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12-03-2007, 05:07 AM
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I think my tank now qualifies for radioactive status. The algae on the bottom of the tank, and on the sides has become neon in color....
I can now say I see some humor in the situation. 
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12-03-2007, 06:05 AM
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Sorry Catherine for your lost! Did you used some used water? at least 50% of your old water for the new tank?
A water change of 25-30% would help keeping the amoniac low. Again, sorry for the disaster 
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12-03-2007, 05:10 PM
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Thank you for your condolences.
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12-04-2007, 02:26 PM
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Dear tank,
Please stop being such a death trap of disasters. No love, Me This mornings drama: - another clam dead - the pump is making funny noises. - it is retaining the radioactive green color everywhere. - I can't do anything about the pump or the green color (I removed the clam corpse) until I finish my stupid term paper. URG! So...if I had to...where in the city would I get a replacement Reeflo Snapper pump on such short notice?
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#86
12-04-2007, 02:48 PM
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Oi. No idea here....sorry I'm not much help
Do you need anyone to keep anything else so nothing more dies?...until you get it all figured out?I have a Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC inline pump sitting in my closet if you need something in a pinch.
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12-04-2007, 03:25 PM
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I'm thinking I may want someone to take my remaining two clams now. They seem to be unaffected still, but I don't want to chance it any longer. They are big clams, ~6" each. Maybe my fish too?
I just don't know anymore. Thoughts?
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#88
12-04-2007, 03:29 PM
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Catherine, I'm not sure I would personally risk it. Obviously if a clam just died, then there's something still going on. What kinds of clams are these?
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12-04-2007, 03:36 PM
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The remaining clams are a gigas, and a dersa. The one that died was a smaller dersa, about 3" in length.
I agree something is still going on. I'm thinking its a cycle like Tony originally suggested, and have been treating it as such. Ideas on what I should do? I've been doing daily 7g water changes, keeping all my media fresh (nitrate, phosphate, ammonia sponges, hypersorb, and carbon). This is so frustrating. What else could I be doing? Between my paper and this tank drama, it is not a good day!
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12-04-2007, 03:59 PM
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it costs $$ but you could convert to zeovit? I had amazing nitrate reduction within 3 days of starting the system. Now 2 weeks later it's undetectable nitrates in the new tank. U need a skimmer though. It costs about $160 to start up on a tank your size if you build your own reactor (which isn't too hard). $80 if you don't dose K+ (potassium).
Not guaranteed it'll help your situation as fast as you need it to though; it's quite the committment to a "new" style of aquarium keeping if it's only to take care of an immediate emergency...
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