OMG WTF?!?

Myka · #1 12-03-2011, 03:52 PM

Weird! Any new food?

paddyob · #2 12-03-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Weird! Any new food?

Frozen cyclopeeze.

But its not the first time I fed it.

As with any frozen food, I defrost in fridge and then use within about a week.

Never had any issues.

FUUUUUUDGE!

Reef Pilot · #3 12-03-2011, 04:03 PM

Stray voltage? Do you have ground probes in your tank? Maybe something happened to your power in the tank when you turned it back on, or disturbed some wires.

Just some thoughts. I recently found some stray voltage in one of my tanks due to a light fixture,... that didn't even touch the water.

daniella3d · #4 12-03-2011, 04:05 PM

What is the temperature? And do you have a lot of aeration when you have your pump running? what tank size and number/size of fish?

It could be that the oxygen level is already a bit low when the pumps are running so when you cut off the pump this low level of oxygen is depleated fast. I can't think of anything else. Ph is a little low if it was day time with light and aeration so that could be it.

Are they breathing fast?

Myka · #5 12-03-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob

Frozen cyclopeeze.

Hmmm, I doubt you feed enough of that to bother anything if it was "bad". I'm not sold on the oxygen idea because I don't think your tank was off long enough. Did they start reacting while the tank was turned off or after you turned it back on?

daniella3d · #6 12-03-2011, 04:10 PM

Could it have something to do with an electrical leak? It is true 20 minutes is not long and I do it sometime for one hour to let my ricordeas eat and never see any bad effect on anything from turning off the circulation even for that long.

It is strange.

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Originally Posted by Myka

Hmmm, I doubt you feed enough of that to bother anything if it was "bad". I'm not sold on the oxygen idea because I don't think your tank was off long enough. Did they start reacting while the tank was turned off or after you turned it back on?

paddyob · #7 12-03-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Stray voltage? Do you have ground probes in your tank? Maybe something happened to your power in the tank when you turned it back on, or disturbed some wires.

Just some thoughts. I recently found some stray voltage in one of my tanks due to a light fixture,... that didn't even touch the water.

I use a ground probe.

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Originally Posted by daniella3d

What is the temperature? And do you have a lot of aeration when you have your pump running? what tank size and number/size of fish?

It could be that the oxygen level is already a bit low when the pumps are running so when you cut off the pump this low level of oxygen is depleated fast. I can't think of anything else. Ph is a little low if it was day time with light and aeration so that could be it.

Are they breathing fast?

Temp 78.
PH is ok. It was tested early morning as light were just on. It will rise.
Not breathing fast at all.

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Originally Posted by Myka

Hmmm, I doubt you feed enough of that to bother anything if it was "bad". I'm not sold on the oxygen idea because I don't think your tank was off long enough. Did they start reacting while the tank was turned off or after you turned it back on?

I cannot remember... but I believe it was after I turned the pumps back on.

Sixline has now gone into hiding. No chance of recovering him if he dies.

Myka · #8 12-03-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob

I use a ground probe.

I cannot remember... but I believe it was after I turned the pumps back on.

Hmmm, I was thinking stray voltage too. Now I am thinking some sort of toxin on your hands or feeding equipment...? What are the corals doing? You say the 6-Line is hiding, are the rest of the fish swimming around like nothing happened or still all bunged up?

EDIT: Nevermind, I see your answer just a minute before mine about the fish still being bunged up. Which fish are acting "normal"? Which ones are bunged up?

paddyob · #9 12-03-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Hmmm, I was thinking stray voltage too. Now I am thinking some sort of toxin on your hands or feeding equipment...? What are the corals doing? You say the 6-Line is hiding, are the rest of the fish swimming around like nothing happened or still all bunged up?

EDIT: Nevermind, I see your answer just a minute before mine about the fish still being bunged up. Which fish are acting "normal"? Which ones are bunged up?

No. Only the Yellow, clowns and neon are acting normal. Cleaner shrimp is fine too.

Coral Beauty is swimming, but hiding. I can see her with a flashlight and she is actively moving around.

Tailspot I found.... but not sure if he is ok or not. He has not come out of his lair but is definitely breathing. Firefish unfound. Anthias messed up.

I can't see what would have been on my hands. I am pretty good at cleaning them... but who knows. That could be as simple as walking by and touching the wrong thing, no way to confirm that possibility but I guess it cant be ruled out.

The corals look beautiful. As always.

Tailspot just made a lap of the tank.

paddyob · #10 12-03-2011, 04:26 PM

AND ITS THE FRUCKIN STORE TOUR DAY TOO!!!!!

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!