Tank crashed

[jahmic]

Also worth mentioning...

Ammonia is less toxic at low pH. So, if you have livestock in a covered bucket and respiration adds CO2 to the water and brings down the pH...any ammonia in the water is typically non toxic as long as the pH stays low.

Once you pop the lid and allow CO2 to be released, the pH bumps back up...and the ammonia in the water is now toxic. At that point it's imperative to get the livestock out and into the system ASAP.

For that reason...I really don't know if moving things with an air pump would be more or less beneficial in preventing issues like this...but it's definitely crossed my mind. It's entirely possible that keeping the water oxygenated might due more harm since the pH would remain high enough to render the ammonia toxic. Maybe some Prime added to the water with an airstone would be OK? Hopefully someone with more experience can chime in...I'm just going off my understanding of microbiology and chemistry.

 

[projectx]

WOW, hope you are doing ok. Call Lisa or I if you need anything.

 

[TexSun]

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Any update

 

[KhensuRa]

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Thanks for all the concerns and kind wishes. I'm alive however that was one crazy roller coaster ride, I have never been so sick in my life. At one point I had a a 101.5 fever and every other cold symptoms known to man.

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[Mav]

No good man, glad you are ok. Did you have cut on your hands or ingest it somehow?

 

[FinsUp]

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Glad you are ok! So sorry that happened to you.

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[ReefCheif]

You must be quick and on point when moving a tank. Make sure everything is ready to go prior to transport. Keep everything warm and moving with as little exposure to air as possible and be prepared for the worst. Die off is enevidable, the amount depends on how quickly and accuratly you can get things moved over. If your going to have livestock in buckets for more than a few hours I highly reccomend setting up small QT tanks with filtration and water movement at the new location. When I did my 180 I was able to keep all live stock alive in 2 - 20 gallon QT (my die off was due to a defective test kit and not the move / rebuild itself)Move your livestock first and make sure its happy, then proceed ot break down rock stack, yadda, yadda, yadda. Let tank cylce for a couple days, check ammonia and nitrates.

 

[ReefCheif]

Thanks for all the concerns and kind wishes. I'm alive however that was one crazy roller coaster ride, I have never been so sick in my life. At one point I had a a 101.5 fever and every other cold symptoms known to man.

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Glad to hear your doing better, that paly toxin is not joke!

 

[asn-naso]

Just read this thread. I hope you are feeling better, and 100% recovered!! How do you think you got it? Were you squirted by zoa, or do you have cuts on your hands?

As far as the tank goes, please let me know if I can help you rebuild it. I don't have many fragible things right now, but I can try to frag some zoas for you. I would hate to see you leave the hobby.

 

[Cherub]

wow that sucks Virg. you know you always have my help and support when needed.

 

[CRW Reef]

Virgil how are you feeling and how is the tank doing? Hope all is much better and didnt end up as bad as you thought.