please advice

Jandali · Apr 17, 2007

"last night I got live coral direct from the sea, and i put it direct in my 700 ltr. salt water the aquarium.

the next mooring water become milky with Avery bad smell and all fishes died.

Please advice"

mark peacock · Apr 17, 2007

It sounds like the coral has releast toxins into your water this is why we have quarantine tanks for them reasons straight from the sea into your tank must of been a big shock to the coral taken from its natural habitat, i may be wrong but its most likely that, anyone else think the same.
sorry for your loss dood.
what type of coral was it.

Meche · Apr 17, 2007

What kind of coral was it?

Are you sure it was a coral?

Do you run carbon?

I am sorry to hear about your troubles, but what are you asking our advice on? Is not everything dead?

*The GP of Bahrain was great, did you get to see it?

Jandali · Apr 17, 2007

first thank you.
it was tree coral, table coral and finger coral.
yes i am run acarbon.
I am asking the advice for the next try.

davidabrown66 · Apr 17, 2007

I know this sounds like a dumb ? but did you acclimate them to their new environment first by slowly adding your tank water to the water they were collected in before dropping them in to your tank? I didn't see any ref to that in your post. Also, definitely do the above, and quarantine all new arrivals 4-6 weeks.

-David