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I’m a bit discouraged. I set up my tank about three months ago. Started it with donor sand and an algae barn infusion. It’s a 65 with a 20 gal refuge. I have the Orbit, current marine lights and power heads. Tank cycled fine. All test parameters zero.
so first fish three green chromis. Dead in two days! Chalked it up to transport stress. Waited a week and added a small clown, and small coral beauty. All seemed well and then one morning after 4 days- all dead! Ok really! I have a clean up crew with snails and 4 hermit crabs and a conce, there are three colonies of green zoanthids and a few mushrooms, all from the donor sand. And I just saw a bristle worm last night. So waited a couple of weeks and got boreda couple weeks ago and got a small yellow tang. He hid for a day then went to town on the hair algae in my DT. He ate like a cow for a week solid and looked great. Then this weekend I’m thinking ok we are ready for more. So I got a small Flame and a small clown, and a bubble tip. The new guys are all doing well but the Tang started hiding after the first day. Two days later, today, dead. Oh yeah I got a cleaner shrimp as well. The clown cozied right up to the anemone and the shrimp stands guard. The Flame seems happy but won’t eat much, and today I did see him swipe a rock. I don’t see any visible spots on him. I’m worried though.
so first fish three green chromis. Dead in two days! Chalked it up to transport stress. Waited a week and added a small clown, and small coral beauty. All seemed well and then one morning after 4 days- all dead! Ok really! I have a clean up crew with snails and 4 hermit crabs and a conce, there are three colonies of green zoanthids and a few mushrooms, all from the donor sand. And I just saw a bristle worm last night. So waited a couple of weeks and got boreda couple weeks ago and got a small yellow tang. He hid for a day then went to town on the hair algae in my DT. He ate like a cow for a week solid and looked great. Then this weekend I’m thinking ok we are ready for more. So I got a small Flame and a small clown, and a bubble tip. The new guys are all doing well but the Tang started hiding after the first day. Two days later, today, dead. Oh yeah I got a cleaner shrimp as well. The clown cozied right up to the anemone and the shrimp stands guard. The Flame seems happy but won’t eat much, and today I did see him swipe a rock. I don’t see any visible spots on him. I’m worried though.