I NEED HELP RIGHT NOW!!! PLEASE

[reef89]

A LAMP JUST FELL IN TO MY FUGE AND CAUSED THE WATER TO TURN GREEN....I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO THROW ALL THE ROCKS AND SAND AND EVERYTHING THATS IN THERE IN THE GARBAGE WHAT SHOULD I DO AND WOULD THE TANK STILL BE GOOD TO PUT BACK TO BE A FUGE...BUT GOOD THING WATER WAS NOT FLOWING AT ALL TO THE MAIN TANK...WELL PLEASE ANYBODY RESPOND BACK... THANKS

 

[Tumbleweed]

Was the light on when it fell in and did it break?

 

[reef89]

NO IT WAS A LIGHT THAT CONTAINS BATTERY...I TOOK OUT MY SKIMMER AND RETURN PUMP....LIVE ROCK AND SEAWEED... AND DONT KNOW WAT TO DO RITE NOW....

 

[Gomer]

if the fuge is isolated, leave it isolated. The water turning green right away sounds very odd. Since it has batteries, it makes me think of copper. I wouldn't put the fuge in with the main tank until you can keep a coral alive in it for a week first (assuming all tests look fine). Soemthing liek a zoa. I would probably use a Polypad in there to see if there is a heavy metal contamination.

 

[alve]

Make sure you take care of your main tank first. If your heater is in the sump/fuge you might want to move it into your main tank (wash it first very well) so your temperature doesn't drop over night.

How long has the light been in the water? You said it has batteries in it?

 

[reef89]

YEA IT HAD BATTERIES IN IT...I DONT KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS THERE UNTIL I CHECK IT...IT WAS GREEN AND YELLOWISH...

 

[Raddogz]

Ummm...you might want to take the caps lock off right about now

 

[alve]

That doesn't sound good. I had once a battery fall into a container I was growing pods in. After a few hours the water was dark brown, every pod was dead.

If I was you I would play it safe and ditch all liverock and chaeto you had in there and start all over with your fuge. You could try what Tony recommends and see what happens but for sure do not hook it up to your main tank anytime soon.

 

[reef89]

awww man...the thing is that i didnt eat nothing at school to save up for everything in that fuge and now i gotta start over...man moments like this makes me feel like just giving up the hobby... :'( but i have so much passion for this stuff as i want to be a marine biologist in the near future.

 

[alve]

Don't give it that easy. It happens and this hobby is all about being patient. I am sure you will have your fuge up and running again anytime soon. There are many people on here that are very helpful. I have some chaeto I can give you if you want.

 

[reef89]

thanks i would really appreaciate that...thanks

 

[Gomer]

Nothing good in reefing happens fast. Rule to live by. Enjoy your food. Eat lunch etc. Slowly recover your tank and do well with what you have. Time is on your side. Active bar members never get hung dry if you really area passionate about things. Again, don't rush and don't despair. Go slowly and breath

 

[Elite]

So anything died yet?? Something like this I don't think it takes long for stuff to die. I haven't seen green salt water tank though. How did the light fall into the tank??

[quote author=Gomer link=topic=4914.msg59943#msg59943 date=1224566052]
Nothing good in reefing happens fast. Rule to live by. ..... Again, don't rush and don't despair. Go slowly and breath
[/quote]
^ I like those advise..

Edit: oh the fuge is not hooked up to the main tank yet. Just toss the stuff and get some new one. You don't have much in the fuge right?

 

[reef89]

well i have my return pump and protein skimmer...like 10 pounds of live sand and miracle mud, 5 pounds of live rock and chaeto....

 

[Mr. Ugly]

[quote author=reef89 link=topic=4914.msg59938#msg59938 date=1224565339]
awww man...the thing is that i didnt eat nothing at school to save up for everything in that fuge and now i gotta start over...man moments like this makes me feel like just giving up the hobby... :'( but i have so much passion for this stuff as i want to be a marine biologist in the near future.
[/quote]

[quote author=Gomer link=topic=4914.msg59943#msg59943 date=1224566052]
Nothing good in reefing happens fast. Rule to live by. Enjoy your food. Eat lunch etc. Slowly recover your tank and do well with what you have.[/quote]

+1 what Tony said.

You might be stretching things too far if you're skipping lunch to support your tank.

You still can support your passion by participating in the forums even if you don't have a tank. I studied a ton of marine bio in college and I didn't have a tank back then even

There's way more to marine bio than reefs

 

[tuberider]

[quote author=Mr. Ugly link=topic=4914.msg60005#msg60005 date=1224608989]

There's way more to marine bio than reefs
[/quote]

You got that right

A little carbon, or a Poly-Filter go a long way.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Yeah what they said. If you're skipping meals to buy stuff for a tank? And I'm not talking skipping going out to fine restaurants, you're in high school(?) don't do that, eat your food, if anything cut back on the sweets and other "luxury" items like candy (although I'd say eat them while your young and still have a high metabolism ). Worry about tank stuff as it comes along.

Oh yeah, reef tanks most likely won't help you towards a marine biology degree in a learning aspect, they're most pretty things to look at and that's it. Now it might help keep you inspired... but the down side is something like this happens, and it might discourage you.

 

[reef89]

ooops sorry i also forgot to mention that i want to also open my own LFS..

 

[sfsuphysics]

Ouch.

Talk to some LFS owners before you get too set on doing that, it is not an easy business, and not anything close to watching/taking care of a reef tank.

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Yah, what Mike said.

On the other hand, opening a LFS is a great in case you're afraid of making too much money

Also good if you find that you're enjoying your hobby too much and don't have enough things to stress about