Guys, I haven't been on here for awhile but something happened today and I don't know where else to go. I have a 90 gallon FOWLR tank and was prepping for Corals. I have had this tank setup for about 3/4 years now. With that said, my buddies kid was here and dumped a 9oz. Renuzit pearl scents air freshener in my tank. I had about 200 pearls swirling in my tank and not before long fish were dying off and my Refugium was overflowing with foam. I am trying to keep a few thing alive and transferred them to a side tank.........hopefully I can save them. My question is, what do I have to do with my 90 gallon tank? Is the live rock or sand any good? Am I able to clean it? Do I have to start completely over??? Please let me know what I have to do as I am still in shock about all of this. Thank for your help.
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Pruett-nc
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So sorry. If it was that fast for fish, it has something really no no in it. Since you are already taking out fish and trying to save them, I would say to take out rock and sand and begin again. However, knowing the list of ingredients will help @Randy Holmes-Farley
The rock and sand may just need to be soaked or left.
The rock and sand may just need to be soaked or left.
Water, Crosslinked Polyacrylamide (bead), Alcohol Ethoxylates (surfactant), Fragrance, Amine Oxide (surfactant), 2-Methyl-4-Isothiazolin-3-One (preservative), Acid Red 33 (dye), Solvent Blue 104 (dye),Lilial, 3-Methyl-4-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexene-1-Yl)-3-Buten-2-One, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Linalool
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Carbon is a must. Skimmer will likely help. I would do a series of monster water changes if it's just rock and sand now. Then just keep fresh carbon running and it should clear up to a habitable level after a few weeks.
Darryl
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When you say carbon is a must, do you mean to add a carbon filter into the system?
Yes or large quantities in a hang on filter or canister
Large water changes
skimmer will probably be going ape crazy until the level of chem in water is reduced try not to stir up sand but let stuff settle on it and suck it off
Yes or large quantities in a hang on filter or canister
Large water changes
skimmer will probably be going ape crazy until the level of chem in water is reduced try not to stir up sand but let stuff settle on it and suck it off
domination2580
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A lot of carbon and water changes, heavy skimming.
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Doubtful, may actually worsen things making it more toxic
domination2580
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It would remove chlorine and chlorimines. I'm not sure how effective it would be
100% water changes will not hurt at this point as the problem will be the rock and sand. I would assume nothing is viable left in the tank. You could even soak the rock in an acid bath and rinse or in vinegar for 24 hours then begin the cure process over to get anything bad out. I would cure in freshwater for a month and then maybe begin in salt to bring it live if you want.
For the sand, I would also cure it. Just make sure it is being blown all over the whole time to reach it all. Honestly, I would just buy new. Easier and I am lazy.
For the sand, I would also cure it. Just make sure it is being blown all over the whole time to reach it all. Honestly, I would just buy new. Easier and I am lazy.
SeaDweller
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GAC may not pull all the impurities out, sometimes polyfilter will do better, try that.
If your goal was to add coral, and seeing how sensitive they are, personally I wouldn't risk using the substrate again. Who knows what's still going to be bound you know? Some people have issues with Cu from Cu treatments and even PO4 still leaching from their rocks, so imagine if those chemicals don't get stripped from the rocks and leach over time.
If you can swing it, buy new rock and substrate. If not, then I would at least ask your buddy to be replacing the dead livestock and rock/sand. It's the least he could offer.
Hope all goes well
If your goal was to add coral, and seeing how sensitive they are, personally I wouldn't risk using the substrate again. Who knows what's still going to be bound you know? Some people have issues with Cu from Cu treatments and even PO4 still leaching from their rocks, so imagine if those chemicals don't get stripped from the rocks and leach over time.
If you can swing it, buy new rock and substrate. If not, then I would at least ask your buddy to be replacing the dead livestock and rock/sand. It's the least he could offer.
Hope all goes well
