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topside · 05/08/2012, 04:04 PM

My tank has been going for years... yesterday I did a 5 gal water change, replaced the carbon in my reactor, and scraped some stringy poypls off the back glass....... today I came home from work and all my sps are bleached and everything is closed up..fish seem fine... trying to test everything... after kids go to bed. Anyone have a thought?

jimmy frag · 05/08/2012, 04:08 PM

temperature ?

topside · 05/08/2012, 04:14 PM

digital readout says 76.2 which is a bit low, but I don't think that's it...I'm racking my brains, and the kids both swear they didn't do anything and I believe them. The water almost looks a bit cloudy.

zigzag1 · 05/08/2012, 06:51 PM

double check salinity??

SushiGirl · 05/08/2012, 07:44 PM

Kent carbon?

hollister · 05/08/2012, 07:50 PM

Do u test water. If quality was low then mb this pushed it over the edge. Hard to see this being harmful to an established tank.

Shoryureppa · 05/08/2012, 08:01 PM

that cloudiness seems to point to precipitation, check the levels, calcium etc.

topside · 05/09/2012, 04:19 AM

yes, it was kent carbon, why?

sponger0 · 05/09/2012, 07:28 AM

Kent had a recall on their carbon recently.

SushiGirl · 05/09/2012, 07:31 AM

Yes, Kent had a recall for copper in their carbon. Hit their site and/or call them with the lot #. I'd get the carbon out first & start cleanup measures, though.

topside · 05/09/2012, 10:59 AM

that's what it was.....the carbon. You spend all that time and money over years getting your tank the way you want it, and something stupid like this wipes out all your work in one night. I can just cry.................

swanny · 05/09/2012, 11:13 AM

Sorry for your loss, that stinks. Kent should be reimbursing people this is bs!

SushiGirl · 05/09/2012, 06:13 PM

They have been reimbursing people.

Pisquini · 05/10/2012, 04:01 PM

How's it going man? If ya need some water or anything hit me up k

Whisperer · 05/10/2012, 04:57 PM

What do you mean by stringy polyps?

brettinteriors · 05/10/2012, 07:13 PM

Wow does that suck. I have heard a lot of wreaks from this issue.

05/08/2012, 04:04 PM	#1
topside Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 144	looking for answers My tank has been going for years... yesterday I did a 5 gal water change, replaced the carbon in my reactor, and scraped some stringy poypls off the back glass....... today I came home from work and all my sps are bleached and everything is closed up..fish seem fine... trying to test everything... after kids go to bed. Anyone have a thought? __________________ The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad Current Tank Info: 75gal w/overflow & 20gal sump, t5's,softies, some SPS, love it

05/08/2012, 04:14 PM	#3
topside Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 144	digital readout says 76.2 which is a bit low, but I don't think that's it...I'm racking my brains, and the kids both swear they didn't do anything and I believe them. The water almost looks a bit cloudy. __________________ The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad Current Tank Info: 75gal w/overflow & 20gal sump, t5's,softies, some SPS, love it

05/08/2012, 06:51 PM	#4
zigzag1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 1,277	double check salinity?? __________________ :beer: Mixed Reef, started 10/2004: 6' BB 125g DT, 100lbs LR, 40g sump, Dual Ehiem 1000 returns, Eshopps dual overflow, JBJ ATO, Vertex IN-180, PM Ca reactor, 250w MH w/VHO Actinic, AC3 w/Aquasurf, Tunze 6105 pair & 40B frag tank 8 Fish, 20+ corals, shrimp, snails, worms, bugs, etc.

05/08/2012, 07:44 PM	#5
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,044	Kent carbon? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/09/2012, 04:19 AM	#8
topside Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 144	yes, it was kent carbon, why? __________________ The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad Current Tank Info: 75gal w/overflow & 20gal sump, t5's,softies, some SPS, love it

05/08/2012, 04:08 PM	#2
jimmy frag Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: burlington ontario Posts: 748	temperature ?

05/08/2012, 07:50 PM	#6
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,772	Do u test water. If quality was low then mb this pushed it over the edge. Hard to see this being harmful to an established tank.

05/08/2012, 08:01 PM	#7
Shoryureppa Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 186	that cloudiness seems to point to precipitation, check the levels, calcium etc.

05/09/2012, 07:28 AM	#9
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,025	Kent had a recall on their carbon recently.

05/09/2012, 07:31 AM	#10
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,044	Yes, Kent had a recall for copper in their carbon. Hit their site and/or call them with the lot #. I'd get the carbon out first & start cleanup measures, though. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/09/2012, 10:59 AM	#11
topside Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 144	that's what it was.....the carbon. You spend all that time and money over years getting your tank the way you want it, and something stupid like this wipes out all your work in one night. I can just cry................. __________________ The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad Current Tank Info: 75gal w/overflow & 20gal sump, t5's,softies, some SPS, love it

05/09/2012, 11:13 AM	#12
swanny Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: denver Posts: 388	Sorry for your loss, that stinks. Kent should be reimbursing people this is bs! __________________ 120 gallon soon to be (hopefully) sps dominant. Current Tank Info: 120g rr

05/09/2012, 06:13 PM	#13
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,044	They have been reimbursing people. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/10/2012, 04:01 PM	#14
Pisquini Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lehigh Valley PA. Posts: 7	How's it going man? If ya need some water or anything hit me up k

05/10/2012, 04:57 PM	#15
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 3,885	What do you mean by stringy polyps? __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

05/10/2012, 07:13 PM	#16
brettinteriors Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tucson Posts: 1,060	Wow does that suck. I have heard a lot of wreaks from this issue. __________________ Tucson Reefaholics anonymous meetings are every Friday 6pm behind Gary's fishorama 140 gallon half round mixed reef, 28 gallon Cardiff.