OK ......Tank Emergency???!!!!!!!!!!

[snoopy65]

This is what I would do.

1. Disconnect the airline from the pump tie a knot in the line to control the amount of drip into the bucket, and put one end into the tank the other into the bucket after starting the syphon.

2. Do a large water change on the tank.

3. After about 1-2 hours of drip acclimation, replace fish into the tank (watch closely for fish gasping at the top of the water) if fish swim around normally, just watch parameters, if they gasp at top - another water change.

4. Do water changes to remove cloudiness and as fish require (see #3).

 

[cdems]

So screw up cycle however save fish and take care of cloudyness.

 

[snoopy65]

Yep...pretty much, but with the water changes, it shouldn't mess you up too much. The cycle won't be broken, just slowed a bit.

 

[cdems]

Cool I have already done one 1/4 water change and have started the drip as you instructed, so hopefully its a week or two delay and everyone lives, I know that they are eventually going back to the LFS but I didn't want to kill them, thanks for the help all of you and for responding so quickly. Great forum!!!!


OH -------- ONE LAST THING DO I CHANGE OUT THE FILTER PAD --- NOT THE BIO PAD BUT THE FILTER PAD SINCE ALL THE DEBRIS OR SHOUD IT BE OK IT'S AN AQUATECH 300 GPH, I'LL BE GETTING A SECOUND ONE WHEN THE CICHLIDS COME- WHICH NOW WILL BE IN A WHILE.

 

[snoopy65]

Just rinse the pad as needed in the tank water you remove during water change. It should be fine.....remember, the pads in the filter are what you are actually cycling, not the water itself. The bacteria that processes ammonia lives on surfaces with the most of them on the filter pads and media. You don't want to throw that bacteria away if you don't absolutely have to. As long as after you rinse them in declorinated water, the filter still pushes water through them, keep them.

 

[cdems]

Thats what I thought but then again I have never had this happen. Thanks again!!!!!