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Hi there everyone.
Wanting get some help from you guys. My tank is 30 gallons, mixed reef.
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 8.2
Temp 78
Alk 200 ppm
Salinity 1.025 check with refractor
I have had this tank running for 1 year and 3 months now.
4 weeks ago I sold all my fish out except for my clownfish. The reason being some were getting a bit big for the tank and when I started that I wanted to get a new set of fish all together.
Now last night I bought a lawnmower blenny and acclimated for 1 hour dripping. Put him in the tank and during my regular feeding time saw that it was busy eating and later in the night I saw it going everywhere in my tank to lick or suck algae off the walls of my tank. All this to say it looked very healthy and active during the first day.
This morning I found him dead, no dmg to fin, body, no discolouration. What was curious is that my Nassarius snails didn't eat the body, usually my snails are super quick to eat them, as I have had 2 firefish goby die last year and they just got eaten as soon as they died.
TLDR tank is more than a year old, old fish are fine but the new fish is dying. The LFS qt their fish quiet well from what I hear of other hobbiest. This LFS is the biggest chain around so they have a reputation to uphold.
I have tested my water myself and also at the LFS just to be sure and the readings were same both times.
What should I be looking for and where should I start investigating? I have done as much research as I can and I have yet to find a case that's the same as the one I'm in.
Thank you for all your help.
Wanting get some help from you guys. My tank is 30 gallons, mixed reef.
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 8.2
Temp 78
Alk 200 ppm
Salinity 1.025 check with refractor
I have had this tank running for 1 year and 3 months now.
4 weeks ago I sold all my fish out except for my clownfish. The reason being some were getting a bit big for the tank and when I started that I wanted to get a new set of fish all together.
Now last night I bought a lawnmower blenny and acclimated for 1 hour dripping. Put him in the tank and during my regular feeding time saw that it was busy eating and later in the night I saw it going everywhere in my tank to lick or suck algae off the walls of my tank. All this to say it looked very healthy and active during the first day.
This morning I found him dead, no dmg to fin, body, no discolouration. What was curious is that my Nassarius snails didn't eat the body, usually my snails are super quick to eat them, as I have had 2 firefish goby die last year and they just got eaten as soon as they died.
TLDR tank is more than a year old, old fish are fine but the new fish is dying. The LFS qt their fish quiet well from what I hear of other hobbiest. This LFS is the biggest chain around so they have a reputation to uphold.
I have tested my water myself and also at the LFS just to be sure and the readings were same both times.
What should I be looking for and where should I start investigating? I have done as much research as I can and I have yet to find a case that's the same as the one I'm in.
Thank you for all your help.
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