cucumber actions

[jamal]

i came home to a kalk disaster. so i just bought a cucumber today and i put him in the tank after a water change and he is excreting his guts already. should i remove him? i assume he is dying

[jason the filter freak]

id say yes and fast... but you may want a second opnion... may i ask how it happened so i can avoid it in the future

[jamal]

yea i overkalked my tank and didnt plug my return pump in all the way and voila instant disaster. then i acclimated the cuc to my qt water instead of my dt water and put him in there. i dont think there is much danger in repeating this level of stupidity but please take my example to heart. happy reefing

[davelin315]

Jamal, some cucumbers can be toxic when they die so I'd yank it. If you had a kalk disaster, I wouldn't add anything until it settles out. If your pH is off, it's not a good idea to add things until it's settled down.

[jamal]

well i was thinking that since he is a sand dwelling animal that my qt would stress him so i put him in the dt.