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Mordie101
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Bit off more than i could chew today.. As always with my luck and being a cluts there’s more good and bad news.. i try to be completely real in the thread so others don’t make mistakes and see all the ups and downs..
Good new first is I’m completely bouncing off the walls because my corals from TopShelf Aquatics finally came in. Got everything in the tank!
I also went and picked up a pair of purple firefish.
Now I’ve added all the fish I’m able to add (might be a little crowded) and all the coral I’m gonna add for some time.
Now for the bad news..
While dipping my coral in some CoralRX, i decided to let the two new fish acclimate. So i left the bag in the tank and went on my way.
After dipping and rinsing each coral i would go and add them to the tank with the bag in it acclimating as well.
On my mary little way i heard a thud. Looked back at the tank and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Or so i thought..
While bringing the third out of four corals to the tank i realized that my rock work had completely toppled.
AHHHHH!!!!
*Disclaimer*
For any new reefers. PLEASE. PLEASE. Epoxy or super glue your rock together. Please.
Apparently the bag of fish had shifted and knocked my rocks over.
What. A. Mess. I grabbed the fish bag out, got in the tank as quick as i could and started trying to stack my rocks and arrange them into what i now know to be a very fragile arrangement. After some time and disturbing everything in my tank i got them at least somewhat together and the corals put back into place..
should’ve taken a break.
I went to get the new fish seen about. Started acclimating them.
Opened the bag, poured some water out. Added mine in. Set the bag on the counter and went to go clean up the mess I’d made when the rocks fell and grab another container of water to add to the bag.
Stop there. Yes. I set the bag. On. The. Counter.
Mistake number 1,891.
Splash. All i heard was water pouring on to my floor. I ran into the kitchen. The bag had fallen off the counter. I have no clue how because i thought i took the precaution. I even put a salt shaker in front of it Incase it started to fall. That didn’t work..
1 fish came out so i scooped it back up and put the it back in the bag. I ran over to my closet, got my fish net and scooped them out and set them into the tank..
Maybe i won’t suffer a tank crash from stress. Maybe I’ll end up becoming a better reefer.. very discouraging day after being so excited for new corals..
Will update with pictures depending on who makes it and who doesn’t.. very sad and angry day with myself.
Good new first is I’m completely bouncing off the walls because my corals from TopShelf Aquatics finally came in. Got everything in the tank!
I also went and picked up a pair of purple firefish.
Now I’ve added all the fish I’m able to add (might be a little crowded) and all the coral I’m gonna add for some time.
Now for the bad news..
While dipping my coral in some CoralRX, i decided to let the two new fish acclimate. So i left the bag in the tank and went on my way.
After dipping and rinsing each coral i would go and add them to the tank with the bag in it acclimating as well.
On my mary little way i heard a thud. Looked back at the tank and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Or so i thought..
While bringing the third out of four corals to the tank i realized that my rock work had completely toppled.
AHHHHH!!!!
*Disclaimer*
For any new reefers. PLEASE. PLEASE. Epoxy or super glue your rock together. Please.
Apparently the bag of fish had shifted and knocked my rocks over.
What. A. Mess. I grabbed the fish bag out, got in the tank as quick as i could and started trying to stack my rocks and arrange them into what i now know to be a very fragile arrangement. After some time and disturbing everything in my tank i got them at least somewhat together and the corals put back into place..
should’ve taken a break.
I went to get the new fish seen about. Started acclimating them.
Opened the bag, poured some water out. Added mine in. Set the bag on the counter and went to go clean up the mess I’d made when the rocks fell and grab another container of water to add to the bag.
Stop there. Yes. I set the bag. On. The. Counter.
Mistake number 1,891.
Splash. All i heard was water pouring on to my floor. I ran into the kitchen. The bag had fallen off the counter. I have no clue how because i thought i took the precaution. I even put a salt shaker in front of it Incase it started to fall. That didn’t work..
1 fish came out so i scooped it back up and put the it back in the bag. I ran over to my closet, got my fish net and scooped them out and set them into the tank..
Maybe i won’t suffer a tank crash from stress. Maybe I’ll end up becoming a better reefer.. very discouraging day after being so excited for new corals..
Will update with pictures depending on who makes it and who doesn’t.. very sad and angry day with myself.
