1000 gallon tank for a beginner!
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Diatoms remain but are much less since adding in my small group of snails.
I have added dosing of soda ash via my hydros x10 into the tank to help stabilize my alkalinity. I'm not having to manually dose that anymore which is nice.
My first round of quarantined fish should be ready to go in next week so that is exciting. They are all tiny compared to the tanl so I'm a little worried they'll have trouble finding pellets when I feed them!
My quanta helix bars arrived earlier this week and I have one mount 3d printed and installed. I am working on fine tuning the other mount and getting the final light bar installed. I'm looking forward to retesting the PAR with these extra lights as well.
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Found this thread 12 hours ago and finally caught up!First inhabitants went into the tank tonight! My small order of clean up crew arrived from Dr. Reef today.
1 Tiger Conch
5 Margarite Snails
5 Nassarius Snails Small
10 Nerite Snails
5 Trochus Snails
5 Turbo Snails
5 Cerith Snails
And a handful of extras/freebies
What were the freebies Dr. Reef gave you and is that a leather in the right bag and if not what is it?
SlowAndStupid
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Found this thread 12 hours ago and finally caught up!First inhabitants went into the tank tonight! My small order of clean up crew arrived from Dr. Reef today.
1 Tiger Conch
5 Margarite Snails
5 Nassarius Snails Small
10 Nerite Snails
5 Trochus Snails
5 Turbo Snails
5 Cerith Snails
And a handful of extras/freebies
What were the freebies Dr. Reef gave you and is that a leather in the right bag and if not what is it?
A handful of snails. The turbo snails came wrapped in a paper towel with just a little water.
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Well, some good news and bad news today.
Good news is I finished printing and mounting the helix meso blue lights.
The tank is very blue when only lit by these though I'm not really a windex tank lover. I really like the color of the tank when the atlas lights are dimming and the blue comes out stronger though. I'm looking forward to retesting the tank's par in the coming week.
Bad news is that when I went out to check on my quarantine tanks I found one of my clownfish dead at the bottom of the tank.
I'm really at quite a loss as to what happened as it came out of no where. He was moving around just fine earlier today when I was watching the tank with no signs of trouble. They have completed their copper and 3 doses of prazi as well. I was planning to put them in the big tank in just a couple of days. I don't see anything on him to suggest why he died, and I haven't noticed any aggressive behavior between the two clownfish either.
Good news is I finished printing and mounting the helix meso blue lights.
The tank is very blue when only lit by these though I'm not really a windex tank lover. I really like the color of the tank when the atlas lights are dimming and the blue comes out stronger though. I'm looking forward to retesting the tank's par in the coming week.
Bad news is that when I went out to check on my quarantine tanks I found one of my clownfish dead at the bottom of the tank.
I'm really at quite a loss as to what happened as it came out of no where. He was moving around just fine earlier today when I was watching the tank with no signs of trouble. They have completed their copper and 3 doses of prazi as well. I was planning to put them in the big tank in just a couple of days. I don't see anything on him to suggest why he died, and I haven't noticed any aggressive behavior between the two clownfish either.
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Glad you got the lights up.Well, some good news and bad news today.
Good news is I finished printing and mounting the helix meso blue lights.
The tank is very blue when only lit by these though I'm not really a windex tank lover. I really like the color of the tank when the atlas lights are dimming and the blue comes out stronger though. I'm looking forward to retesting the tank's par in the coming week.
Bad news is that when I went out to check on my quarantine tanks I found one of my clownfish dead at the bottom of the tank.
I'm really at quite a loss as to what happened as it came out of no where. He was moving around just fine earlier today when I was watching the tank with no signs of trouble. They have completed their copper and 3 doses of prazi as well. I was planning to put them in the big tank in just a couple of days. I don't see anything on him to suggest why he died, and I haven't noticed any aggressive behavior between the two clownfish either.
Sorry about the clown. Body looks intact not beat up. Looks a little thin are the fish eating well? I dont think he looks thin enough to die though.
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Hows the other one acting?
I would hold off for a couple days transferring fish to the DT just in case. Maybe try to get a couple "good" lighting videos of the fish just incase this starts to go south. Someone like Jay may see something you didnt.
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Both clowns kept to themselves more the past couple days hiding in a pvc fixture. I kind of assumed they were bonding. The remaining was hiding out in the same fixture last night. Everyone was asleep and hiding this morning still. I'll check again later this morning when I get back home.
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Updated PAR readings from a combination of the 4 atlas lights and 2 helix meso blues.
A decent bump in PAR up top. The helix lights are not as long as the tank and so there's no significant change on the outside edges. Not a huge change to the readings at the very bottom of the tank either.
My other clownfish is breathing a little heavy and not really eating. I have tried frozen mysis and pellets. He swims around to it but I did not see him actually eat it. One fin appears a little frayed though the other looks normal to me. He has some markings near the top of his head. I don't remember for sure if they are new but kind of think he has had those.
As a precaution I dosed metroplex today. Will continue to watch him. The other fish seem completely normal and unchanged.
A decent bump in PAR up top. The helix lights are not as long as the tank and so there's no significant change on the outside edges. Not a huge change to the readings at the very bottom of the tank either.
My other clownfish is breathing a little heavy and not really eating. I have tried frozen mysis and pellets. He swims around to it but I did not see him actually eat it. One fin appears a little frayed though the other looks normal to me. He has some markings near the top of his head. I don't remember for sure if they are new but kind of think he has had those.
As a precaution I dosed metroplex today. Will continue to watch him. The other fish seem completely normal and unchanged.
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Bummer. Got home this evening and the other clownfish had passed as well. It's still unclear to me what is going on. I don't know if it's Brooklynella and just minimal outward symptoms. The other fish are acting normally. I'm going to make a separate post in the fish disease subforum to get some thoughts on how to proceed. I'm not sure when to place the remaining fish into the display tank now.
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Sorry to hear that. I hate and love this part of the journey.
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Big milestone to report!
The remaining fish have continued to do well with no signs of illness. I put them through a formalin bath followed by a methylene blue bath (Safety Stop) as an added precaution to try to prevent adding any disease to the tank. With that complete Thursday night marked when fish finally went into the display tank!
Four firefish, 2 banggai cardinalfish, and six royal grammas went in. I must admit I have only ever counted 4 royal grammas since putting them all in and the tank is too large to know if they're just hiding or what. While in their 40 gallong QT the firefish bullied and killed the 5th firefish after a couple of weeks and bullied one of the remaining 4 to the point that it spent the day hiding under one of the PVC elbows coming out only to eat. Now that they are in the DT all 4 are inseparable and swim around like they've been best buds. I'm really glad to see that. The 4 royal grammas that I frequently see appear to have split off into pairs.
Here's how some of the other animals celebrated the occasion:
The day before adding the fish in I climbed in and did some cleaning. I have some green hair algae spread throughout the rockwork and the wallscapes. I brushed it all off. By morning, more was back in its place. My nitrates and phosphates are almost undetectable due to the GHA. Ultimately, I hope I can get the inhabitants to keep it at bay. In the meantime I'll keep at manual removal.
This weekend I changed out my RODI filters and have ICP samples of the tank and RODI in the mailbox to be sent off for analysis. I have ordered supplies to DIY a battery backup for one of my pumps in case of future power outtages. The battery has arrived but I am waiting on the inverter/charger along with the wiring still. At the beginning of the month I received a relatively small shipment from Tampa Bay Saltwater with sand and rock rubble to seed the tank. It is in a 45-day quarantine and will help establish a better biome. I can see random signs of life within the little 10 gallon tank it is housed in.
In one week I will be traveling out of town for 10 days on a family spring break trip. When I return I should have an order from Dr. Reef for another set of fish. They should hopefully be ready for delivery the first week of April. That will include 2 clownfish, 1 lyretail anthias male with 5 females, a leopard wrasse, a McCosker's wrasse, 2 yellow watchmen gobies, and several more banggai cardinalfish. Along with that more CUC will be arriving along with 2 cleaner shrimp. Once those successfully arrive I plan to put in an order for tangs!
The remaining fish have continued to do well with no signs of illness. I put them through a formalin bath followed by a methylene blue bath (Safety Stop) as an added precaution to try to prevent adding any disease to the tank. With that complete Thursday night marked when fish finally went into the display tank!
Four firefish, 2 banggai cardinalfish, and six royal grammas went in. I must admit I have only ever counted 4 royal grammas since putting them all in and the tank is too large to know if they're just hiding or what. While in their 40 gallong QT the firefish bullied and killed the 5th firefish after a couple of weeks and bullied one of the remaining 4 to the point that it spent the day hiding under one of the PVC elbows coming out only to eat. Now that they are in the DT all 4 are inseparable and swim around like they've been best buds. I'm really glad to see that. The 4 royal grammas that I frequently see appear to have split off into pairs.
Here's how some of the other animals celebrated the occasion:
The day before adding the fish in I climbed in and did some cleaning. I have some green hair algae spread throughout the rockwork and the wallscapes. I brushed it all off. By morning, more was back in its place. My nitrates and phosphates are almost undetectable due to the GHA. Ultimately, I hope I can get the inhabitants to keep it at bay. In the meantime I'll keep at manual removal.
This weekend I changed out my RODI filters and have ICP samples of the tank and RODI in the mailbox to be sent off for analysis. I have ordered supplies to DIY a battery backup for one of my pumps in case of future power outtages. The battery has arrived but I am waiting on the inverter/charger along with the wiring still. At the beginning of the month I received a relatively small shipment from Tampa Bay Saltwater with sand and rock rubble to seed the tank. It is in a 45-day quarantine and will help establish a better biome. I can see random signs of life within the little 10 gallon tank it is housed in.
In one week I will be traveling out of town for 10 days on a family spring break trip. When I return I should have an order from Dr. Reef for another set of fish. They should hopefully be ready for delivery the first week of April. That will include 2 clownfish, 1 lyretail anthias male with 5 females, a leopard wrasse, a McCosker's wrasse, 2 yellow watchmen gobies, and several more banggai cardinalfish. Along with that more CUC will be arriving along with 2 cleaner shrimp. Once those successfully arrive I plan to put in an order for tangs!
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Glad to see the remaining fish are doing well!
Could you provide images of the TBS rock you order, I find it so cool seeing all the random life that comes with it!
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My best guess is probably a limpet with aiptasia growing on it, but the 4th picture suggests not.
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If you're worried about introducing aiptasia my advice would be to introduce a few Lysmata wurdemanni (type of peppermint shrimp) to the tank the rocks are in.
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