I Wont Give Up.....

[hitsek2004]

HELLO AGAIN.
FIRST OF ALL FORGIVE ME FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE LANGUAGE & I HOPE U WILL UNDERSTAND.
I HAVE A 75 GALS REEF TANK ESTABLISHED OVER 4 YEARS NOW.
ITS A MIXED SPS & SOFT CORALS AND A COUPLE SPS.
A WEEK AGO I NOTICED THAT MY TANK WAS BROKE SOMEWHERE
AND I WAS LOOSIN WATER...
AFTER FEW HOURS I PUT EVERYTHING OUT. 50 KGS OF LIVE ROCK
IN 3 PLASTIC BARRELS WITH WATER OF MY TANK AND PUMPS AND HEATERS. THE FISHES - MANY I HAVE TO ADMIT- (1 YELLOW TANK, I BLUE HIPPO TANG,1 COLD TANK, 2 CLOWN FISH, 1 ANTHIAS, 1 SIX LINE, 1 GOBY, 3 GREEN CHROMIS) I PUT THEM WITH WATER OF MY TANK IN A 25 GALS??? TANK I HAD SPARE. IN THE SAME TANK I PUT ALL THE SNAILS,HERMITS, SHRIMPS E.T.C. FEW OF MY ROCK & 2 XTERNALS FILTERS I HAD IN THE BIG ONE (LUCKILY I THING). ALL THE CORALS I GAVE THEM TO MY LFS TO KEEP THEM FOR A WHILE. I FIXED THE TANK FEW DAYS AGO AND I WAS WAITING FOR THE SILICONES TO DRY.THE FISHES UNTILL YESTERDAY WHERE OK BUT I MADE THE MISTAKE TO FEED THEM (A LITTLE). I HAVE LOST HALF OF MY FISHES NOW & THE REST HAVE BREATHS...
I CHANGED SOME WATER AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE DEATH AND THEY LOOK BETTER NOW. U THINK THEY ARE GONNA SURVIVE?
FOR FEW HOURS I WAS THINKING TO GIVE UP THE HOBBY (I WOULD SAVE SOME MONEY) BUT I WONT...ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE REBUILT? I HAVE TO ADD NEW WATER NOW (ABOUT 1/4) IS THIS A PROBLEM? I HAVE PUT MY LIVE SAND IN A SEPARATE BARREL NOT COMPLETELY DRY.MY SET UP HAS NO SUMP AT ALL..
HMMM...I TRY TO REMEMBER OTHER DETAILS ALSO TO HELP YOU.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

 

[bheron]

hi, it sounds like you've done a good job recovering from the initial problem. it sounds like you had a large "Ammonia Spike" in the tank after the feeding. The tank may not be cycled fully and, as a result, there's nothing to break down the poisonous ammonia. the waterchange definitely helped that as you noted -- it removed the ammonia.

here's what I would do:

1) keep doing frequent water changes
2) feed a little less
3) and finally, you need to somehow establish a cycle. with the fish being in there at the same time, this can be tricky. do you have any live rock in there from your main tank? you'll need to put something in there for the bacteria to colonize on - if not LR, then a fliter sponge or plastic PVC pipe.

good luck! just keep doing the water changes and test your water parameters.

OH...AND DONT GIVE UP!!!

 

[hitsek2004]

hi bheron & thanks
I HAVE SOME LR. FROM THE TANK. THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW I WILL PLUG THE MAIN TANK AGAIN(CROSS FINGERS)