20G Nano Reef

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I always make promises to myself, but I break my promises every time :) 1 bicolor blenny 1 wall gold.hummer 1 turbo and 1 nassarius snail Added :)
I added a video for you to review :) I am waiting for your positive or negative suggestions.

Nice mate. How often are you doing water changes and how are your nitrates? All the suggestions I got for my stock list were 5 fish max in a 25G. Is that 6 or 7 you have now? Curious how your nutrients are

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Thank you my friend, yes there are 7 fish, 1 shrimp and 5 shellfish in total right now. There were many types of coral. I'm having a hard time controlling myself :) but I think this is the end and I think I've reached the limits of the aquarium. Looks like I won't be adding anything for a long time. My nitrate is still around 10. I do a 10% water change every weekday on Saturday. Also, I have been dosing with 2.5ml all for reef every day for the last 3 days. In addition, I used biodigestin culture in the installation, so I broke a tube again after 1 month. I will break a tube regularly every month. The ps collection turned almost black, I added a picture. But there is a situation like this: except for the fish's own waste, the food in the aquarium disappears before it even hits the ground. Even the clowns are now eating out of my hand and they have adapted very quickly. So actually there isn't much left to produce nitrate. But yes, there are a few too many fish for this liter, one of which is tang. Let's see what the process will bring :) but there is no unpleasant situation for now, even the shrimp has changed its shell and its legs have come back. I am very happy for him

Nice mate. How often are you doing water changes and how are your nitrates? All the suggestions I got for my stock list were 5 fish max in a 25G. Is that 6 or 7 you have now? Curious how your nutrients are

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

A little update

I did a 10% water change on Saturday over the weekend. Before doing that, I used mixed frozen food for corals and fish and fed them through a straw. When the straw was introduced into the aquarium, all the fish showed an incredible reaction. None of them are left around. They were in great fear, I don't understand why. Afterwards I did a water change and left it alone. I added All for reef (I add around 2-2.5ml every evening) and Seachem stability (a lid after water changes).
I spent time with my family all day on Sunday, and when I came home in the evening, I saw spots on Blue Tang and immediately examined all my other creatures. No one else has it, only him. I think the activity in the aquarium on Saturday was too much for him and he was stressed. I moved a few corals and did that with an iron rod, so I think he was quite scared and stressed.
Anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking of buying Seachem Garlic and mixing it with my feed. I'm waiting for your suggestions too.
I couldn't take a picture of Blue because he was so fast. It never stays still. By the way, there is no sign of any disease in its eating or movement. His appetite is also very good, he even becomes very aggressive while eating :)

Tests :
Nitrate : 20
Phosp: 0,02-or 04
Kh: 8,4
Ph: 8
Salnity: 1025
Temp: 25,2c

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Just a little video, everything seems fine :)

 

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Just a little video, everything seems fine :)

How do you have the anemone on the sand? What is it attached to. I would have thought it would let go and try get more light.

 

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How do you have the anemone on the sand? What is it attached to. I would have thought it would let go and try get more light.

Believe me, my friend, I never touched them after I left them in the aquarium, they went like this and wanted to stay like this :) I don't touch them because I think they would probably move if they were not happy.

 

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Believe me, my friend, I never touched them after I left them in the aquarium, they went like this and wanted to stay like this :) I don't touch them because I think they would probably move if they were not happy.

Is the bottom one just stuck to the sand or is there a rock there

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Is the bottom one just stuck to the sand or is there a rock there

İts a rock dude. Held on to the small stone covered with purple sponge to which the Kenyan tree was tied.

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Hi everyone

I added 1 Elegance and 1 green torch to the aquarium over the weekend.
Since the Torch arrived in the evening, I put it directly into the aquarium without doing much research and since I was at work and continued. When I woke up in the morning, I saw many flatworms on the torch. I immediately took it out of the aquarium, DIPed it and put it back. There's nothing visible on it right now. I first put it under the other torch, but now I put it in a separate place from all of them. I'll look into it a bit.
I did a water change over the weekend and the current test results are;

Nitrate: 10
Phosphate: 0.04
HR : 9.6
Ph: 8
Salinity: 1024-5
Temperature: 25.4c

As a contribution

All for Reef-Tropic Marine: 2.5ml every day

Seachem Stability: Cover after every water change.

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Hi everyone
I added a creature to suit the theme before the New Year. Fire Shrimp :)
But bad things happened to us. The white spot disease on my Bluetang has recurred and this time it is a little more severe. There are too many, so I continue to feed garlic. Today my friend at the fish store recommended Seachem stress guard. He said it could be effective because these little friends get stressed very quickly. I added 1-2 ml yesterday.
The worse news is that I think I killed the cleaner shrimp yesterday with my own hands. A few hours after adding Fire, it became very sluggish and stayed where it was as if it had a stroke. I waited a little longer and this time, when I saw the fire shrimp climbing on top, I immediately intervened and put it in a nest. I separated it from the aquarium and opened a topic here, you can see it in detail there. Apparently, he was so stagnant that he was trying to change his skin, and when I picked him up and separated him, I think I prevented this, and unfortunately he died before the morning because he couldn't move the way he wanted.
I felt very sorry for him, I had a great bond with him, he would come and do a manicure every time I put my hand into the aquarium. I will miss you my friend RIP.
I'll do a water change tomorrow and then I'll do the tests and share.

 

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Hi everyone
I added a creature to suit the theme before the New Year. Fire Shrimp :)
But bad things happened to us. The white spot disease on my Bluetang has recurred and this time it is a little more severe. There are too many, so I continue to feed garlic. Today my friend at the fish store recommended Seachem stress guard. He said it could be effective because these little friends get stressed very quickly. I added 1-2 ml yesterday.
The worse news is that I think I killed the cleaner shrimp yesterday with my own hands. A few hours after adding Fire, it became very sluggish and stayed where it was as if it had a stroke. I waited a little longer and this time, when I saw the fire shrimp climbing on top, I immediately intervened and put it in a nest. I separated it from the aquarium and opened a topic here, you can see it in detail there. Apparently, he was so stagnant that he was trying to change his skin, and when I picked him up and separated him, I think I prevented this, and unfortunately he died before the morning because he couldn't move the way he wanted.
I felt very sorry for him, I had a great bond with him, he would come and do a manicure every time I put my hand into the aquarium. I will miss you my friend RIP.
I'll do a water change tomorrow and then I'll do the tests and share.

You've added a lot of creatures in a small amount of time to this little 20G lol.

Does your blue tang have ich? I don't think just feeding garlic is the solution from what I've read on other posts. Most people will remove all the fish in the tank and treat with medication. I think you should create a separate post for the tang and see what the experts recommend.

Adding a blue tang to this small tank was a very bad idea in my opinion. It's pretty common for them to get Ich from being stressed out, and such a small tank could cause it to stress even though it's still a small tang. Especially with so much other livestock.

I am not an expert so I'd suggest asking someone that can guide you on how to treat it before it gets too bad. Seachem stress guard will not treat parasites like Ich.

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

You've added a lot of creatures in a small amount of time to this little 20G lol.

Does your blue tang have ich? I don't think just feeding garlic is the solution from what I've read on other posts. Most people will remove all the fish in the tank and treat with medication. I think you should create a separate post for the tang and see what the experts recommend.

Adding a blue tang to this small tank was a very bad idea in my opinion. It's pretty common for them to get Ich from being stressed out, and such a small tank could cause it to stress even though it's still a small tang. Especially with so much other livestock.

I am not an expert so I'd suggest asking someone that can guide you on how to treat it before it gets too bad. Seachem stress guard will not treat parasites like Ich.

Hi dude..
Yes, you are right, I fit a lot of creatures into that tiny tank. I can't control myself and I keep going.
He got rid of blue tang ich once and now it started again more severely with garlic. I don't know exactly why. But it is a very timid creature and I am very busy with the aquarium these days. I put my hands in and out a lot when it came to new corals, replacements, etc. Because he was so timid, I think the ich started again out of fear. This time there are not 1 or 2, but many. There is nothing wrong with other fish. Only in himself. When I asked my acquaintances, they said that it was just a stress spot and that it would go away over time. They told me that if the fish was eating and swimming healthily, there was nothing to be afraid of and that I should increase its immunity with garlic, that's all. The same things are generally said when I review topics related to blue tang. But I will leave it alone for a while without putting too many hands or other objects into the aquarium and see if there is no improvement, I will have to do something as you said.
Seachem stressguard was not recommended for treatment management, but rather to reduce stress levels and accelerate recovery. That's why I'm experimenting with low dosing.
When I examined it, I saw that it did not cause any harm to the tank. It says the same on his website.

 

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Hi dude..
Yes, you are right, I fit a lot of creatures into that tiny tank. I can't control myself and I keep going.
He got rid of blue tang ich once and now it started again more severely with garlic. I don't know exactly why. But it is a very timid creature and I am very busy with the aquarium these days. I put my hands in and out a lot when it came to new corals, replacements, etc. Because he was so timid, I think the ich started again out of fear. This time there are not 1 or 2, but many. There is nothing wrong with other fish. Only in himself. When I asked my acquaintances, they said that it was just a stress spot and that it would go away over time. They told me that if the fish was eating and swimming healthily, there was nothing to be afraid of and that I should increase its immunity with garlic, that's all. The same things are generally said when I review topics related to blue tang. But I will leave it alone for a while without putting too many hands or other objects into the aquarium and see if there is no improvement, I will have to do something as you said.
Seachem stressguard was not recommended for treatment management, but rather to reduce stress levels and accelerate recovery. That's why I'm experimenting with low dosing.
When I examined it, I saw that it did not cause any harm to the tank. It says the same on his website.

Local fish stores aren't always the best for advice. Their are fish medics in this forum who are very experienced in this.

If I were you I wouldn't wait to see what happens, I'd make a post about it and ask for expert advice before it's too late.

Even though other fish are not showing signs, they have been exposed to it. I wouldn't be surprised if you were advised to treat all of the fish that have been exposed to it.

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Local fish stores aren't always the best for advice. Their are fish medics in this forum who are very experienced in this.

If I were you I wouldn't wait to see what happens, I'd make a post about it and ask for expert advice before it's too late.

Even though other fish are not showing signs, they have been exposed to it. I wouldn't be surprised if you were advised to treat all of the fish that have been exposed to it.

Actually, you are right, I can take a few nice pictures of you in the evening and open a topic.
If I can catch ... a very fast friend :)

 

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Actually, you are right, I can take a few nice pictures of you in the evening and open a topic.
If I can catch ... a very fast friend :)

Yeh definitely get it check out by an expert. Post it in the fish discussion section. Better safe than sorry. Hopefully you can treat it before it gets too serious.

Edit: Actually this would be the best forum to post in

Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis

A forum for discussing treatment and diagnosing saltwater reef fish.

www.reef2reef.com

 

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Actually, you are right, I can take a few nice pictures of you in the evening and open a topic.
If I can catch ... a very fast friend :)

How is the tang doing?

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

Hello everyone

Things are going well as the tank is in its 2nd month. I haven't been able to update for a couple of weeks, vacation etc. I didn't add much :) This time I restrained myself. I only added a small frag of Blasto, a small frag of green Favia and a small frag of candy cane because I like it. Other than that, my blue tang got rid of white spot. I bought a new one to replace the dead cleaner and it changed its shell yesterday. He is also very healthy, I even saw him on top of the bluetang many times. In fact, my wife and I witnessed how many times the bluetang would go and lie down in front of him. Probably thanks to the garlic feed, stressguard and him, he is very healthy now.
I never neglected the weekly 10% water change. I regularly add All for Reef 2-3ml every day and add a cap of Seachem Stability after the water change. Every evening after the lights are turned off, I add 5-6 drops of stressguard. I don't know the only problem right now, but the bicolor blenny doesn't sleep on the rock or even walk on the rock, I think the other fish are harassing it, I haven't witnessed much, but I think so. Every night he sleeps on the wave motor or on the return pipe from the sump at the back. I think I will make a nest for him with some plastic pipes attached to the back glass. To make him feel safe.

Nitrate was a bit high in my last tests.
Nitrate : A value between 25-50 does not show salifert.
Phosphate : 0.04
Kh: 10.04
Ph:8,1
Salinity: 1024
Heat: 25,6c

The general situation is good, no problems. I haven't lost any coral or fish yet. I don't observe much improvement, I think my light is not enough, it looks like I will change it.

 

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Hello everyone

Things are going well as the tank is in its 2nd month. I haven't been able to update for a couple of weeks, vacation etc. I didn't add much :) This time I restrained myself. I only added a small frag of Blasto, a small frag of green Favia and a small frag of candy cane because I like it. Other than that, my blue tang got rid of white spot. I bought a new one to replace the dead cleaner and it changed its shell yesterday. He is also very healthy, I even saw him on top of the bluetang many times. In fact, my wife and I witnessed how many times the bluetang would go and lie down in front of him. Probably thanks to the garlic feed, stressguard and him, he is very healthy now.
I never neglected the weekly 10% water change. I regularly add All for Reef 2-3ml every day and add a cap of Seachem Stability after the water change. Every evening after the lights are turned off, I add 5-6 drops of stressguard. I don't know the only problem right now, but the bicolor blenny doesn't sleep on the rock or even walk on the rock, I think the other fish are harassing it, I haven't witnessed much, but I think so. Every night he sleeps on the wave motor or on the return pipe from the sump at the back. I think I will make a nest for him with some plastic pipes attached to the back glass. To make him feel safe.

Nitrate was a bit high in my last tests.
Nitrate : A value between 25-50 does not show salifert.
Phosphate : 0.04
Kh: 10.04
Ph:8,1
Salinity: 1024
Heat: 25,6c

The general situation is good, no problems. I haven't lost any coral or fish yet. I don't observe much improvement, I think my light is not enough, it looks like I will change it.

Good to hear the cleaner has been taking care of the tang

 

[KeremAltinbasak]

A small update;

The rest center I made for the bicolor blenny :)
But I guess my calculations went a little overboard and it got a little too big. But it's okay, if I can find it soon, I will buy a star polyp on it and it will look like a nice decoration :)
I know I put it a little higher because the bicolor blenny was sleeping on that outlet pipe on the left or behind the wave engine at night. That's why I stuck it in a high place because he likes it high.

 

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A small update;

The rest center I made for the bicolor blenny :)
But I guess my calculations went a little overboard and it got a little too big. But it's okay, if I can find it soon, I will buy a star polyp on it and it will look like a nice decoration :)
I know I put it a little higher because the bicolor blenny was sleeping on that outlet pipe on the left or behind the wave engine at night. That's why I stuck it in a high place because he likes it high.

That would be cool covered in green star polyps with little blenny poking it's head out.

Where's the blue tang can't see him. How's he doing?