Whoa holy cloudy water batman

[Pan]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

I would use the buffers ASAP.

PM sent with directions.

what did the pictures look like to you?

[TheReefGeek]

Tough to tell what the water looked like, but your coral is definately dieing off quickly, which would be consistant with a rapid change in Ph and/or alkalinity.

[Beverly]

Pics look bad, I'm afraid

Dying/bleaching corals are going to release ammonia, which might explain the fish gasping.

Did you remember to use dechlorinator with last water change? Also, a 50% water change is pretty drastic. Was there a reason you did one so large?

I wish there was something I could do to help figure out what happened to cause such a catastrophe

[Pan]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Pics look bad, I'm afraid

Dying/bleaching corals are going to release ammonia, which might explain the fish gasping.

Did you remember to use dechlorinator with last water change? Also, a 50% water change is pretty drastic. Was there a reason you did one so large?

I wish there was something I could do to help figure out what happened to cause such a catastrophe

I did such a drastic change cause i had a fish die on me and the water went cloudy....so i figured better safe than sorry...that coral bleached when i put the new water on it...as soon as the new mix of water hit it it went white.

It's quite depressing actually to know 4 days ago i had what i thought was a nice little thriving community...cute little gobi...sniff sniff....clowns are hanging on, but they must feel like they are being tortured.

[TheReefGeek]

Strange. A fish dieing should not make water cloudy, any idea how long it was dead for before you got it out?

But from the fact that pouring the new water on your coral bleached it, I suspect your salt, or something terrible in the Edmonton water supply. So you need to use RODI water and new salt to put your animals in.

Have you re-tested Ph and Alk and tried any buffers yet?

Did you dechlorinate your water and leave it overnight with a heater and powerhead before use? Otherwise a 50% change will significantly reduce the oxygen and temperature of your water.

[howdy20012002]

if u want, i can hold everything for you till u get this sorted out
call me..i will pm u the number
if not, I hope everything works out for ya
Neal

[Beverly]

Sent you a PM.

[TheReefGeek]

Ron, if you can get your stuff (fish and corals) to Neal faster than waiting for me to get home (because then you still have to get home and setup the temporary tank) then do it, time is of the essence.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Ron, if you can get your stuff (fish and corals) to Neal faster than waiting for me to get home (because then you still have to get home and setup the temporary tank) then do it, time is of the essence.

Thanks, yep neal said he would take my fish...and possibly the inverts.
The galaxea, well i threw it wentt it went completely white.
the xenia is shrivelled but hopefully...and the mushrooms who knows....

maybe i could come over tomorrow and borrow the heater pail and ro/di water..put the live rock in...then i can clean the substrate and everything then
well...start over.