scared of what comes next (sand sifting starfish dead)

[High Plains Reefer]

woke this morning to find after swapping everything to the big tank last night that my sand star was dead oddly enough there was a ball of goo near him the size of a small net so i killed the pumps and fished the body and the goo i figured i didnt want to spread it all over anyone seen this ball of goo before did i get lucky and all the toxins they spit when they die coagulated into a ball and i got most of it its gross pretty much filled my small net and looks like a big ole chunk of detritus in the middle

what do i watch for i just got to the point where i dont have to check my levels every day looks like im back to that

 

[Smiley]

I'd suggest watching for punctuation and run a bag of carbon. Any idea what your nitrates are at?

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[High Plains Reefer]

Not at this exact moment didnt have time this morning to check
Last night was 0

 

[ReeferMatt]

Haha, watch for punctuation... classic! Agreed, run carbon! Did you just move critters from one established tank to another or did you move all contents to a new tank?

 

[High Plains Reefer]

I moved mainly critters some live rock to a tank that had same params and had been stable for a week.

 

[High Plains Reefer]

no noticeable rise in nitrates or ammonia as of lunch, bought thing of carbon and filter socks in case should i run it anyway?

 

[ReeferMatt]

Yes... and when you say stable for a week you mean newly cycled a week ago?

 

[Cake_Boss]

Yes... and when you say stable for a week you mean newly cycled a week ago?

Newly cycled or put water in it a week ago?

 

[High Plains Reefer]

Its an established system that i moved

 

[High Plains Reefer]

i used my current tank to house the livestock while the tank settled[attachment=62788:name]

 

[High Plains Reefer]

No spike anywhere as of yet. I guess I dodged a bullet how soon would it happen if it does?

 

[Rebel]

If either tank had a deep sand bed or any sort of depth to it, it could have contained toxic gas pockets that may have been disturbed. I run a 6" DSB and any time I move rocks or disturb the sand too much it releases nasties into the tank. A sand dwelling star may have been caught in some of that. Just a possibility.