Mike, is everyone ok??? How bad is the car? Boy, we're just both having bad days.
I can't thank everyone enough for offering up saltwater. I've managed 2 5g changes so far...and hope is not lost. I can't thank Dodd from North Dixie Reef enough. He provided Will with like...80-90 gallons or so...plus the salt we needed ASAP. We're getting it mixed right now, so hopefully we can do several water changes back to back that will eventually equal 2 100% water changes.
We're pretty sure this was caused by an exterminator we had out on Monday. The guy told us to cover the tank (which I covered, taped, and completely sealed) for an hour while he sprayed...and to turn off the A/C, which we did. I guess we didn't leave the tank sealed and the A/C off long enough. Yesterday things started to look a bit unhappy, but nothing really *wrong*. I tested everything...all params were on target...figured the tank was just being finicky. Today...I came home, opened the garage door...and smelled a dying tank. The tank was cloudy...smelled terrible...and I could see that some corals had already lost tissue. All other corals were completely retracted and skeleton was showing. Surprisingly, my other inverts seem fine (minus the clam, who doesn't seem to be ok...the mantle is not looking great.) A couple of snails have died too. Params are still ok...although I suspect Ammonia is not zero like the test kit shows.
Cross your fins...I can't lose my tank.
And Scott...I know you're worried too...so far, your corals are still hanging in there.