Miami‘s Clam and SPS Tank

[Sean Clark]

Good luck with the tea tree oil treatment.

 

[Miami Reef]

Thanks!

I’m using kalkwasser for the first time in my life today.

 

[Miami Reef]

My chromis! They got a tea tree bath and we’re transferred

 

[rmorris_14]

My chromis!

I’m rooting for your treatments to work.. I think these fish look so beautiful in larger tanks.

 

[rmorris_14]

How are your chromis doing?

 

[Miami Reef]

How are your chromis doing?

They are doing ok for the most part.

 

[Sean Clark]

For the most part sounds like half are doing less than average...

 

[Miami Reef]

For the most part sounds like half are doing less than average...

You got that right. I had 3 losses so far. Dying with their mouth open (uronema). But I really wish chromis wouldn’t try killing each other…that would be lovely as well.

 

[Sean Clark]

Sounds like chromis. That is why I stopped trying them years back. Sure they are beautiful and can be cheap. I don't like loosing fish and when you add them all up, they don't look as cheap as their purchase price may indicate.

 

[Miami Reef]

Sounds like chromis. That is why I stopped trying them years back. Sure they are beautiful and can be cheap. I don't like loosing fish and when you add them all up, they don't look as cheap as their purchase price may indicate.

100%.

Man, they just look so good because they swim in the upper levels of the tank and add contrast.

But I do agree with you. Anthias are the same tier with chromis.

 

[Sean Clark]

100%.

Man, they just look so good because they swim in the upper levels of the tank and add contrast.

But I do agree with you. Anthias are the same tier with chromis.

I would put Anthias above Chromis for survivability but very close. I am thinking about lyretails. Hopefully the rest pull through for you.

 

[peterjones]

System Specs:
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• Display: 260 gallons
• Dimensions: 96”x24”x26”
• Tank Theme: Shallow, Stony Coral Reef

Equipment and Filtration Specs:​

• Main Return Pump: Vectra M2 - DC Return Pump (2000 GPH) - Ecotech Marine
• UV Sterilizer: Aqua Ultraviolet 80 Watt Classic UV Sterilizer
• UV Pump: Vectra M2 - DC Return Pump (2000 GPH) - Ecotech Marine - Closed loop back into display.
• ATO: Tunze Osmolator Universal 3155 Auto Top Off | 20 gallon reservoir
• Controller: Neptune Apex, 2x EB832 energy bar, Temperature, Salinity, pH, ORP 24/7 monitoring
• Skimmer: Reef Octopus - Regal 250INT 10" Internal Protein Skimmer (VarioS)
• Wavemakers: 4x Jebao OW Wave Maker Flow Pump with Controller (5,283gph each)
• Heating: Standard heater controlled with Apex.
• Lighting: 2x ATI 48" SunPower 8 x 54W Light Fixture.
• T5: 16 bulbs. x8 Blue Plus, x8 Coral Plus - 8 hours.
• Chemical filtration: Bulk Reef Supply -Premium ROX 0.8 Aquarium Carbon - run passively in media bag
• Mechanical Filtration: 5x Aquatic Experts Filter Socks 100 Micron - 4 Inch Ring by 10.5 Inch Long - changed twice/week
• Salt: Instant Ocean - Sea Salt Mix (Purple Bucket)
• Dosing Pump: 2x BRS 2 Part Doser - 1.1 mL per minute
• Additives: Part 1 (Alkalinity): Sodium hydroxide | Part 2 (Calcium): Calcium Chloride | Magnesium sulfate + Magnesium chloride as needed

Disease Prevention/Biosecurity:​

• Fish: New fish must follow strict quarantine protocols. Small/Medium fish: Hybrid Tank Transfer Method with 2x Formalin baths. Large fish: Copper Power 2.5ppm 14 days with transfer + 2x Praziquantel 2.5ppm 7 days apart.​
• Corals & Inverts: Plug removed from coral, dip in Coral Rx for 10 min. Inspected. Sits in separate fishless QT for minimum 6 weeks | Inverts sit in fishless system for minimum 6 weeks.​

Table of Contents:​

• Pages 1-3: New tank building plan + aquascaping
• Page 4: Tank built! Minor bump because skimmer didn’t fit sump, UV difficult to maintain because of plumbing/tank design issue/miscommunication
• Page 5: Discussion of corals + white worm culture talk
• Page 6: More discussion about the plumbing/tank design issue + fixed the sump skimmer issue!
• Page 7-8: Invert & acro frag discussion
• Page 9: Resolving the final issue with UV + installed Apex & did cable management

It is beautiful. Love to see more pictures .

 

[peterjones]

How much rock weight wise do you have here? I'm trying to figure out how that would look in a 210...

I have huge backyard from were I should purchase my outdoor accessories who can give me complete detail of product

 

[Miami Reef]

I would put Anthias above Chromis for survivability but very close. I am thing about lyretails. Hopefully the rest pull through for you.

Do you have experience with anthias?

 

[Sean Clark]

Do you have experience with anthias?

Not positive experiences... I have kept them in the past.
I had six females and one male and the male died soon after they were introduced. A female started to transition to male which was interesting to watch, and I thought that meant that I was doing it right. Soon after they all slowly started to perished one by one. I do not think the female fully transitioned to male while I had them.
Another time I had three, two females and one male. They also slowly perished.
I tried to feed a lot and often, perhaps my system just was not mature enough to support them. IDK.
I will try them again in the future.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Out of everyone, I thought you, the invert lover, would appreciate the bristle worm.

You don’t like bristleworms? Why doesn’t anyone like them?

I love my bristleworms!

 

[Projects with Sam]

*knocks on wood* So far no Chromis (5) or Anthias (4) deaths in my tank and one of my females is starting to transition. And I really dig their activity.

 

[Miami Reef]

*knocks on wood* So far no Chromis (5) or Anthias (4) deaths in my tank and one of my females is starting to transition. And I really dig their activity.

Did you quarantine them prior?

 

[rmorris_14]

Is it likely if some died from uronema, then the rest will eventually pass from it as well? Is it a kind of disease that as almost no survivability ?

 

[Projects with Sam]

Yes and once in the system its in it for good.
The Chromis were *quarantined* by the Petco near me. -- this store didn't have active saltwater fish turnover (no fish changed in the stack I got these from in over a month prior to me buying them) and they had these fish for over 4 months before I decided to pull the trigger.
The Anthias were quarantined by Mermaid's Cove Fish