Red alert; need advice please

[luckyarbuc]

I got home from work today and noticed my 34 gal was cloudy; upon further inspection I noticed all of my corals looked bleached and I found the plug from my Sun Pod LED lights hanging in the water. I removed the power cord and did a quick 10 gal water change and my skimmer is working overtime. Is there anything else I can do or will I most likely lose all of my corals?

BTW, it is not RTN and I can still see polyps on most of the corals.

Any feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Also should I pull my fish out?

 

[just dave]

I would drain the tank down low enough to allow just enough water for the fish and refill it with new water ( matched) and add fresh carbon as well as Polyfilter and Cuprisorb.

 

[luckyarbuc]

Thanks Dave,

Should I not worry about letting the water mix over night?

 

[just dave]

That's why I said "matched." I'd want the temp, spec. grav, and pH as close as possible and the mix clear with such a large change. The pH may be low in freshly mixed salt depending on the brand.

I can meet you at the store and give you some mixed water if that'll help.

 

[crpeck]

I have water made up that I mixed this morning. You're welcome to what you need. Let me know.

I'll pm you my phone number.

 

[ducklabdad]

I know that really stinks, Let us all know how things recover and what you did to try and save things.

I do know how you feel as I had my frag tank "FRY" when a heater broke and "flamed" everything. I wish you luck!!!

 

[luckyarbuc]

Well the water is good and clear and it looks like nothing else is going to dye; unfortunately I lost all but three of my SPS corals. Of course I lost all of my favorites, including the beautiful purple monti I got from Barrett and My blue tort I got from Fishdoc in Knoxville.

On a positive note; all fish, all softies, and most inverts survived just fine.

I did an initial 50% water change right away and a second 95% water change the next morning, added fresh carbon, and cleaned the skimmer tube three times a day, and it still took two full days to clear all of the slime.

 

[MrRyanT]

Sorry to hear about your losses. Sounds like everything is back on track though, so good luck going forward.

 

[aslavatortin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14111075#post14111075 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by luckyarbuc
Well the water is good and clear and it looks like nothing else is going to dye; unfortunately I lost all but three of my SPS corals. Of course I lost all of my favorites, including the beautiful purple monti I got from Barrett and My blue tort I got from Fishdoc in Knoxville.

On a positive note; all fish, all softies, and most inverts survived just fine.

I did an initial 50% water change right away and a second 95% water change the next morning, added fresh carbon, and cleaned the skimmer tube three times a day, and it still took two full days to clear all of the slime.

I've got a mounted/healed piece of Barrett's purple monti that I will give you, just PM me. I hate to hear stuff like this, I'm SURE THERE ARE OTHERS AROUND WHO WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU RESTOCK, RIGHT FOLKS ?

 

[Mako Shark II]

Wow. Frag guilt.

Robert, if you venture down this-a-way, I'm sure I could make a frogspawn, paly or Mushroom rock Donation.

So your tank got electrocuted? Sux.

 

[Doris M]

Ive got a devil's hand, green and red colts.