SUPER URGENT heater broke in tank

[afrankiewicz12]

k so this morning while i was out my heater broke in half in tank plugged in which broke my skimer. currently fish are fine and soft corals all look stressed. LPS and SPS look bad im doing a WC what else should i do and im running carbon.

 

[dz6t]

Water change, 100% water change. Was the heater on?

 

[reeferpj]

WC and carbon. sounds good

 

[ReeferDre]

What kind of heater was it?

 

[s_kelley]

That stinks man but it sounds like you r doing everything u can. How did it break your skimmer?

 

[afrankiewicz12]

no clue maybe just zapped it and its weird my nem looks fine and yes heater was on.

 

[afrankiewicz12]

my fish seem normal and my tang is eating is that good?

 

[new2saltyfish]

your fish should be fine, it's more the corals from copper exposure i'd be worried about. I had a heater break and stay on in the tank burning copper into the tank for at least a few days...fish were fine but killed almost ALL coral. If you have any sps especially take them out and put them into a different tank with new water until it's safe.

 

[arch85]

Sorry to hear about the crappy situation.

Let me know if you need to borrow tanks to put your corals in qt or healing tanks.



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[Overlook reef]

WC and carbon.

That sucks!

 

[afrankiewicz12]

k so i changed out as much water as i could my expensive and precious corals are at dongs and the rest of my corals are downstairs in a dry frag tank turned hospital. tomorrow im getting some of the stuff that takes everything out of your water, i dont know what its called but i saw it at tropic isle, takes even copper out. but my Zoas that i cant take out ( only a few) seem to be opening.

 

[dz6t]

poly filter, that is what they called, Carbon works just the same.

 

[afrankiewicz12]

the stuff my dad is getting is actually called Chemi-pure and it removes copper, phenol, phosphates, silicates, and pretty much everything except trace elements. ive been reading reviews and it seems to work really well. http://www.marinedepot.com/Boyd_Che...erprises_(Chemi_Pure)-BE1211-FIFMCHRM-vi.html

 

[afrankiewicz12]

how fast would copper kill micro brittles and pods? cause mine are still kickin but im not sure

 

[afrankiewicz12]

3 copper tests from two kits at different locations around the tank came up with 0 ppm so im all good i think

 

[Overlook reef]

Great to hear!

 

[dz6t]

Also good to hear that the heater did not contain Cu.