frkyltn
Members
Sorry for your loss..as stated I'm sure we have all gone through this on some level. Makes me appreciate the time and money I put into this hobby even more. Hang in there!
I do not know what is in the water but I have not had any problems. My 20gal has been set up for over a yr with no issues. Currently I have a 125gal/55gal/20gal/10gal
dogofwar
CCA Members
Filters are good with a great maintenance schedule.
I am not good with all the names but about 6 survived plus all my cory's.
2 O/B's, a nice size male jewel, a couple mbunas.
CichlidAddict
Members
Apparently, the problem is not chlorine or chloramine, because the OP said that dechlor has been added, and the fish were fine for two hours after WC. Chlorine intoxication kills fish quickly, typically within 15 min.
I suspect the problem is the the canister filters. Canister filters are closed system that hide problem. A dirty canister can go anaerobic as short as 15 min power outage, and a relatively clean canister still can go anaerobic in about an hour. The dirtier the canister, the faster and more toxic gas it can produce when the power resumes. Many mysterious fish deaths were caused by anerobic canister filter (or anaerobic undergravel filters in the old days). But the evidence is gone when the water is tested because the running filter has returned normal.
I wonder when was the last the OP cleaned the canisters. A heavily stock cichlid tank can produce a lot of waste in a short time.
mchambers
Former CCA member
Really?
This is not my experience, and I've had overnight power failures, after which I simply resumed using the filters. Are you basing this on your experience? Or is there some authority for this proposition?
Tony
Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Hannibal
Members
^ I was thinking the same thing...
CichlidAddict
Members
I have not personally experienced the disaster, but it happened to my fish friends. It happened a lot more often than people realized because the evidence is gone when the water is tested after the disaster.
How bad it is depends on your set up. If you have other filters or power head to circulate the water, the toxic gases (sulfide and ammonia) coming out of the canister will be detoxify and you won't notice any problem. But if the canisters are your sole filters, you have no mitigation factor and the risk is high. It's common practice after power outage that canister filters should be opened up and cleaned as needed before returning to service. If you can smell sulfide when you open up a canister, you can tell that it has gone anaerobic.
One filter is 1.5months old and the other 3.5months old. And i do it the same way every time I change the water.
rich_one
Members
Dude, you have a legit mystery on your hands. You seem to have done and tested everything right... not sure what else to guess.
-Rich
-Rich
dogofwar
CCA Members
hollyfish2000
Members
Both of the canisters, then, are really "young" in my book. What did you have powering the tank previously?
Also 0 nitrates is suspicious. Even after a 40 percent change, you should have measureable nitrate.
Also, just curious, why do you turn your filters off when you do a water change? I never do, unless I'm going to clean a filter, which I certainly don't do on every water change.
Also 0 nitrates is suspicious. Even after a 40 percent change, you should have measureable nitrate.
Also, just curious, why do you turn your filters off when you do a water change? I never do, unless I'm going to clean a filter, which I certainly don't do on every water change.
frkyltn
Members
^ +1
Acpape0
Members
You can restart without repriming if you turn them off before water change
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One filter has all the media from another canister filter I replaced and the other had a few items from a hang on back filter I replaced. But these have been running for a while with no issues.
Originally Posted by hollyfish2000
Also, just curious, why do you turn your filters off when you do a water change? I never do, unless I'm going to clean a filter, which I certainly don't do on every water change.
It has just been a habit and they stop pumping when the level gets too low for them. Always thought it was best.
Also, just curious, why do you turn your filters off when you do a water change? I never do, unless I'm going to clean a filter, which I certainly don't do on every water change.
It has just been a habit and they stop pumping when the level gets too low for them. Always thought it was best.
