This girl’s 310g peninsula dream tank with fish room!

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Hi @LovesDogs_CatsRokay
How’s it going over there? Hoping for a good news update!

Meh, we got all the fish out but only one survivor, a coral beauty that we’ve had for a couple years. The rest died in QT. Currently just waiting for the fallow period to count down. Sept 17 we can add fish. We’re going to get a couple small ones next week to put in QT with the coral beauty. I don’t think she likes being alone. We’ve gotten a bunch a new coral and some cool inverts too. I need to take some pics of them.

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

What program did you use to make your sketches? I would like to do the same. I am currently starting my upgrade also. Just ordered a planet aquariums tank.

It’s called Sketch Up. Congrats on the new tank!

 

[fishguy242]

sorry to hear ,but keep up the spirit,looking forward to the new pics

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Hubby and son finished plumbing our water mixing station to our ATO container. Here’s a quick video of how it works. It’s pretty cool, it along with the DOS for auto water changes means no more hauling buckets!

 

[TriggerFinger]

The light switch right next to the ato container is awesome!!

 

[revhtree]

Hubby and son finished plumbing our water mixing station to our ATO container. Here’s a quick video of how it works. It’s pretty cool, it along with the DOS for auto water changes means no more hauling buckets!

HAHA very cool!

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Picked up 3 new anthias today. The LFS didn’t know what kind they are, but I’m pretty sure they are bimacs. Got a pretty good deal on them to too, $30 a piece. I’ll be doing hybrid TTM on them.

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

The 3 new anthias made it through hybrid TTM with no problems and have joined my coral beauty in the holding tank. I placed an order with divers den for a blue tang and a starry blenny. I miss my starry blenny the mosy of all. The new guys will also be going through hybrid TTM, and when they are finished the 6 week fallow period will be over and everyone can go in the DT! I needed a fish that poops a lot to help my starving corals. I’ve been dosing the tank with 150ml of reef energy ab+ and a teaspoon of benepets everyday and still don’t have any phosphates built up. I turned off the skimmer a few days ago, maybe that has helped. I guess I need to retest.

We’ve also gotten back to working on the stand and canopy and have started putting on the decorative finishing trim. So hopefully there will be pics of a finished build coming soon!

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Woke up this morning to all 3 anthias dead. No idea what happened. 0 ammonia in the holding tank, salinity and temp both okay. The coral beauty still seems to be okay.

 

[najer]

That sucks, in about 10 years of reefing I have never had an anthia(s), I love how they look but they always strike me as delicate.

 

[ReefKeeper09]

Awesome Setup! I can't wait to see this progress... Following along.

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Woke up this morning to find my coral beauty dead in the holding tank. She was the only survivor from the velvet outbreak and was set to go back in the DT on Thursday. I have no idea what happened. Was there some toxin in the holding tank that killed the anthias, and she was just less sensitive so it took longer? Were the deaths unrelated, and just stress of being the only fish in the tank too much was too much for her? This is so frustrating, and the exact reason I stopped QT'ing fish in the first place. Unexplained, mystery deaths. Fine one day, dead the next. That never happened when fish would go straight to the DT. If they died, there was always a known reason. Not looking forward to QT'ing more fish. If every other one dies, it is really worth it? I sometimes wonder if we would have been better off leaving everyone in the DT and seeing who was strong enough to beat velvet.

On a good note, the blue tang and starry blenny from diver's den are doing well (for the moment, anyway). They even seem to be BFFs and sleep in the same piece of PVC. When they are finished with their round of hybrid TTM they will go into the DT, and our fallow period will be over. I really hope they make it that long.

 

[count krunk]

I don't think qt is worth it. Puts a lot of stress on the fish.

I think the way is to add directly to dt, feed very well. And really space out your additions and don't add a bunch of fish at the same time.

Some people like to qt 5-10 fish at a time and that's just a different path than I want to take.

I add one to three fish at a time (single, pair, or trio being the reasoning).

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

I don't think qt is worth it. Puts a lot of stress on the fish.

I think the way is to add directly to dt, feed very well. And really space out your additions and don't add a bunch of fish at the same time.

Some people like to qt 5-10 fish at a time and that's just a different path than I want to take.

I add one to three fish at a time (single, pair, or trio being the reasoning).

That was my philosophy as well until i had the velvet outbreak. I think I got excited about having the huge tank and added too many too fast. Then when velvet happened everyone says the only thing you can do is go fallow. Well the majority of my fish seemed to be handling it okay, but I removed them anyway since that’s what all the velvet threads say to do. They didn’t die until I moved them, and then they all did. I wish I hadn’t moved them knowing now they would die anyway. If I continue to have such bad luck with QT I will probably stop again. A 30 min h2o2 bath should be enough to kill most velvet on a fish. Maybe just a h2o2 bath then straight into the DT with the uv sterilizer will be enough.

 

[fishguy242]

try to find your fish from local reefers,established tanks,craigslist etc,always best bet,i have bought complete set up just for the white tail bristletooth tang that was in it ,kept what i wanted ,sold off the rest

 

[TexAgReefer]

There is a growing supply of pre-quarantined fish that are prophylactically treated. The prices I’m paying/seeing are quite comparable to DD. That peace of mind without having to QT at home is well worth it to me!

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

There is a growing supply of pre-quarantined fish that are prophylactically treated. The prices I’m paying/seeing are quite comparable to DD. That peace of mind without having to QT at home is well worth it to me!

Thanks, and I know. I've thought about it, and may end up going that route too, but I'm don't really care for copper treatment and the onslaught of other meds they give prophylactically treated fish. I feel like it destroys their immune system and that if something does get it in the tank by way of coral or other accidental transmission that they're doomed at that point. Hybrid TTM seems the least damaging and that's why I chose it. I wish there were pre-quarantined fish suppliers that let you choose your QT method.

 

[TexAgReefer]

Thanks, and I know. I've thought about it, and may end up going that route too, but I'm don't really care for copper treatment and the onslaught of other meds they give prophylactically treated fish. I feel like it destroys their immune system and that if something does get it in the tank by way of coral or other accidental transmission that they're doomed at that point. Hybrid TTM seems the least damaging and that's why I chose it. I wish there were pre-quarantined fish suppliers that let you choose your QT method.

Ah, totally understand!

 

[count krunk]

Yup qt or not to qt is usually the main question here in this hobby.

I do my best to create a good living space for the fish and take whatever actions I can to bolster their immune system.

Yes I have seen a few spots on my YWG after I moved him and two clowns from 10g to 40g. It was a stressful event so I was expecting to see something. Skip to today and all my fish spent about 10 days in a 5g bucket (not each fish in the same bucket) and no signs of disease popped up once the dt was ready for them again.

 

[najer]

This makes me sad again, the UK and Europe have a lot less disease issues, I don't qt.
I am all in favour of an observation tank but like a mini reef, less stress and gives the fish somewhere to be shy and things to do like graze or hunt!