I killed my fish:(

[ZANYMASTER]

Misjudged a measurement for a dose of something(Not going to name the product),and my fish soon went belly up except the Moorish Idol which is a surprise.A lot of money invested there and I have myself to blame.Damn metric system.Thinking of just keeping coral from now on.Really bummed about it.

 

[fernandokng]

What were u dosing dood

 

[ZANYMASTER]

A new Fauna Marin product.Don't want to name names here.

 

[vangoghfish]

how long have you had your idol? Size?

 

[ZANYMASTER]

He's a nice size but not really taking foods except picking on rock and The sponges I provided for him.Must be eating something to stay alive for 3 weeks now.If I do decide to do that,look for the FS forum.Not here.

 

[Tangs Rule]

Sorry to hear that man. Good luck.

 

[Awibrandy]

That sucks Nelson!! I'm so sorry to hear of your losses! Don't be so hard on yourself I am sure you are not the first to have had an accident. My best wishes for happier days ahead............:hug:

 

[Pinkheine]

Aww. Sorry to hear of your losses... it is hard to bounce back from a lot of loss. Though we are only human, we do the best we can with what we have available to us. Sometimes things don't turn out as we planned.

Good luck with the Moorish Idol. IMO, one of the most beautiful fish. Are you offering sponge other than decorative sponges? I hope you have long term success with him and that he starts taking foods other than sponges.

Again, sorry for your losses.

 

[Scion_TC2005]

He's a nice size but not really taking foods except picking on rock and The sponges I provided for him.Must be eating something to stay alive for 3 weeks now.If I do decide to do that,look for the FS forum.Not here.

Nelson Try Crushed Krill, Prawn and Clam with a little hit of Garlic mixed. I had success using this to get Moorish Idol's to eat LMK if this works for you

 

[duke62]

wouldnt u like to tell us the product so others might not do the same thing.if it was your fault and over dosed its not the products fault.

 

[Mr.First]

hey, it's part of the hobby, things happen. Make a comeback and be better !!!
I'm sure everyone, I know I have, screwed things up the same exact way.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

It was an expensive loss at that.:irked:

 

[Chongpark27]

Sorry to hear about ur loss. :irked::irked:

 

[nanoreefer22]

N, Sorry to hear about your loss.

If it's not to much trouble, would you mind telling us what product so the membership knows that they should be extra careful when using it?

 

[Deanos]

If it's not to much trouble, would you mind telling us what product so the membership knows that they should be extra careful when using it?

:agree:

Make this thread more about dispensing valuable information and preventing a repeat, than a thread seeking sympathy.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Ok,If you must know..It was called Ultra Algae X by Fauna Marin.Nothing wrong with a little sympathy too Deanos:lol:.Us as directed and do NOT overdose like I did.It does work.Powerful stuff.

 

[nanoreefer22]

You gotta be extremely careful with that stuff as its very concentrated. At least from what I've read about it. Most places I've read say to start at half of the minimum dose recommended and work your way up from there.

 

[KathyC]

Huge thread on RC about this stuff..23 pages..
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1409369&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

Seems at one point they took it off the market and reintroduced it in a weaker solution due to the issues people were having with it.
I only had the chance to take a cursory look through the thread but repeatedly it said it should not be used unless you have a severe algae issue (was described something like, you had taken all of the hair clippings off some animal and added them to your tank), it should not be used if there is any sulphur in the tank, and cannot be used if you are adding any other product to the tank (not sure which as I didn't read all of it).

Sorry for your loss Nelson, not sure why it effected the fish, but obviously a very bad one

 

[2slo4me]

o man dont feel bad i had a similar issue this passed weekend... and my baby blue ring angel passed away... i was so pissed and upset i wanted to see the angel change colors as it got older.... u live and u learn... ehhh