threw in 160lbs of live rock and 50lbs of live sand from Liverocks.com into my new tank on wed. Within 24hrs, every shrimp, snail, worm,crab, anything living on my rock and sand crawled to the front of the tank and died. Water turned brown. Whitish cotton substance rose to the surface , covering all of water. Smelled like death. What could of caused this? I did originally start my tank with tap water. But added 15g of RO water before rock was added. Could the tap be the main reason? The temp was at around 75. The SG was at around 1.025.
But all in a days work today, I managed to do a 100% water change this morning using only R0 water. Skimmed all dead lifeforms. Rinsed rock, cleaned off all powerheads, filter hoses , etc. Everything was pretty much contaminated by this nasty filth. I also am getting a sump and protein skimmer tommorrow. LFS told me a skimmer would be a great addition.
Am i missing anything? Where did I go wrong?
Thanks,
Anthony
But all in a days work today, I managed to do a 100% water change this morning using only R0 water. Skimmed all dead lifeforms. Rinsed rock, cleaned off all powerheads, filter hoses , etc. Everything was pretty much contaminated by this nasty filth. I also am getting a sump and protein skimmer tommorrow. LFS told me a skimmer would be a great addition.
Am i missing anything? Where did I go wrong?
Thanks,
Anthony