Its a 45 gallon FOWLR tank. Hang-On filter. About 2.5 years old.
I added some live rock last night. Put about 10 more lbs in it, put about 10-15 lbs of the same stuff in on Sunday. I just put some of the same live rock (about 70 lbs) in my 75 gallon on Sunday.
I did a 10 gallon water change using RO/DI water.
The only thing I did change was I used some Instant Ocean Salt from a 5 gallon container that was given to me. I usually use Instant Ocean from a bag. But this was given to me by some one who no longer had a use for it. I did notice when mixing the salt, it would create heat (I have never noticed that before). It was also more granular than I was used to. When mixed the water stayed pretty cloudy.
After adding everything. My wife and I checked the PH, it was a little low (7.9) so we put some buffer in, the recommended amount. This was last night around 12:30.
The water cleared up this morning.
This morning at 6:30, everything is dead. Dead hermit crabs, dead snails, dead worms that live in the rocks, and I am pretty sure my peppermint shrimps and cleaners shrimps are dead too. PH was 7.9 again, so I added a little more buffer. We checked all levels, and everything is fine. I sucked out what I could and went to work.
What did I do? Is my salt contaminated? Are my fish going to die before I can get home at 5:30?
Thanks
I added some live rock last night. Put about 10 more lbs in it, put about 10-15 lbs of the same stuff in on Sunday. I just put some of the same live rock (about 70 lbs) in my 75 gallon on Sunday.
I did a 10 gallon water change using RO/DI water.
The only thing I did change was I used some Instant Ocean Salt from a 5 gallon container that was given to me. I usually use Instant Ocean from a bag. But this was given to me by some one who no longer had a use for it. I did notice when mixing the salt, it would create heat (I have never noticed that before). It was also more granular than I was used to. When mixed the water stayed pretty cloudy.
After adding everything. My wife and I checked the PH, it was a little low (7.9) so we put some buffer in, the recommended amount. This was last night around 12:30.
The water cleared up this morning.
This morning at 6:30, everything is dead. Dead hermit crabs, dead snails, dead worms that live in the rocks, and I am pretty sure my peppermint shrimps and cleaners shrimps are dead too. PH was 7.9 again, so I added a little more buffer. We checked all levels, and everything is fine. I sucked out what I could and went to work.
What did I do? Is my salt contaminated? Are my fish going to die before I can get home at 5:30?
Thanks
That way, you can figure out what's wrong with your tank. If it killed your inverts, your rock is most likely dead and you'll experience a cycle again...the fish probably won't make it through another cycle.
