Clean up crew dead right away???

Update: LFS checked my water. They found the Ph to be 8.7. Im guessing this is what did it?

I had my diatom bloom, waited a couple days after and went out and bought a small clean-up crew.

PH - 8.4
Salinity - 1.024
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Nitrate - 5-10 ppm
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Temp 78

The water in the tank was snow valley drinking water. I looked it up and there was no copper.

I bought 3 emerald crabs and 3 turbo snails. Floated them for 30 min then dripped them (2 drips a sec) for over an hour changing the water once it doubled.

Dropped the crab into the tank. He ran to a hidding spot. Everything is fine. I helped the snails grab onto the glass. They grab on. Things are still fine. Then one by one the snails fell off. They arent moving. I put them on a rock. Nothing. I figured I would see if the emerald was ok....he isnt moving. What exaxtly is going on? Everything in my setup was new. I have 30 pounds of cured LR and 20 pounds of LS so copper leaching in shouldnt have been an issue.

I am lost.

 

how long has the tank been up for?

I would also see if you lfs can test your water for you to make sure your kits are reading properly just incase

 

Here is the info on the water: (The first reading relates to snow valley)

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Antimony [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif].0006[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.006[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Arsenic[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.002[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.05[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Barium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.05[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Beryllium [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif].0005[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.004[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bromate[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5 ug/L[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10 ug/L[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bromide[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10 ug/L[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cadmium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.0003[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.005[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Calcium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]12[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.02[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chromium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.001[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cyanide [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Fluoride[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.4 - 2.4[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lead[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.001[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.005[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Magnesium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.02[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mercury[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.0002[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.002[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Nickel [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Nitrate-N[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.47[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Nitrite-N[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.005[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Potassium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.6[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Selenium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.004[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.05[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sodium[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Surfactants(MBAS)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Thallium [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.0002[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.002[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Secondary Inorganic Parameters[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aluminum[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chloride[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]250.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Copper[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Iron[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.02[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.3[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Manganese[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.05[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Silver[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.001[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sulfate[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3.3[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]250[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]48[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]500[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Zinc[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Volatile Organic Chemicals[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,1,1-Trichloroethane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]200[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,1,2-Trichloroethane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,1-Dichloroethylene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]7.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]70.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,2-Dichloroethane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,2-Dichloropropane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Benzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Carbon tetrachloride[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chlorobenzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]70.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ethyl Benzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]700.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,3-Dichlorobenzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,4-Dichlorobenzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]75.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1,2-Dichlorobenzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]600.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Styrene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Tetrachloroethylene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Toluene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1000[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Trichloroethylene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Vinyl chloride[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]o-Xylene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]10000[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bromodichloromethane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chlorodibromomethane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chloroform[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bromoform[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Total Trihalomethanes[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Semivolatile Organic Chemicals[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Benzo(a)pyrene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]bis(2-Ethyhexyl)adipate[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]40.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]bis(2-ethyhexyl)phthalate[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hexachlorobenzene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hexachlorocyclopentadiene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]50.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Phenolics[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.001 mg/L[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.001 mg/L[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Synthetic Organic Chemicals[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2,4,5-TP (Silvex)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.02[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]50.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2,4-D (Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]70.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Alachlor[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aldicarb[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aldicarb sulfone[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aldicarb sulfoxide[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.0005[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No Standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Atrazine[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Carbofuran[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]40.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chlordane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dalapon[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.3[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]200.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.02[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dinoseb[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]7.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]30[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Diquat[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]20.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Endothall[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]9.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]100.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Endrin[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ethylene dibromide[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.05[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Glyphosate[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]6.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]700.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Heptachlor[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.4[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Heptachlor epoxide[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lindane[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Methoxychlor[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]40.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Oxamyl[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]200.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Pentachlorophenol[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Picloram[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]500.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2 - 0.4[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.5[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Simazine[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Toxaphene[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1.0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3.0[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Water Properties[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Color[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5 Unit[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]15 Units[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Turbidity[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.1 NTU[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5 NTU[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]'pH[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]7.05[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.01 SU[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]6.5-8.5 SU[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Odor[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 T.O.N.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3 T.O.N.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chlorine[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.05 mg/L[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Radiological Contaminants[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gross Alpha[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.0531 +/- (0.452)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.961 pCi/L[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]15 pCi/L[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gross beta[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.4680+/- (0.500)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]0.953 pCi/L[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]50 pCi/L[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Microbiological Contaminants[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Total Coliform[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Presence[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cryptosporidium parvum[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Presence[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No standard[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Giardia lamblia[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ND[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Presence[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No standard[/FONT]​

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2 weeks. I will have the lfs check the water tomorrow.

 

So 2 weeks ago you had set this up and added the LR, LS at that time?

During your testing in those 2 weeks did you see the cycle?

2 weeks is a short time.. Cycle is usually atleast 4 weeks. Even with cured LR you should see a cycle.

How big is your tank?

 

30 gallons. I did see the spike in ammonia then back to zero. Can you have a diatom bloom without a cycle occuring? If it didnt cycle would it still kill them that fast? They were gone in 15 min.

 

I had a typo in last post and just fixed it... cycle is usually around 4 week process.
I have never heard of anyone having Diatom bloom without cycle.
So after your ammonia spike you did not add anything or do a water change did you?
Then the bloom happened and you bought the small cleaner crew(bet you are glad you did not get a package).

I am not sure about using drinking water.. I think others need to chime in on that. Some of my old tanks I would occasionally use it to top off. I can't see it being an issue but this may be a learning experience for us both.

The only thing I can think is maybe your test kits are off, you should have seen more than just a little ammonia spike.

 

I will take pics of the bloom and post them. So lets say it wasnt fully cycled. What would kill them that fast? Thanks for your help here

 

1st switch off of the drinking water and onto RO water. Two weeks is to early to add anything. just because you have diatom algae does not mean that you are ready to add anything. You really dont even need to be running lights right now. What did you do to start the cycle?

 

I was under the impression drinking water was distilled. Guess Im very wrong. I didnt start the light till after the bloom, but will turn them off. I started the cycle with a dead shrimp.