Horrible Experince with Chemiclean!!!

[Ashleighsdad]

Toll so far:

1 Bi color benny
1 Clownfish
1 Sixline wrasse
3 Turbo snail
8 Algea Snails (that I just bought yesterday)
1 Sandsifting starfish
1 Firefish
Lots of unhappy softies!
1 PISSED OFF daughter!

All these fish were the original fish from 1 1/2 years ago when we set the tank up. They had become family.

Story: I had a little battle going with cyano. I did a lot of little water changes and lowered the lighting in an attempt to get rid of the cyano. I went to AW yesterday to buy more algea snails. I explained what my problem was. The AW employee recommended Chemiclean as they used it in their tanks and it worked fine. When I got home, I followed the instructions to the letter!

Woke up this morning, just about everything is dead. First thing I did was a 20% water change, turn on the skimmer and added back my carbon pouch in the sump. Hopefully, the 1 remaining clown and clean shrimp will make it, not to mentioned all my softies.

What a mess!

[Redeye]

Never used the stuff
but, Sorry for your losses

[iVgOnMaD]

maybe you should go back to AW, and tell them they owe you a little something

[SDguy]

Doesn't Jasper use this stuff with no issue?

[semifan1]

I just did the same thing went to AW picked up some CC and everything went good. I just did a 30% water change all my guys made it. You might have something else going on also in your tank.

[whitefish]

Worked for me....it removes all o2 from the water I think...Did you take the top off your skimmer or add an airstone?

[Ashleighsdad]

Added airstone, pointed the powerheads to the top, and took the top off of the skimmer. Followed the instructions to the letter!

That's what gets me upset. If I did something wrong, then it's my fault. Guess I did do something bad, bought that crap.

Anyone know where to get cheap replacement fish?

[whitefish]

hmmm..I've used it twice in the last six months without any problems...how big is your tank?

[Diver Dan]

Added airstone, pointed the powerheads to the top, and took the top off of the skimmer. Followed the instructions to the letter!

That's what gets me upset. If I did something wrong, then it's my fault. Guess I did do something bad, bought that crap.

Anyone know where to get cheap replacement fish?

Get your wholesale license and go to LA... The wholesale license process is pretty easy, and you wont believe the prices up there... That sucks, i would go tell AW about it, but they probably will tell you it is your tank...

[Ashleighsdad]

Death Toll Update:

Last remaining clown is now dead!

The tank is 30 gallons.

[LotsaFishies]

Bummer
! I've used it literally dozens of times in my tanks, customers tanks, etc and never had a bad experience. Someone else mentioned a good point - it does severely deprive the water of oxygen.

Cheap fish? Me! IM heading up to LA on the 24th... Get in touch with me... Ill definitely help you out

[whitefish]

my tank is 75g.....30g is less room for error

[JAHGYDI]

i doubt it was chemiclean ive used it in the past

[lth03]

Both my brother and I use chemiclean and never have any problem with the product,we saw the good result of the product right away after we use it,we always dose about 90% of recommend amount.I am not sure why it is happen to you that way,maybe you have heavy bio load in your tank and the added airstone won't delivery enough oxygen for the tank?

[Clownaholic]

I've used ChemiClean for years without any ill effect on fish or corals. Don't know what to tell you, but it is interesting that they all died within a couple days of use.