Emergency! Need help!

[Sumfingwong]

Originally Posted by dc4

Same thing happens when you use flatworm exit, the skimmer goes nuts unless you do a large water change and run carbon. If you have access to carbon, I would run as much as you can in a reactor or if you don't have a reactor, find a filter stock and put it near some flow. Hope everything works out...

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Thanks dc4, I turned on my phosban 550 filled with carbon and gfo yesterday. I just filled up a brand new mesh filter sock with carbon. I have a brand new BRS carbon as well. but right now there is a lot in the filter sock. Thanks for the suggestion, totally didn't even think about that

[Coleus]

ah sorry to hear man. I wish i catch this thread earlier so i can offer you some bin and ready to go mixed water.

I hate putting medicine in the display tank, if your skimmer still go wild, i think the chemical that is killing your fish still in there. I would let it continue skimming the tank and keep making fresh water and do w/c and run/change carbon

[daniella3d]

this is awfull. I to never treat in the display tank, it's too risky as anything can die. I never had such mess using Paraguard and I am treating 3 fish right now in a 20 gallons quarantine tank with liverock with some coral (I could not remove them) that are attached to the liverock and after a week they seem to be holding. One birdnest and some clove polyps. There is one little batch of green star polyp that is closed but look alive otherwise. I would never use it in my display tank though.

I don,t suppose they put the ingredients on the bottle?

[lee9]

Sorry to hear. I hope you get things figured out.

IMO I don't think it's the Herbtana causing the problems. I have used it full strength in my display tank with no ill effects to the fish or corals. I also use it with the Microbe-Lift Artemiss product when introducing new fish into my display tank as a pre-treatment as per the instructions on the bottle. Maybe check to ensure you dosed the proper amount.

Sorry I can't offer any more assistance. Good luck.

[Coralgurl]

I'm in royal oak as well, I can mix some water and it should be ok tonight, but I only have about 7 gallons I could give you as that's all I have for ro water right now. Let me know, i will pm you my number.

Sorry for your losses.

[dc4]

Forgot to mention that it also helps to keep letting the skimmer cup fill up and empty it a many times as it takes for it to calm down after the water change and carbon. The water in the skim cup will be more condensed with the chemical than just doing water changes. Of course, you may need some premixed saltwater on standby though to to off.

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[naesco]

What are the ingredients listed on the package or bottle of this stuff you put in yourt DT?

[Sumfingwong]

Hey All,

Thanks for all the help and offers. I worked on the tank till 3am, letting the collection cup fill up and then dumped it. my sump water was starting to get low, I let the brute trash bin mix my water till this morning (pretty much 100% full of water)

I did a WC this morning, and ran the skimmer again, this time it didnt fill up as fast. Did this for about an hour, then came into work. I didnt grab the bottle with me. I did however write an email to the company, they say this stuff has a 2 year shelf life, and my lot number is within range. Then he just went on about how I didnt use the full medication dosage instructions and tried to use a doctor and medication for human metaphor (pretty much saying their product didnt mess it up). I would hate to imagine what would have happened if I used the full medication dosage into my tank. I will post the ingredients tonight, but here is a link to their product.

http://www.microbelift.com/products/...herbtana-reef/

There is a pdf file at the bottom of the page, but it says the ingredients are "proprietary".

Quick update, the kole tang passed sometime during the night. The total is 8 fish so far. The puffers still seem stressed.

[tang daddy]

Sorry to hear about your losses, just do large waterchanges for now until the tank is stable again. In future may I suggest getting a smaller tank and dosing meds in there instead of the display tank, that way if something goes south you can quickly replace the water rather than larger system.

[RedCoralEdmonton]

As well I doubt it was the Herbtana, yes your skimmer overflows with it, hence the back of it saying to turn off your skimmer, my best bet is you didn't do that and you had skimmate in your cup... it overflowed back into the tank, thus stressing everything in the tank, as mentioned do a good size water change to try and get everything settled again....

Ive used this product for a long time and have never had a single problem with it, I recommend it to alot of people and never had they had ill effects....

Good luck from here on!

Steve