OMG WTF?!?

[paddyob]

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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[Myka]

It seems only the more sensitive species are messed up. I don't know if you will ever find out what happened, but I do know that you will be nervous on your next feeding! I hope everything pulls through. I would put some fresh carbon online and hope for the best.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Myka

It seems only the more sensitive species are messed up. I don't know if you will ever find out what happened, but I do know that you will be nervous on your next feeding! I hope everything pulls through. I would put some fresh carbon online and hope for the best.

Its relatively new carbon but I will change now. ROX.

SIXLINE SENSITIVE?

I have had him over 3 years. Super hardy. Been through two moves and all. My oldest fish.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by paddyob

SIXLINE SENSITIVE?

I have had him over 3 years. Super hardy. Been through two moves and all. My oldest fish.

All wrasses are sensitive as far as "getting freaked out" goes. Most wrasses are quite hardy once established though. Hardiness and sensitivity are sometimes not opposites. How about this..."he's emotional".

You could just change half the carbon if it is fairly new.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Myka

All wrasses are sensitive as far as "getting freaked out" goes. Most wrasses are quite hardy once established though. Hardiness and sensitivity are sometimes not opposites. How about this..."he's emotional".

You could just change half the carbon if it is fairly new.

I changed it all. 3/4 cup new. Reactors are great. No sense in changing only part.

The sixline is now acting like nothing happened at all! Crazy.

Still appears to be the anthias and unfound firefish.

My Anthias has done weirder things before. Here's hoping.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Myka

All wrasses are sensitive as far as "getting freaked out" goes. Most wrasses are quite hardy once established though. Hardiness and sensitivity are sometimes not opposites. How about this..."he's emotional".

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SO AM I!!! Haha!