SOS tank emerg. help please :(calgary area

Brighteyes_13 · #1 03-21-2008, 03:26 PM

sometime during the night my heater blew, woke up this morning to popping noise in the sump. luckily i unplugged it off before reaching in to see it.

it was shorting in the water for anywhere up to 10 hours... im really at a loss.

the only fish i see is my scopas, who is huddled face first in the rockwork breathing heavily, i dont see my clowns or my coral beauty, the lights have been on now for 20 mins. the xenia is slumped over and not fully extended, and the anem is shriveled densely, still responds to light but hasnt reinflated. the skimmer is going beserk, filling the cup every 10 seconds. the only thing still wandering around as if nothings wrong are the inverts... snails and hermits all normal.

salt is mixing for an emergency change, but i dont have any carbon to run. im at a complete loss as to what to do, its a holiday so i dont think i can get any from the store.

somebody help please, i think im loosing the entire tank.

digital-audiophile · #2 03-21-2008, 03:30 PM

What did the temp get to? Electrical current in the tank you think?

Not sure if any of the SW stores are open but the petland type stores should be open, even wallmart has carbon I would think.

Brighteyes_13 · #3 03-21-2008, 03:36 PM

temp went from around 79 to 76. im certain there was current in the tank as when i looked in the sump, i would see the orange light indicating the heater was turnin on then a loud pop noise and nothing, the water in the sump looks awful.

digital-audiophile · #4 03-21-2008, 03:38 PM

It may not be a bad idea to get the livestock out of the tank and into buckets with fresh salt water and a something for aeration.

Brighteyes_13 · #5 03-21-2008, 03:39 PM

i cant find the livestock... the only ones visible are the scopas and the anem... but yeah, maybe i'll move them first and mix a new salt batch for a new waterchange

digital-audiophile · #6 03-21-2008, 03:40 PM

It's nasty work but you may want to pull out your rocks to see if you can find the other fish?

fencer · #7 03-21-2008, 03:45 PM

I agree with Greg. If you can't get the fish out of the tank. Do at least a water change and reestablish water flow in the tank.

Brighteyes_13 · #8 03-21-2008, 03:51 PM

2 buckets of saltwater mixing for waterchange and emergency evacuation.

im just not equiped to deal with this kind of emergency.... if i do loose everything it will be a big lesson for next time, i just wish i didnt have to happen