest of your stuff does well and your tank recovers quickly.

 

[Martyd]

Well water? What the other poster was referring to was dissolved solids in said water. No offense intended, but your tank was heading for a catastrophic event anyway. I've never heard of anyone just dumping water from an unknown source in their tank. House plants maybe, but a reef tank, never. Your tank and fish deserve better. It might be time to start doing some reading. This forum is a great place to start.

 

[jsker]

Idk,,, it went clear for about 5 hours, n t hen it turned to soup,,, very cloudy and u could smell the friutyness,,, fish had a sugar rush i guess

Koolaid is not like it used to be :cool: keep us posted on the rebuild, and good luck.