Is this bryopsis?

[techhnyne]

I’m so sorry to hear. I just recently used reef flux on my aquarium and had no ill effects. But I’ve read stories like yours before - where reef flux has supposedly caused a crash. I’m super curious as to why it works really well in some tanks and not in others.

With respect to your current situation, I would salvage as much as you can. If the zoa’s are on their way out and attached to the rock I would toss the rock. Keep as much rock as you can and do a 100% water change essentially restarting your tank. Run activated carbon for two weeks to capture any residual toxins, medication, etc. and place the items from your QT back into your tank.

Once again, I am so sorry to hear about your situation and wish you nothing but the best.

Im curious to know if the reef flux killed all beneficial bacteria.
should i do the 100% water change in one day? I should probably add more turbostart when doing the waterchange right?
The thing i want to know most is am i having to cycle the tank again or not

 

[kevgib67]

Hey so my tank crashed and almost everything is dead. I pulled out whatever softies i can and put into my qt tank but for the most part all sps and montis are dead.
the zoas and mushrooms and cloves that are all grown on the rocks are closed hp and wont reopen. I can nOt move them because they are too big to fit in qt

the fish are ok but all inverts are dead aswell. Crabs and lil brittle stars

What steps do i do now to restart the tank to allow me to transfer back? I send out an icp test tomorrow to hopefully get more insite on what happeded but i think i overdosed the tank due to not taking into consideration the water displaced by the rocks.
i started doing waterchanges over past 2 days i did about 50% change and i also added a small bottle of turbostart to make sure the good bacteria is still in there.
Please help

I’m so sorry to hear this! You have got good advice before I read this I wish I could add more. Good luck with the turn around. Most of the beautiful tanks you see on this forum have had varying degrees of setbacks.

 

[RoseQuatics]

Im curious to know if the reef flux killed all beneficial bacteria.
should i do the 100% water change in one day? I should probably add more turbostart when doing the waterchange right?
The thing i want to know most is am i having to cycle the tank again or not

I really don’t think it would have killed off your nitrifying bacteria, but then again, I am not educated enough to give you a comprehensive answer - just my opinion.

With that being said, if I were you, I would proceed with the assumption that my rock is still cycled, do a 100% water change, and run activated carbon for two weeks. If you want to add turbostart, it can’t hurt.

 

[techhnyne]

So yested water and there was amonia. I believe from the decaying algae. But i got my icp test back and there was copper in the tank.
how did copper get in the tank is what i want to know.

These are the only results what were in red. The rest were green
Copper 65 ppb
Zinc 292 ppb
Magnese 17.2 ppb

 

[kevgib67]

Without reading through the thread again, what water are you using for water changes? Did you have your fresh mixed water tested also when you sent in the icp?

 

[techhnyne]

Without reading through the thread again, what water are you using for water changes? Did you have your fresh mixed water tested also when you sent in the icp?

im using red sea reef pro salt. I have not tested my rodi but i can say i test monthly with icp this the 1st time i have copper in my tank and only thing i put in my tank is reef flux

 

[kevgib67]

Hmmm, where did you get your rock from? If your rock was ever used in a qt tank that was treated with copper it will leach copper and would not be suitable for a reef tank. That being said I doubt your rock was used in a qt. I’m at a loss. I would search the forum on water chemistry for high copper. I know you’re not the first one to get a high copper on a icp test and I’m sure people way more knowledgeable than me have addressed this issue. Best of luck, I am curious to know what you find out.

 

[Fapman]

wow any update on this?