Okay, another build thread. My 4th but only 2nd live tank! My main tank is a rs 3xl900 (240g system-220 or so total water volume). So why a separate build thread? Accountability lol's. It's a super neglected tank and I need to get it back to being a healthy tank.
Tank History: RS E-170 AIO. About 45 gal. Set up in 2015 at my daughter's. I was given the tank in 2018 or 2017. Had it set up for a while, then down. Then back up in 2020 I think.
As the title suggests, this was set up as an observation-style QT tank. It is home to 1 clown fish-the clown that got chased into the overflow in my old 125 where he sat for 6 months. 2 before I knew he was even in there! I thought the other pair of clowns killed it. Got him out by adding sand to the overflow and then using a shop vac to suck it all out after the fish was rescued. As an aside, this clown has gotten into the AIO overflow as well!
So I've done no testing, few water changes, no dosing. Just feed the fish. Now on to my future plans for this tank.
Because the parameters were so bad, I haven't used it for a QT tank. I had two damsels in with the clown and when I set up the new tank, I put them in there. I've not had good results with QT'ing fish, so I just put them in. Some don't make it, most do. Yeah I know. Not the best plan, and yes, I've had velvet in my first tank. But it is what it is.
I added some rock in the 45g and will add a bit more--do some landscaping. Might add some more sand as well. I have a bucket of sand in the garage.
So now I have a large rainbow bubble tip in an acclimation box in my big tank. Plan to add it for the clown, get another clown and maybe some small chromis or damsels, add some easy corals, even some of the "pestie" corals and have a "real" tank. In order to add the rbta I need to get no3 down and alk up. Everything else is good.
After work today I'll add pictures and numbers: alk, ca, mg and no3 and get this thread going.
I did one 20% water change. And I'm starting to do just a gal a day change. Take out a gal, add a gal to keep things a bit more stable.
Tank History: RS E-170 AIO. About 45 gal. Set up in 2015 at my daughter's. I was given the tank in 2018 or 2017. Had it set up for a while, then down. Then back up in 2020 I think.
As the title suggests, this was set up as an observation-style QT tank. It is home to 1 clown fish-the clown that got chased into the overflow in my old 125 where he sat for 6 months. 2 before I knew he was even in there! I thought the other pair of clowns killed it. Got him out by adding sand to the overflow and then using a shop vac to suck it all out after the fish was rescued. As an aside, this clown has gotten into the AIO overflow as well!
So I've done no testing, few water changes, no dosing. Just feed the fish. Now on to my future plans for this tank.
Because the parameters were so bad, I haven't used it for a QT tank. I had two damsels in with the clown and when I set up the new tank, I put them in there. I've not had good results with QT'ing fish, so I just put them in. Some don't make it, most do. Yeah I know. Not the best plan, and yes, I've had velvet in my first tank. But it is what it is.
I added some rock in the 45g and will add a bit more--do some landscaping. Might add some more sand as well. I have a bucket of sand in the garage.
So now I have a large rainbow bubble tip in an acclimation box in my big tank. Plan to add it for the clown, get another clown and maybe some small chromis or damsels, add some easy corals, even some of the "pestie" corals and have a "real" tank. In order to add the rbta I need to get no3 down and alk up. Everything else is good.
After work today I'll add pictures and numbers: alk, ca, mg and no3 and get this thread going.
I did one 20% water change. And I'm starting to do just a gal a day change. Take out a gal, add a gal to keep things a bit more stable.