anemone shredded

[cowgum]

Hi,

my anemone got caught and was shredded by my powerhead and had fouled up the whole tank. I had already tried to clean up the bits and pieces of it and done a 50% water change. The milkyness had cleared but my nitrate level is still high at about 40. Should I be changing more water. do a total change or just let it be and wait for the nitrate level to drop. Most of the corals seem to be doing fine but i am still worried.

Please can someone advise

thanks!!!

[ReDDeviLs]

oh dear,thats bad..what about your lifestocks?

think u got to wait for experts to help u!

[Terryz_]

Wat i did was change the water 50%... let it cycle for a day take out the LS and put in my tank... or another tank... den test for nitrate, ammonia, nitrite... if any wait for it to reach 0... den put the LS in again...

[islander]

alternatively u can also help by introducing more macroalgae in refugium to let in absorbed the nitrates or introducing zeolites in ur filtration system to bring down the ammonia further.aso throw away ur filter sponges or other filtration media.it works 4 me...

[cowgum]

yah...i have already change the filter sponges.have tot of removing the LS, the fishes are easy to remove and some of the corals also can...but i am worried about the other anemones and the carpet cos i am pretty sure that they might not be able to survive that. actually they all look pretty fine except for the elegant which is not really opening up but i am not reallu sure cos i just bought it 2 days ago...

it's really annoying!!!

[hamannbmw]

thats a moving time bomb......i kanna a week ago...

[Dispar_Anthias]

IMO, an anemone dying is almost equal to tank crash....... Try to run polyp filter in your sump or any filter compartment

[Anemone]

poly filter lah dispar, wait he really put polyps in his filter then u know.

[hamannbmw]

poly filter lah dispar, wait he really put polyps in his filter then u know.

ARE U THE CULPRIT..............

[cowgum]

yah tot of putting the poly filter mayb will try tmr 2 get some.....from the look of it things look ok after the water change have yet to test for nitrate today will do it later...do nitrate levels come down naturally???...i have a DSB..

thks!!