Fountainhead
08/17/2006, 11:41 AM
OK, so in the last 48 hours I've lost 4 serpent stars that I've had for two years, basically all my snails (25+), hermits (too many to count), emerald crabs (4), and porceialn crabs (6-8). If it was crawling, it's dead or dying.
I tested for copper. Nothing. Nitrates around 10, and ammonia tested at 0.2...probably from all the death and carnage. The fish are fine so far, and the Xenia and Toadstool Leather seem OK.
I've been battling dinoflagellates, which could account for the dead snails (they'd turn upside down on the sand and just die.) One thing I tried was lights out for 48 hours, and during this time the tank temp fell from the usual 79.5 to 74.5 before I noticed it. Could this temp drop have been the culprit? Could the dinoflagellates themselves be responsible? Any other ideas?
I tested for copper. Nothing. Nitrates around 10, and ammonia tested at 0.2...probably from all the death and carnage. The fish are fine so far, and the Xenia and Toadstool Leather seem OK.
I've been battling dinoflagellates, which could account for the dead snails (they'd turn upside down on the sand and just die.) One thing I tried was lights out for 48 hours, and during this time the tank temp fell from the usual 79.5 to 74.5 before I noticed it. Could this temp drop have been the culprit? Could the dinoflagellates themselves be responsible? Any other ideas?