TANK EMERGENCY NEED HELP

[Cheeseburger2000]

The heater on my tank cracked and released the black chemicals into the tank and the corals are not lookin good. I'm in the process of doing a very large water change (over 50 percent) is there anything we can do to save the tank? Thanks.

[Rollermonkey]

Get ready to do another 50% WC, and another.

 

 

And probably another.

 

Do you have a backup heater or a QT?

[Tenor]

Water change is the best idea. You could do 50% today and some more tomorrow will helpful

[Kfmmartin19]

The heater on my tank cracked and released the black chemicals into the tank and the corals are not lookin good. I'm in the process of doing a very large water change (over 50 percent) is there anything we can do to save the tank? Thanks.

Do big water changes, like u said u would. This sucks. Luckily never has happened to me. Maybe some whom this has happened to could chime in. Not sure what else u can do.

[altolamprologus]

Go buy some polyfilter and run that. It absorbs heavy metals and other toxins

[fissues]

water changes of enormous proportions as quickly as you can possibly do them.

[Rollermonkey]

If you've got a QT, you could get as much mobile life as possible over to it for a couple days while you're doing the big WCs.

[malawian]

get some carbon on there, replace after a few days

[infinite abyss]

yikes, maybe have some local reefers hold some zoas if things are bad.

 

otherwise just do whatever possible to make them survive and hope for the best

 

good luck!

[fretfreak13]

Update? Worried about you, bro! Hows it going?

[Mstefa1]

My Stealth heater is plastic, not glass. I've always worried about cracking my glass one as my nano can get tight.

[gabe3eb]

Did the heater crack or blow up? I.e., was it a manufacturer's malfunction or did you cause it to crack?