cginflorida
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Hi,
It's been several years since I've been on the forums. My tanks were going along fine, until this past Wednesday, when my fish started dying one by one in my 75 gallon. As of last night, 14 fish have died and the tank is now empty. I'm stunned and extremely sad and upset about this. It was a disease, either a true fungus or Columnaris, and I have no idea how or when it started. I was doing regular water changes, etc. The death of 14 fish in 4 days has left me completely exhausted and drained.
I guess I just need some moral support. I don't know if I'm going to start over or sell the tank. I'm going to take some time to get past this and think about it before I make any decisions.
I do have a question, though. I know I need to take everything out of the tank and disinfect everything thoroughly. Before I do that, I was wondering if I could run bleach or vinegar, or something else, through the filters while the tank is still full of water, and get a head start. I have a gravel substrate and some decorations. If that's a good idea, how much bleach or vinegar should I add to 75 gallons?
Thanks for any advice, all would be welcome.
It's been several years since I've been on the forums. My tanks were going along fine, until this past Wednesday, when my fish started dying one by one in my 75 gallon. As of last night, 14 fish have died and the tank is now empty. I'm stunned and extremely sad and upset about this. It was a disease, either a true fungus or Columnaris, and I have no idea how or when it started. I was doing regular water changes, etc. The death of 14 fish in 4 days has left me completely exhausted and drained.
I guess I just need some moral support. I don't know if I'm going to start over or sell the tank. I'm going to take some time to get past this and think about it before I make any decisions.
I do have a question, though. I know I need to take everything out of the tank and disinfect everything thoroughly. Before I do that, I was wondering if I could run bleach or vinegar, or something else, through the filters while the tank is still full of water, and get a head start. I have a gravel substrate and some decorations. If that's a good idea, how much bleach or vinegar should I add to 75 gallons?
Thanks for any advice, all would be welcome.