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  1. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Hi All: Unfortunately, I had my tank crash due to low oxygen. How do I raise the oxygen in the water???
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Do you have a skimmer? If not that is one way to increase oxygenation.
    Can you direct the power heads towards the surface to agitated the surface? Is your flow adequate, do you need to add more power heads thus flow?
    Is there a lid you can remove temporarily if you have no fish prone to jumping?
     
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    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I have some flow toward the top, my skimmer running, and I'll put one more of the powerheads pointed near the surface.....the tank is open on top. Thanks Coralline!
     
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    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I have one fish hanging on but he's laying on the bottom breathing pretty quickly and no swimming...anything I can do for him? I can't believe he was the only one that made it through....
     
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    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    well, I mean he's obviously not made it through but he's still alive
     
  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    In a power outage I siphon water out and pour it back into the tank from about 6 inches above the tank to keep it oxygenated.
     
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    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Good news! He made it through the night - he was upright under a rock at the bottom still breathing heavy this AM. I kept the lights off - laid down for a bit this afternoon, woke up, and he's swimming around like nothing happened! Eating and everything....amazing.
     
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    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    air pump and stone might help as well