strange system crash, please help

[andrew_chik]

Hi Everyone!
My system just crash last night, this morning when I wake up I see all of my coral is either closed up or died. Strange thing is, there is some tiny little white "string" arround the edge or the mouth of every coral. I check the water sample, everyting is normal. I don't know what to do, please help!!!

 

[sportsguy247]

Try at 10-20% water change. DId you have any chemicals on your hands last time you were in there? Check for any dieing fish or anything that is gone. That could cause levels to spike. Good luck.

 

[sportsguy247]

Also what kind of filter are you using? May be detritus buildup in there. Clean it out.

 

[Sk8r]

A water change at least once, and carbon for about 5 days. Carbon will take out a lot of bad stuff.

 

[BeanAnimal]

"everything is normal" means nothing.

Can you provide ALL of the water parameters. Type of tank (sustrate, pumps, livestock, lights) etc...

Let us know the feeding and maintenance routines and anything else you can think of. Did you do any house cleaning? Did you do anything different? What is the age of the tank etc.

Without any more detail none of us will be able to shed much light on the problem.

 

[miwoodar]

A crash like this makes me think something got in the tank (assuming all testable parameters really are OK). Maybe someone mopped in front of the tank and residue got transferred into the water while you were fiddling with something? Windex? Maybe a spawning event by one of your corals?

What did your skimmer do last night? Did it take out more than normal?

 

[andrew_chik]

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!

THANK YOU!
I TRY CARBON AND WATER CHANGE TOGETHER AND SOME OF THE CORAL SHOWS SIGN OF COMING BACK. I REALLY APPEICATE IT.

 

[miwoodar]

Good luck!

 

[c3nthusiast]

My nephew left a bottle of childrens cough syrup on his hood one day and lets just say that it tipped over somehow and spilled into the tank. It wasn't pretty.

 

[GMAX]

But the crabs didnt cough anymore right?