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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

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Overview Discussion

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
115
When did you start this tank?
Jun 16, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Lifereef vs3-24
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Eheim compaction 3000
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
Aquarium Lighting
  1. T5 Fluorescent
  2. Natural Sunlight
Lighting Equipment List
Odyssea T5 HO fixture
Lighting PAR and Goals
Low
Dosing Equipment Detail
None
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim 300w with ink bird controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.3
Specific Gravity
1.027
Nitrate or NO3
19
Phosphate or PO4
1.12
Calcium
440
Alkalinity
7
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Red sea blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
Kent essential elements

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Live Rock
75
Live Rock Type
Unknown
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
10% every Monday

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Other Predatory
Total Fish
4
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. Other
Total Corals
6
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Snails
  3. None
Total Inverts
0
Livestock Detail
Have a trigger which is not listed.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
  5. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience
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WWC
Üter said:
Oh no. Sorry to hear. Were there any bite marks? Did anyone bully her? That’s awfully quick.
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I didn't notice anyone bothering her everyone's been really easy going. I know they're are pods in there i have seen them.
 
I did notice that her, the fox face and the chocolate tang were all trying to claim the same cave last night. Could the fox face have stung her and that killed her?
 
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Calmwaters said:
I did notice that her, the fox face and the chocolate tang were all trying to claim the same cave last night. Could the fox face have stung her and that killed her?
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It is possible but I doubt it. The Mandarin would have had to be above the Foxface to be envenomed.

Mandarins are a somewhat sensitive species. With a good food supply once they are established they usually fare well but they sometimes only pick at food, and they need a LOT of food or just don't settle in. If there was sleeping space jostling going on then it doesn't seem the fish have an established hierarchy at the moment. If I'm remembering correctly you just added a Purple Tang which should be tank boss almost immediately. That probably introduced a fair amount of passive/aggressive shoving over night and the Mandarin would be the definite loser against a Foxface and Chocolate Tang.
 
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tharbin said:
It is possible but I doubt it. Mandarins are a somewhat sensitive species. With a good food supply once they are established they usually fare well but they sometimes only pick at food, and they need a LOT of food or just don't settle in. If there was sleeping space jostling going on then it doesn't seem the fish have an established hierarchy at the moment. If I'm remembering correctly you just added a Purple Tang which should be tank boss almost immediately. That probably introduced a fair amount of passive/aggressive shoving over night and the Mandarin would be the definite loser against a Foxface and Chocolate Tang.
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The purple tang was added yesterday but he's tiny compared to the others and the Foxface has been the boss.
 
Calmwaters said:
I had no idea mandarins where more susceptible to the sting of a Foxface and my Foxface is a lot bigger than she was.
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Most fish are susceptible to a Foxface sting but they are fairly rare. The Foxface has to be very scared and feel cornered. Most fish loses to a Foxface are probably accidental.

I did lose a Black-Ray Goby to a Foxface sting but that was because the idiot was swimming right above the Foxface when it spooked. A Foxface will raise it spikes when it gets spooked but then it tends to run. They are lovers not fighters by nature.
 
Calmwaters said:
Guys I just found my mandarin goby dead.
sad lilo and stitch GIF
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Sorry about losing your goby.

tharbin said:
So sorry Amanda.

Today is just not the best day. Meh, pretty much summed it up for me.

I received three DOA Pithos and a few snails that seem okay and lost our smaller Banggai to aggression. The aggressor is now in the display hiding in a cave from the other fish. I've told them where it is hiding.
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Rough one, Tom. Sorry.
 
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tharbin said:
Most fish are susceptible to a Foxface sting but they are fairly rare. The Foxface has to be very scared and feel cornered. Most fish loses to a Foxface are probably accidental.

I did lose a Black-Ray Goby to a Foxface sting but that was because the idiot was swimming right above the Foxface when it spooked. A Foxface will raise it spikes when it gets spooked but then it tends to run. They are lovers not fighters by nature.
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I don't think they were fighting over the cave per se I think the Foxface and chocolate started through the small cave and got startled by the mandarin because I seen the Foxface flip its spines up but I couldn't see if they actually made contact but it would be a very tight squeeze for the three of them to go through that cave without someone getting stung.
 
tharbin said:
So sorry Amanda.

Today is just not the best day. Meh, pretty much summed it up for me.

I received three DOA Pithos and a few snails that seem okay and lost our smaller Banggai to aggression. The aggressor is now in the display hiding in a cave from the other fish. I've told them where it is hiding.
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So sorry for your losses as well.
 
Calmwaters said:
I didn't notice anyone bothering her everyone's been really easy going. I know they're are pods in there i have seen them.
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Hi big was she? When I got mine it was no bigger than my pinky nail and was afraid the power heads would suck her right in. Maybe it was acclimation? If it was PetCo you can bring back for a refund I think.
 
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Üter said:
Hi big was she? When I got mine it was no bigger than my pinky nail and was afraid the power heads would suck her right in. Maybe it was acclimation? If it was PetCo you can bring back for a refund I think.
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She was from my small LFS not petco and she was maybe 2.5 inches. My lfs has no guarantee on saltwater fish.
 
Calmwaters said:
She was from my small LFS not petco and she was maybe 2.5 inches. My lfs has no guarantee on saltwater fish.
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So she was a good size. Stress probably. Tang and coral beauty may not have left her alone since they were new ?
 
Üter said:
So she was a good size. Stress probably. Tang and coral beauty may not have left her alone since they were new ?
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I did see those two kind of try to push each other around yesterday shortly after i put the tang in the tank but the tiny tang smacked the not much bigger coral beauty in the face with his tail and then they seemed to leave each other alone.
 
Dr. Reefs Quarantined Fish
Calmwaters said:
I did see those two kind of try to push each other around yesterday shortly after i put the tang in the tank but the tiny tang smacked the not much bigger coral beauty in the face with his tail and then they seemed to leave each other alone.
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You could ask Jay and see if he has insight. He might tell you to look for flukes or something.
 
Gumbies R Us said:
NOOOOOOOO, I hate that for you
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was he not eating...I have several in my tank and adding pods every week is key for a while...
Now mine eat blood worms when I feed the tank..
Key is to keep tank load with pods....
Mu oldest one is almost 10 years old with me
 
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tharbin said:
So sorry Amanda.

Today is just not the best day. Meh, pretty much summed it up for me.

I received three DOA Pithos and a few snails that seem okay and lost our smaller Banggai to aggression. The aggressor is now in the display hiding in a cave from the other fish. I've told them where it is hiding.
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Sorry to hear tom. I haven’t had banggai . Was I two of them fighting like clowns do?
 
1ocean said:
was he not eating...I have several in my tank and adding pods every week is key for a while...
Now mine eat blood worms when I feed the tank..
Key is to keep tank load with pods....
Mu oldest one is almost 10 years old with me
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It was new. Hadn’t had long enough to starve. I think stress of other fish
 

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