help i may have killed my reef

[Darylb]

i came home yeserday and i saw my fish had ich i do no have a hospital tank so i didnt know what to do so i went to my local fish shop who i know and trust completely he gave me a product callled bactonex apparently its reef safe i trusted them and quarter dosed now 24 hours later my acros are bleached my galaxia i gone my hammer is on is way out my favia is gone i have done a 50% pwc someone tell me what to do next my snails are fine as well there is no copper in this stuff

 

[mr_X]

More water changes. "The solution to pollution is dilution". It's the only thing you can do now.
One website said this about bactonex-
Blue Colormophs and Urchins are adversely affected when treating with Bactonex.

 

[Darylb]

I'm doing a 30 gallon water change and seeing how it goes I'm spewing I really need to think before I do it sucks watching all you have worked for die :/

 

[mr_X]

I would be doing 30 gallon water changes every few days if possible, for a couple weeks.

 

[Darylb]

I'll try to do that it cos $113 yesterday for my water change so might not be as often as I'd like

 

[mr_X]

You might want to make your own water at home. It will cost a lot less.

 

[Darylb]

Yea I'm really considering it ill have to look into buying salt and an ro machine I'm gonna go see the LFS that recommended the bactonex for my tank today and just let them know

 

[Darylb]

I just worked it out I'm paying $24 for 120 litres I bought I new test kit as well so that didn't help with the price

 

[mr_X]

So, just under a buck a gallon. Well, you would save a lot buying a RODI unit and making your own water. I always like to keep water on hand anyway, and i believe it's a good practice. This way if something happens, you can make water almost instantly and save your livestock.

 

[Darylb]

Yea that's not a bad idea I'll have to look into it a bit more I hope to upgrade my tank soon so it's gonna benefit me in the long run