Haalp!!! (please). 20 gal nano 10 gal sump 10 g ATO 1 year established. Yesterday morning I purchased a hammer coral, Some GSP and a colony of some Green Button Polyps. To keep the frags from moving I drill 5/8" holes in my live rock, rinse my rocks thoroughly and place my coral bases in the holes. Towards the end of the day, I notice all my soft corals are in shock. I check temp, sg, nitrates etc. (all the good stuff) and notice that the temp has dropped 5 F' (from 78 F' to 73 F'). My heater is Broken. This morning I rushed to Walmart to buy a new heater (100w), but when i return I notice my coral beauty floating at the bottom of my tank. I got back to my usual 78 F'. It is now midnight and none of my corals will Come out of shock!!! Could that little temp change have killed my cb overnight? What could be the issue? Could my corals just still be responding to the temp changes? Any input would be appreciated!!!
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Haalp!!! (please). 20 gal nano 10 gal sump 10 g ATO 1 year established. Yesterday morning I purchased a hammer coral, Some GSP and a colony of some Green Button Polyps. To keep the frags from moving I drill 5/8" holes in my live rock, rinse my rocks thoroughly and place my coral bases in the holes. Towards the end of the day, I notice all my soft corals are in shock. I check temp, sg, nitrates etc. (all the good stuff) and notice that the temp has dropped 5 F' (from 78 F' to 73 F'). My heater is Broken. This morning I rushed to Walmart to buy a new heater (100w), but when i return I notice my coral beauty floating at the bottom of my tank. I got back to my usual 78 F'. It is now midnight and none of my corals will Come out of shock!!! Could that little temp change have killed my cb overnight? What could be the issue? Could my corals just still be responding to the temp changes? Any input would be appreciated!!!
The temp change is not that huge and fishes can handle that much of change. Is there a physical damage on your heater? Corals will slowly recover from the shock so dont bother about them. If you have access to some activated carbon then run it as soon as possible. Are there any other fishes in the tank? If they are fine then just wait.
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Thanks! no damage, I think it just quit on me. my snails are more sluggish than usual and unresponsive, (Conches, Astrea's, Margarita's), but my nassariuses just stay on my glass (very strange to me since they usually only come out during feeding). My other inverts (emeralds and cleaners) and my fish (Strawberry dottyback, tomato clown, Blue damsel, and Longnose hawk) are just fine now. I run a carbon a 30 gal skimmer and also added chaeto to my sump yesterday.
Ryan Rosales
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Fingers crossed...
If an electrical equipment is defective, or broken without being noticed immediately, it is always useful to check if it has not released copper ...
Sincerely hope it is not.
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Dom
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What exactly was broken with the heater? Was the glass cracked? That's a great way to put electrical current into the tank. Also:
1. How old is the tank?
2. Can you provide your latest water test results? Please be specific as "normal ranges" vary based on what you have in your tank.
1. How old is the tank?
2. Can you provide your latest water test results? Please be specific as "normal ranges" vary based on what you have in your tank.
eatbreakfast
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Depending on how quickly the temp dropped from 78 to 73(did it possibly get even lower during the night?) And then how quickly did it climb back up, that can certainly stress livestock.
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