"Ron C" wrote in message
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my autotopoff stuck open dropped my sg from 1.024 to 1.004 in about 12
hours. Huge mess in the front room Fish lived however it looks like all
of
my corals died. It has been two days and nothing is open Devils hand is
collapsed and small, green star poyls have not opened and the mushrooms
are
still attached but not expanding like normal. All the inverts died.

Ammonia spike at 0.5 two days out
nitrites 0
nitrates 2.5
ph 8.2-8.4
temp 78-80
SG 1.024
Cal 400


Anyone have any experience in this? How long should I wait before I
consider this a complete loss.

R



You'd be suprised how much stuff will come back, don't get in a hurry to
dump everything. If you can tell for sure it's dead, remove it, otherwise
leave it alone for now. Just keep a close eye on your ammonia levels and be
prepared to do several water changes when they start to get high.