All corals closed after addition of zoo frag.

marcingo · #1 10-24-2006, 04:31 PM

I have that you are right murminator it may have been just too many zoos added at once. The fish have no marks or anything out of the ordinary on them michika. Also I had tested the water yesterday before addition and everything was zero even nitrates.

One thing I found very odd is that the zoos in question on the rock were still open and had no problem with the water quality. Also a week ago I recieved 2 frags of green paly and some large brown zoos (they looked different than yesterdays additions) Anyway both these zoos were fully opened yesterday and this morning and seemed to have no problems. I also tested for ammonia today and considering two dead fish were lying in the tank overnight it wasnt so high 0.5.

Also another interesting thing is that yesterday when the zoos were added everything closed up almost within 5 mins. Every single frag of zoos in the tank as well as mushrooms closed up not one polyp stayed open. I guess that was a sign I should take it out.

Anyway if stuff like this didnt happen we wouldnt know as much as we do about the hobby.

Do you guys recommend I move all the corals to an established tank or try to get credit at an lfs. Then drain the entire tank and start all over again? Or should I keep up with the large water changes and see if things improve. I just dont want all these corals to die if things dont improve. They have only been closed up one night so they might still be ok. Correct?

marcingo · #2 10-24-2006, 04:32 PM

The 50% water change was done after the fact. This morning I did the 50% after everything had died. But I think it may have been the big bioload on the system.

michika · #3 10-24-2006, 04:52 PM

Its your choice as to how you want to proceed.

Is your system just the 10g display, or do you also have a sump/fuge? Skimmer?

marcingo · #4 10-24-2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

Its your choice as to how you want to proceed.

Is your system just the 10g display, or do you also have a sump/fuge? Skimmer?

Its just the 10 gallon display I dont have anything else.

christyf5 · #5 10-24-2006, 05:43 PM

Did the zoos release any stringy mucous into the water after the addition? Could be the chemical warfare took the fish out.

Der_Iron_Chef · #6 10-24-2006, 05:43 PM

Perhaps you can use a synthetic activated carbon. Just my two cents' worth. Might remove any copper or other heavy metals.

michika · #7 10-24-2006, 05:46 PM

Maybe at this point the best idea would be to remove the zoo rock you added, and see what happens to your tank.

I would probably recommend leaving the tank alone for a week, test continually and see what happens to your water parameters. Assuming everything is fine, you could probably try and add a few cleaning crew members, and slowly build up to adding fish again.

marcingo · #8 10-24-2006, 06:16 PM

When I put the zoos in the tank they had mucous on them that came off and dissolved.

I did remove the zoo rock today right after I noticed everything. I then did some water changes and it seemed that the bristle worms started to move a little off the sand and some went back into the rocks. I am moving all corals to an established tank and recycling as I feel this is the best option. If anyone thinks this is not a good way to do it let me know.

kellehar · #9 10-24-2006, 06:17 PM

I got the same zoos from murray last night with no i'll effects. so I would have to agree with the to many zoos for the tank size theory. By the way murray thanks everything looks great even the ricordia.

Justin

marcingo · #10 10-24-2006, 06:31 PM

Yeah I think thats what it was.

On a side note making a mistake in this hobby sure is costly lol.