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05-07-2007, 06:19 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2007
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 |  Help!!!
I have an 80gal with 80lbs live rock. I had a near complete extinction. I lost a puffer/lion/clown/yellow tang/ blue tank/ mandarin gobi/ niger trigger/and a couple of odds and ends. I have a couple of snails, a few hermits and one Pajama Cardinal that survived. I completely cleaned out the tank and started over about 4 weeks ago. I have since had a small brown algae issue that is now taken care of however I have a growth in my live rock that looks like small cotton balls with some kind of tentacles flowing out from them. They are multiplying at a pretty good pace and are white in color. Any ideas on what this is?
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05-07-2007, 08:10 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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WOW! that was a pretty heavy bio-load in what I am assuming was a relatively new tank...suggest you take it a little slower in future - am greatly saddened  but not surprised by your significant loss. 
Oh, those are probably "spagetti worms" - hard to say without pic.
Take it easy, take it slow, - many here would be glad to help if you have any questions.
Good Luck! _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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05-07-2007, 08:18 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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I bet your tank was over crowded. I have a 120g tank and 30g refugium with only 6 fish in it and have trouble keeping my nitrates below 40.
What were your water parameters with the die off? Also, where there any dead fish in the tank that were there for more than 24hrs. Its amazing how quickly 1 dead fish can pollute and create disease in your tank.
With a sudden large die off like this, I wonder if your tank was rapidly depleted of oxygen? Your bioload was way too much for a tank that size and any stressor in the tank would increase oxygen demand and utilization which may have suffocated your fish. Its just a thought! _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol 
Last edited by RAVEN; 05-07-2007 at 09:38 PM.
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06-12-2007, 12:21 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2007
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you had too many fish and big fish too. sorry you lost them. let your tank be for a while ,let the biological to really get going, before adding fish do a good amount of water change and add fish slowly,very slowly . give 1 month between adding fish , i know it is too long ,but have patient, starting from least aggrassive. quarantine your fish before adding them to your tank. everytime before adding fish (after quarantine) ,do a good amount of water change and acclimate your new fish to your display slowly. a hint a marine biologist freind of mine gave me 12 years ago when i started. good luck. jakleen | |
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