6AM emergency water changes suck

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Looks like everything is back to normal. I can see things in the tank. Always a good sign

Good news. I kind of wish I'd checked this thread yesterday evening when I had a bta turn my tank all milky!

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Good news. I kind of wish I'd checked this thread yesterday evening when I had a bta turn my tank all milky!

At least you got to see who or what did it If I'd seen the clam doing it, I would have removed it to a bucket while it spawned, then return it afterwards. But waking up to it kind of leaves you wondering. I guess an anemone would be tougher to move, hopefully you had some water made up for a quick change.

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

At least you got to see who or what did it If I'd seen the clam doing it, I would have removed it to a bucket while it spawned, then return it afterwards. But waking up to it kind of leaves you wondering. I guess an anemone would be tougher to move, hopefully you had some water made up for a quick change.

Yes, once I saw the mess I observed for about 10 minutes & saw the anemone spewing bursts of the milky stuff. As far as removing the culprit, unlikely with the nem & apt to cause further problems if I tried. It took me 15-20 minutes to remove one from the rock a couple of weeks ago when I put it up for sale.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=98221

I did not have water ready for a change though! At any rate, system looks fine this morning & although I was going to do some water tests this morning, I may forego that. What would I test for, pH?, nitrates?, ammonia? I've had the tank running long enough now that my best test is a good visual this morning. Water is crystal clear again, critters all behaving normally.

[Aquattro]

Ya, agreed, not sure what to test for. If it passes visual, it's likely good enough. I didn't test anything.

[christyf5]

Glad to hear everything is ok. Guess when one starts they all get excited eh?

[Coralgurl]

reef orgy... sooo just ewwwwwwwwww

[daniella3d]

Glad to know your tank is ok. Must have been ennerving to go to work with this in mind.