JonnyReefer
New member
Hello all,
I've been following this site for 6 years and have learned so much, but this is my first post. I discovered a very small leak in my tank about a week ago. Seems the silicone in one of the tank corners was failing. I took this as an opportunity to order a new red sea reefer 750, which will be delivered this Friday (2 weeks after discovery). I assumed I had plenty of time, but boy was I wrong. Woke up at 3am a few days ago to a "rushing water" sound. Came out and the seal completely broke and all the water was rushing to my floor. I was able to scoop enough water to fill 3 bins, one for my coral, one for my 14 fish, and the 3rd for my liverock. I turned the house heater up to 78, put powerheads in each and filters later that day after my lfs opened up.
Fastforward 4 days later and the coral and fish bins are fine (roughly 25% daily water changes), but the liverock bin smells like rotten eggs (which my pregnant wife is NOT OK WITH), shows 2-3ppm ammonia, and is cloudy. I've done 2 50%ish waterchanges, but it doesn't seem to be helping.
My main question is if I get my new tank delivered in 4 days, will I be able to use this liverock without a cure? I would really hate to not only waste the 6 year biofilter that has been established on the rock, but then I would also have to trade-in all my livestock to the lfs since I'm not willing to set up separate tanks for months while waiting on the cure/cycle.
Any input would be most appreciated! It's been a stressful week.
I've been following this site for 6 years and have learned so much, but this is my first post. I discovered a very small leak in my tank about a week ago. Seems the silicone in one of the tank corners was failing. I took this as an opportunity to order a new red sea reefer 750, which will be delivered this Friday (2 weeks after discovery). I assumed I had plenty of time, but boy was I wrong. Woke up at 3am a few days ago to a "rushing water" sound. Came out and the seal completely broke and all the water was rushing to my floor. I was able to scoop enough water to fill 3 bins, one for my coral, one for my 14 fish, and the 3rd for my liverock. I turned the house heater up to 78, put powerheads in each and filters later that day after my lfs opened up.
Fastforward 4 days later and the coral and fish bins are fine (roughly 25% daily water changes), but the liverock bin smells like rotten eggs (which my pregnant wife is NOT OK WITH), shows 2-3ppm ammonia, and is cloudy. I've done 2 50%ish waterchanges, but it doesn't seem to be helping.
My main question is if I get my new tank delivered in 4 days, will I be able to use this liverock without a cure? I would really hate to not only waste the 6 year biofilter that has been established on the rock, but then I would also have to trade-in all my livestock to the lfs since I'm not willing to set up separate tanks for months while waiting on the cure/cycle.
Any input would be most appreciated! It's been a stressful week.
