Josh40996
03/08/2017, 11:03 AM
Hey guys,
a couple weeks ago one of my heaters exploded in my reef tank and I found it still switched on releasing a cloud of black. The heater brand is Hidom, I suggest everyone to stay away from these.
Since the exploded heater my tank hasn't been doing too well, all my SPS took a big hit and only have 2 left that are currently on deaths door. The zoas and LPS also took a hit but seem to be recovering. All of my parameters have remained stable: 9alk, 420cal, pH 8.0, 0 nitrate and 0 phosphate.
Since the heater exploded the pod population has also exploded which seems strange to me.
I am stumped as to what the problem is, I have been using big bags of carbon since the explosion to soak up any contaminants. I decided to have another look at the heater and it seems to have some copper inside and it has some blue staining to the cotton that was inside it, which leads me to believe I might be dealing with a copper contamination? I do not know how long the heater was in the aquarium after exploding, but could not have been for more than a couple of hours.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas what I could be dealing with, and what I can do in the meantime to prevent anymore deaths? If I am dealing with copper, what can I do to remove it?
a couple weeks ago one of my heaters exploded in my reef tank and I found it still switched on releasing a cloud of black. The heater brand is Hidom, I suggest everyone to stay away from these.
Since the exploded heater my tank hasn't been doing too well, all my SPS took a big hit and only have 2 left that are currently on deaths door. The zoas and LPS also took a hit but seem to be recovering. All of my parameters have remained stable: 9alk, 420cal, pH 8.0, 0 nitrate and 0 phosphate.
Since the heater exploded the pod population has also exploded which seems strange to me.
I am stumped as to what the problem is, I have been using big bags of carbon since the explosion to soak up any contaminants. I decided to have another look at the heater and it seems to have some copper inside and it has some blue staining to the cotton that was inside it, which leads me to believe I might be dealing with a copper contamination? I do not know how long the heater was in the aquarium after exploding, but could not have been for more than a couple of hours.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas what I could be dealing with, and what I can do in the meantime to prevent anymore deaths? If I am dealing with copper, what can I do to remove it?