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Keri
10-10-2010, 07:22 AM
How fun is that... *sigh*

This is not in the wrong forum, I'm dealing with it, I just want some sympathy LOL
kien
10-10-2010, 07:42 AM
If I stand on my head I see that your nitrates are .08 ! That's awesome! :mrgreen:
Keri
10-10-2010, 07:43 AM
Aww :) Way to be positive, I like it!!
Lance
10-10-2010, 05:00 PM
Hey Keri. Haven't seen you on here for awhile. Welcome back! And good luck with the nitrate battle.
andestang
10-10-2010, 06:22 PM
Yes, good to see you around. Whats your guess on reason ?

Kien you crack me up :lol:

If I stand on my head I see that your nitrates are .08 ! That's awesome! :mrgreen:
Keri
10-11-2010, 03:51 AM
I'm not entirely sure, tho our tank sat for months with just the 3 fish (in 120g) a coral beauty, small foxface and a clown and then 2 weeks ago we added 6 tiny chromis and a mandarin, could have triggered it. One of the chromis was wounded a couple of days ago and went MIA sooo.... maybe? The tank is nearly 2 years old, I would have thought it would handle it better but who knows... I've got at least 2 giant cukes in there, maybe one kicked it?

*so far* tonight I see everybody but the mandarin still swimming, it's still suuper cloudy but we did a 35g w/c. I'll have to post pics.
Keri
10-12-2010, 08:32 AM
This pic is from last night - the tank is WAY less cloudy today, just hazey.... and so far all of my fish are still alive, crazy!

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/crash.jpg
andestang
10-14-2010, 04:45 PM
So how are things ? That looks like my tank some time ago after someone dumped some stuff in the tank just add some red coloring, but I lost everything. No clams or such ? I'd go with the cucumber theory. Hope all is well.
Delphinus
10-14-2010, 05:29 PM
Did it just go cloudy like that all of a sudden? Do you run a skimmer or carbon?

That almost looks like something spawned in the tank.

Good luck!
Aquattro
10-14-2010, 08:15 PM
Ya, that isn't from a chromis going missing!! Either some bacterial bloom or as Tony mentioned, a spawning.
Myka
10-14-2010, 08:21 PM
Ya, that isn't from a chromis going missing!! Either some bacterial bloom or as Tony mentioned, a spawning.

Agreed! Although the tank looks as if it hasn't been "the cleanest" in a long time, which could have a lot to do with the high nitrate. You could easily have more than one significant thing going on.
Keri
10-15-2010, 07:43 AM
No, you're right the tank has been suffering from summer neglect and I'm still having issues with cyano, but this is a pic from tonight. I'm still leaning towards bacterial bloom, unless there is something very LARGE hiding in my tank that would spawn like that?
All fish still kicking - one chromis looks a little beat up today tho, I think I have a big crab in there :(

I run both carbon in the sump and a vertex 180.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/tankpostcrash.jpg

edit: no, tiny people don't live in my tank, that is the reflection from the tv lol
Myka
10-16-2010, 10:58 PM
It looks a lot better today! Btw, those Chromis look really nice in your tank.
Keri
10-17-2010, 02:22 AM
Thanks Myka, I really like the chromis, they are such an active little school :)