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Aquattro 06-06-2013 12:11 AM

Looks like everything is back to normal. I can see things in the tank. Always a good sign :)

fishytime 06-06-2013 12:14 AM

good to here mang.....would be nice to figure out what it was tho....

Aquattro 06-06-2013 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 823596)
good to here mang.....would be nice to figure out what it was tho....

I'm going to guess the clam, who set off the snails, maybe?? Not sure, just hope it doesn't happen again. Glad I had 50g of new water on hand this morning though :)

fishoholic 06-06-2013 12:37 PM

Glad to hear the tank is ok. Do you have any urchins? I have a few short spine pincushion and tuxedo urchins which can cause 600g to turn white when they spawn at the same time. Thankfully it only happened once, usually they are nice enough to take turns :lol: I did a water change when it happened and all was well thankfully.

mike31154 06-06-2013 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 823594)
Looks like everything is back to normal. I can see things in the tank. Always a good sign :)

Good news. I kind of wish I'd checked this thread yesterday evening when I had a bta turn my tank all milky!

Aquattro 06-06-2013 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mike31154 (Post 823701)
Good news. I kind of wish I'd checked this thread yesterday evening when I had a bta turn my tank all milky!

At least you got to see who or what did it :) If I'd seen the clam doing it, I would have removed it to a bucket while it spawned, then return it afterwards. But waking up to it kind of leaves you wondering. I guess an anemone would be tougher to move, hopefully you had some water made up for a quick change.

mike31154 06-06-2013 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 823708)
At least you got to see who or what did it :) If I'd seen the clam doing it, I would have removed it to a bucket while it spawned, then return it afterwards. But waking up to it kind of leaves you wondering. I guess an anemone would be tougher to move, hopefully you had some water made up for a quick change.

Yes, once I saw the mess I observed for about 10 minutes & saw the anemone spewing bursts of the milky stuff. As far as removing the culprit, unlikely with the nem & apt to cause further problems if I tried. It took me 15-20 minutes to remove one from the rock a couple of weeks ago when I put it up for sale.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=98221

I did not have water ready for a change though! At any rate, system looks fine this morning & although I was going to do some water tests this morning, I may forego that. What would I test for, pH?, nitrates?, ammonia? I've had the tank running long enough now that my best test is a good visual this morning. Water is crystal clear again, critters all behaving normally.

Aquattro 06-06-2013 02:59 PM

Ya, agreed, not sure what to test for. If it passes visual, it's likely good enough. I didn't test anything.

christyf5 06-06-2013 05:31 PM

Glad to hear everything is ok. Guess when one starts they all get excited eh? :wink:

Coralgurl 06-06-2013 05:35 PM

reef orgy... :mrgreen: sooo just ewwwwwwwwww


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