petcrazy213
01-04-2004, 12:43 AM
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!!!!
That's about all I can say to myself right now.
I lost my beautiful (as well as HUGE) coral banded shrimp yesterday all because I put off doing my weekly water test. I should have guessed something was wrong several days before the coral banded insodent, when my red serpent star began going downhill. Then when my CBS started acting funny (as I stated in my earlier post) I should have gone straight to the tests instead of waiting a while. While the SP Grav., Ph, and Nitrites were all in the normal ranges for my tank the Nitrates were OFF THE CHARTS!!! It must have been the recently added LR that caused the spike ( I added like 6-7 lbs of really nice LR with major growth). The LFS cures all the rock and I've never had a problem before but this was alot more rock then I usually add at 1 time. Anyway, by the time I made the discovery my CBS had passed away :sad Now I'll have to buy a replacement because I absolutely LOVED that guy ... won't be cheap either. I think that one cost me about $15-$20.
Anyhow, lesson LEARNED!!! I will be making darn sure to keep up on those weekly tests as well as testing a couple days after adding new LR.
That's about all I can say to myself right now.
I lost my beautiful (as well as HUGE) coral banded shrimp yesterday all because I put off doing my weekly water test. I should have guessed something was wrong several days before the coral banded insodent, when my red serpent star began going downhill. Then when my CBS started acting funny (as I stated in my earlier post) I should have gone straight to the tests instead of waiting a while. While the SP Grav., Ph, and Nitrites were all in the normal ranges for my tank the Nitrates were OFF THE CHARTS!!! It must have been the recently added LR that caused the spike ( I added like 6-7 lbs of really nice LR with major growth). The LFS cures all the rock and I've never had a problem before but this was alot more rock then I usually add at 1 time. Anyway, by the time I made the discovery my CBS had passed away :sad Now I'll have to buy a replacement because I absolutely LOVED that guy ... won't be cheap either. I think that one cost me about $15-$20.
Anyhow, lesson LEARNED!!! I will be making darn sure to keep up on those weekly tests as well as testing a couple days after adding new LR.