Oh No, How Now?

[cdckjn]

Last night after coming back from church discover that the anemone got sucked into the inlet of the cansister filter. Off the cansister filter and the anemone managed to come off but badly damaged. I thought that leaving it in the water will be alright so that it can recover.

But alas, this morning before work when I went to check, even the clownfishes in the water is dead. The dying anenome apparrantly died and poison the whole 2ft tank.

I will clear it tonight when I return. Question is now what about the live rock, will the toxins from the dying anemone going inside the live rock. Must I soak the live rock in fresh water (some is with mushrooms and zoos) to remove the toxins. If yes, how long do I soak - 15 mins is sufficient?

Please advise. Thanks.

[sharkfin]

Last night after coming back from church discover that the anemone got sucked into the inlet of the cansister filter. Off the cansister filter and the anemone managed to come off but badly damaged. I thought that leaving it in the water will be alright so that it can recover.

But alas, this morning before work when I went to check, even the clownfishes in the water is dead. The dying anenome apparrantly died and poison the whole 2ft tank.

I will clear it tonight when I return. Question is now what about the live rock, will the toxins from the dying anemone going inside the live rock. Must I soak the live rock in fresh water (some is with mushrooms and zoos) to remove the toxins. If yes, how long do I soak - 15 mins is sufficient?

Please advise. Thanks.

dnt hv 2 soak e live rock lah, juz do a 50% change water wil do.

[Guinness]

If there is not more livestock in tank then i suggest change all water. It must be real SMELLY!

[cdckjn]

I intend to go back flush everything into the toilet , then wash/rinse the rock with mushrooms/zoos then replace into my other main tank, the balance of live rock into the sump. then clean and wash my cansister. then slowly restart again by cycling the water and rocks. More or less this is an offical tank-crash.

[nakazoru]

Hi Bro;

You should have taken leave from work...

No need to rinse anything. Run additional canister with more Carbon. Perform 20% water change twice a day. Rinse carbon and sponge after every change. Test Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite... If still high, repeat for the 2rd day. Discard carbon after it becomes normal.

I survive a near crash the last time, I did this and I suffered no casualty. If you dun have additional canister, buy one. It will be cheaper than to kill LS or water change...

good luck.

[searching4dan]

that is y i dare not own a anemone til now..

if there isn't anymore LS in ur tank

i oso suggest u change all the water..

easier for u??

[glim18]

I suffered 1 major tank crash, and 1 minor with sea anemones getting stuck in my canister inlet cage. If using canister, I figured must make another bigger inlet pipe to fit over canister inlet cage. Haven't tried it yet as I got no time. No anemone for now as got not much time to take care...I've got about 5 tube anemone...these stay at bottom of tank...seems to be safer to have in a canister tank...

[jervismun]

I've experienced and survived a RBT Anemone chopped to slices by my Tunze... I removed all the chopped parts... did water change and more water change for the next 3 weeks. Run the protein skimmer full force. Add extra activated carbon. And use chemical (on as last resort) to control ammonia.

I was very lucky then... not a single casualty in the tank.

All the best to you bro.

Je®vis

[cdckjn]

I actually took a 7-11 Big Glup cup and then cut slots in them and put the intake of the cansister inside the cup, but not good.

When I went back back in the afternoon, everything gone - dead even the worms in the water also dead.

I just flush everything into the toilet.

When I clean the cansister found some anemone in the cansister, that's why I think everything dead - the toxin has gone into the water. So now, 2ft tank empty. Waiting for the next time got time then restart the water and cycling of tank again.

Thanks all for the advise. I NEVER like anemone but because my son wanted a clown and then it needs a anemone and then and then .... sad. Next time will be more careful.

[searching4dan]

umm.. actualli clowns dun realli need anemones..

in the wild, they use it for protection

so if there is no predators in ur tank..

its alrite..

[Interesting]

umm.. actualli clowns dun realli need anemones..

in the wild, they use it for protection

so if there is no predators in ur tank..

its alrite..

Yup,agreeded, but clowns will still host on anemones(if any) by it's nature.

[Marinesavy]

Perhaps instead of amemones. you may want to get long tectacles plate coral or Frogspawn. Clown fish like to host in these corals too.

[searching4dan]

Perhaps instead of amemones. you may want to get long tectacles plate coral or Frogspawn. Clown fish like to host in these corals too.

dun totally agreed..

myb the clowns must get used to the tank with the frogspawn/ plate??

seldom see clowns hosting in them..

juz another 2 cents..

[mUAr_cHEe]

The only poison that can leech into the life rock are the industrial strength stuff. Do not think anemone is considered "industrial-strength".

No worries!

[cdckjn]

Perhaps instead of amemones. you may want to get long tectacles plate coral or Frogspawn. Clown fish like to host in these corals too.

are these count as soft-corals? Are they diffucult to look after. even mushrooms and zoos don't do very well under my care - which is minimum. I don't wish to turn on the T5 lights (only 4 hours per day - in the evening). No chillers, just have Weipro skimmers.