HELP! A maxi mini just commit suicide in a PH. What do I do?

[SanguinesDream]

I woke up to an awful noise of juddering to find that a maxi mini somehow made its way up to a powerhead in my QT tank. #$&%#$@*£^@!!!!

I have a vicious head cold and my faculties are not with me ( plus I was interrupted from a dream where I was a samurai fighting a ceremonial dragon come to life) so I quickly unplugged the powerhead and removed it, tore open a handy super activated carbon filter and jammed that in my filter to try to save the other inhabitants from the chemical warfare, what else should I do?

I just did a 50% water change the night before last and I don't have any premade. Should I give the carbon an opportunity to work or change the water and if so how much?

[Proteus]

Use the carbon but I'd be making water.

[SanguinesDream]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Use the carbon but I'd be making water.

What percentage?

[subman]

Do another water change when you get the water ready and the carbon will clean out the rest. I personally don't like the massive water changes but prefer multiple smaller (10-20%). Giving the tank time to settle for a day or two in between.

[SanguinesDream]

Now to see how much damage that maxi mini is in. Fricikty frack.

[Proteus]

Yeah I agree with Jason 20% and see how it goes

[subman]

I would also be looking into why the mini maxi took the header into the PH. Mini maxi's font usually move around once they find a home. How long have you had it?

[SanguinesDream]

Originally Posted by subman

How long have you had it?

Since boxing day. It is in my QT tank. I managed to get the powerhead apart and it's foot seems to intact so hopefully it will adhere to a piece of liverock again.