zhenya
New Member
There has been a trend that I have finally come to grips with, that I have “tank problems” when certain people are displeased with me.
Now, here is my question. Is it possible, in any way, that a 48 hour power outage would cause an extinction event in my tank?
300 gal. Uniquarium with 100gal sump.
Dead fish: rectangular trigger 6”
Sailfin tang 5”
Scopas Tang 4”
Snowflake eel 13”
Rectangular trigger 1.5”
Small clown and a few other
small fish.
Survivors: green chromis in main tank
Sailfin tang in sump (4”) recovering form a previous “incident”.
I have the tank covered in algae for the tangs to eat, and the algae has sooooo many scuds that everything else could eat.
House temperature is always at 78 and even if heat goes out I’m in central California.
Now, here is where I get concerned. There were an incredible amount of dead bristle worms. I mean the sand was covered with them. As I understand they are impossible to kill.
Some easy polyp coral survived, but the pulsing xcenia melted as we came home.
I have kept an aquarium most of my life, and this does not sit well with me.
My parameters are fish are active and feeding well without issue. As perspective I do not know the oxygen content of the air I’m breathing, but I’m alive and other breathing things are as well. This leads me to say the air parameters are good. Could they have run out of oxygen in that time if lights are off and no feeding (as no power).
Can anyone please help appease me, or at least offer some insight what may have naturally decimated the tank?
Note: this person had to go in for about 10 minutes as we all waited in the car to go on our trip.
Now, here is my question. Is it possible, in any way, that a 48 hour power outage would cause an extinction event in my tank?
300 gal. Uniquarium with 100gal sump.
Dead fish: rectangular trigger 6”
Sailfin tang 5”
Scopas Tang 4”
Snowflake eel 13”
Rectangular trigger 1.5”
Small clown and a few other
small fish.
Survivors: green chromis in main tank
Sailfin tang in sump (4”) recovering form a previous “incident”.
I have the tank covered in algae for the tangs to eat, and the algae has sooooo many scuds that everything else could eat.
House temperature is always at 78 and even if heat goes out I’m in central California.
Now, here is where I get concerned. There were an incredible amount of dead bristle worms. I mean the sand was covered with them. As I understand they are impossible to kill.
Some easy polyp coral survived, but the pulsing xcenia melted as we came home.
I have kept an aquarium most of my life, and this does not sit well with me.
My parameters are fish are active and feeding well without issue. As perspective I do not know the oxygen content of the air I’m breathing, but I’m alive and other breathing things are as well. This leads me to say the air parameters are good. Could they have run out of oxygen in that time if lights are off and no feeding (as no power).
Can anyone please help appease me, or at least offer some insight what may have naturally decimated the tank?
Note: this person had to go in for about 10 minutes as we all waited in the car to go on our trip.
