Just Moved - Discus laying on side

[sudz]

Hey guys,

Just finished a complete teardown and relocation of my 75 gallon discus tank.

brought over 30 gallons of water. Kept the Discus in a 20 gallon Rubbermaid trash bin (new) and a 100 watt heater and a small filter attached to a UPS during the move. It never turned off.

Replaced the Substrate (eco Complete) added 10 gallons of water Gently (on a bucket lid) and replanted. Then, Filled tank half way with tap water, 15-20ml Dechlorinator, and 10ml of Excel Flourish.

Bucket with discus had 100 watt heater and small (5 gal) filter that had been running in tank for 2 months before teardown.

The Tank temp after setup was 82. The bucket with fish temp was 82.

Nitrates in bucket - 0
Nitrates in Tank after it settled for 30 minutes - 5ppm
Zero Ammonia, Nitrite.

PH in tank - 8.2 (but fresh tapwater may have skewed this)
PH in Bucket - 8.3

ONE discus is laying on its side, chilling, with side fin holding him still.

Lights are off. Ambient light is low/medium ( a 20 watt lamp)

Any idea's what I can do to make his recover better?

I only lost one Cardinal tetra so far, and Its because he went unnoticed as I was draining the tank and stirring up the substrate. (probably nitrate/poop overload)

Timeline: Discus came out of tank at 7:30PM. Filter unplugged at 8:00
Filter plugged back in at 9:30pm
Discus returned at 10:00PM after water tests passed.

Thanks.

Note, I don't have a computer set up yet, (using a friends) so I'll be reading responses on my phone, its a PITA to type so My replies may be short winded!

Thanks for any responses!

 

[sudz]

He seems to be better. I almost wonder if he was playing dead after the trauma of being moved.


Fingers crossed. Once I pass the 48 hour mark without a crash I'll be happier.

 

[sudz]

Woot. This morning, all fish are looking good. They are clearly freaked out from the change of scenery, and "run" away at any movement. I'm assuming it'll be a week or two before they welcome contact. (they normally swim up towards you when you approach the tank. Now they hide.

Checking the parameters once a day for hints of a crash. I hope I'm through the worst of it!

 

[sudz]

I Brought the lights over from the old place. When I turned them on, All the fish were laying on their sides by plants/driftwood. I was super confused, i did a full water test, everything was within parameters, Very confused!

Took me a while to realize that my LED's were cranked to max - That was their way of Hiding now that I have fewer plants from the teardown. Once I turned the LED's off and just had my T5HO's running, they came out. One discus is looking stressed - not black, but Pale, with very little color. He's eating though, so I'm sure he'll bounce back.

All and All - a good move!!!