I just added what is supposed to be reef safe a chemical - Cyano solution - to clean out the red algae/crud. My water and tank were perfect and I was told it was safe but now my beautiful urchin has lost all his spikes and I don't know if it will make it. I did a 10 gallon water change to my 90 gallon tank and turned the protein skimmer back on but I don't know if how long it will take to filter out and if it is too late. Would it be better to put him in a bucket of clean water with a heater and bubbler or would this be a bigger shock than leaving him in? Anyone have any ideas?
Sea urchin losing all its spikes
- Thread starter dmoorhead
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Holy cow! So sorry to hear this. At this point, transferring it to a bucket with all new saltwater and a heater & bubbler (better yet, a QT tank) might be a good move. I don't know if that would stress him out more, but if there's something in the cyano solution you added that's causing this, then that's definitely stressing him.
Have you noticed an effect on your other inverts? Sometimes things are called reef safe that kill inverts, unfortunately. I wish the industry would develop clearer language when it comes to that.
Have you noticed an effect on your other inverts? Sometimes things are called reef safe that kill inverts, unfortunately. I wish the industry would develop clearer language when it comes to that.
Well my urchin did not make it. Serious bummer cuz he was very cool. Salinity was a little low, 7.5, but not crazy low and my other two urchins seem fine. Some of my things, anemone and frog spawn, are a little droopy but I am monitoring like crazy and I think they will be fine. Thanks for everyone's response.