http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:38:58 +0000 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:19:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=60554 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495167&title=bad-news#495167 Author: DLindquist
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 30 2012 at 4:19pm

I too would advise a 100% water change. If there is copper in your system, there is still hope. Even for a full blown reef. We had a very unfortunate experience with some copper laced carbon about six months ago. Our water tested out near .10 and we lost many prized coral colonies. Running some heavy metal sponges (which run about $20 ea.) will absorb the copper out of the system. While I am not set up to test copper levels, I would be happy to swing by and see what I could do to help. ]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495167&title=bad-news#495167 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495143&title=bad-news#495143 Author: Molli
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 30 2012 at 8:33am

If you find that you have copper in your tank, it will bind to the rock and to the sand.  I've heard it can even bind to the silicone seals, but that it takes a lot of copper to do that.  If it were me, I'd test for copper.  If you have copper I think you either need to turn it into a fish-only tank or remove absolutely everything out of the tank and start over again.]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:33:14 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495143&title=bad-news#495143 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495138&title=bad-news#495138 Author: ReefOn
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 30 2012 at 7:30am

I agree with dion, 100% water change. There are a lot of things that could be in the water that we can't test for (without sending it to a lab). The only twist I would add is to get 5% of your 100% water change from another, stable, aquarium. Use a lot of carbon over the next few weeks. Inverts are not only killed by copper, any heavy metal can kill them.]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:30:55 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495138&title=bad-news#495138 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495137&title=bad-news#495137 Author: Trevor40
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 30 2012 at 7:20am

Get a Cu test. I have one you can buy for $5]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:20:59 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495137&title=bad-news#495137 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495127&title=bad-news#495127 Author: Fatman
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 29 2012 at 10:48pm

You might run some carbon in a reactor, it couldn't hurt and pulles the harmful things out of the water.

]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:48:12 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495127&title=bad-news#495127 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495086&title=bad-news#495086 Author: Dion Richins
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 29 2012 at 7:05pm

There are other factors that are in play when a pump burns out like that. The electrical shock to the system, the burnt oil in the tank and micro pollutants that are now involved. I had a maxi jet 1200 do this in my sump of a 180g tank. Devastated it in 2 days. I did 20% water changes with not much help. Did the 100% water change and it looked 100% better the next morning.]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:05:28 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495086&title=bad-news#495086 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495084&title=bad-news#495084 Author: chuckfu
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 29 2012 at 6:45pm

All inverts and coral sounds like copper]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:45:48 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495084&title=bad-news#495084 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495078&title=bad-news#495078 Author: Dion Richins
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 29 2012 at 6:23pm

If it were me (and I have had this happen) Do a 100% or as close to it as possible. Make sure the salinity is the same and the temp is the same. Drain and imediatly refill. ]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:23:45 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495078&title=bad-news#495078 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495075&title=bad-news#495075 Author: boingodude
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 29 2012 at 5:49pm

Ok so i tested everything except for Calcium and all of the parameters look good. Not sure what is going on. I will change out another 5 gallons tomorrow night. Fish seem to be eating ok. The corals just look real bad.]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:49:15 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495075&title=bad-news#495075 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495068&title=bad-news#495068 Author: Molli
Subject: 60554
Posted: November 29 2012 at 5:14pm

Do you have the equipment you would need to pull out the living things and put them in something like a big rubbermaid tub with new fresh water, with heater, circulation, etc. just to get them out of the system that may be killing them until you figure out what is going on in your tank?    ]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:14:53 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60554&PID=495068&title=bad-news#495068