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Originally posted by KhmerStyle View PostWhat size is your tank? What this of filtration do you have? And what's the livestock? This will give a better idea and help narrow down the problem
Mollies
Plecks
neon tetras
Platys
Glo-fish
Corys
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You said you had the tank up to 86 degrees? Any particular reason? Thats pretty high for fish other than discus. Higher temperatures mean less oxygen in the water so suffocation is a possibility.135 gal Fahaka Puffer
150 gal Threadfin Acaras, Angels, Red Spotted Severum, Gold Severum, and a Silver Dollar
185 gal Demasoni, Yellow Labs, Venustus, Rustys, Plecos, Clown Loaches, and Sharks
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If I read the info in the thread correctly, your fish died the day of and the day after a large water change. None since. Did all the deaths occur after the water change? Usually water changes will be helpful in most tank problems--in your case it appears to have caused it? Assuming you are on municipal water, my best guess is that there was a rainstorm around the time of your water change and your water district dumped in an extra big dose of whatever sanitizer they use. You just added your regular amount of de-chlorinator stuff--and it wasn't enough to handle the spike. Your most susceptible fish succumbed, the rest made it till some of the extra chemicals broke down and dissipated to the atmosphere. Just a guess. Personally I’m not a fan of the stress coat stuff, but that’s just me.
If you have the room/capacity to do so, if your can fit a large water container somewhere to allow your water to age out a bit before use, it might help to prevent the scenario I described above. The heavy duty BRUTE garbage cans work well. Add an air stone to speed up the process.
+1 on the nitrates at zero comment. My tap water runs at least +5. As an experiment, use your test kit to test your water straight from the tap.
Are the rest of the fish doing fine at this time? I hope you get to the bottom of your issue.While I'm not reef ready, I am salt ernate lifestyle curious...
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They occurred to die like everyday after the water change
Sent from my N861Last edited by swungspeedz; 12-21-2013, 12:30 PM.
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