Joey's RSM 650 Tank Thread
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salty23
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Sorry to hear.My CUC is too efficient
I acclimated a lovely 2 inch Maxima clam and introduced him to the DT last night. This morning, I sneak downstairs for a little SW porn (what my wife likes to call my habit of using a red flashlight in the dark to look at the tank) and see two peppermint shrimp, three blue leg hermits and about eight nassarius snails crawling all over and inside the clam shell. Completely consumed in less than 12 hours. I need to make the CUC less efficient.
They must be too hungry.
Typically they usually go for dead things. Thats strange.
Joeys Tank
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Joeys Tank
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Because of this, Oxy, I spent most of the morning researching semi-local LFS. I came up with six I want to check out this weekend. This may prove to be a better option than online purchases of livestock (allows me to watch, study prior to purchase).
Joeys Tank
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Finished week 2 of dosing NO3-PO4-x.
Nitrates: 10 -> 0.5
Phosphates: 0.89 -> 0.68
Decreasing dosage from 17mL to 15mL for the next week.
Nitrates: 10 -> 0.5
Phosphates: 0.89 -> 0.68
Decreasing dosage from 17mL to 15mL for the next week.
Joeys Tank
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Two months ago, I added a Clown Goby to the tank. Over those two months, I never saw him actively eat anything. I thought he had to be eating something since he didn't die within the first month. However, over the course of the second month, he became very skinny with a sunken belly and visible lateral lines showing. After some research, I decided to set up a Quarantine Tank (QT). This way, I could keep him somewhere which would allow me to try different food types without the other fish hogging it all. Also, there is the possibility I may have to medicate him for internal parasites.
Last evening, my shipment of food and medications arrived. Tonight, I moved him into the QT. In the pic, you can see that the QT is minimally equipped. I have a Hang on the Back (HOB) filter and on the right side is a filter sponge with an airstone underneath it. I soaked both filters in my sump for 4 weeks (I have been worried for a while). Leaving them in the sump gives time for bacteria to collect in the filters to aid in keeping the QT water quality as clean as possible. I am planning on doing water changes every other day to prevent ammonia and nitrites from rising. The PVC piece on the left side is a place for timid fish to "hide" if they so desire. Finishing off the equipment is a heater in the back along with a thermometer strip along the front glass.
My plan is to keep Fluffy in the QT until he fattens up again and I can transition him to the food types I feed the display tank. To start this journey, I will be soaking Formula One flake food in Selcon. This creates a "hunger inducing" scent in the flakes. I tried a little bit before typing this and I watched him nip at some of the flakes. Huge success in my book to actually watch him eat a little. In addition to the flake food, I have some Anti-parasitic caviar which I will feed once a day. This is to provide a different food source as well as treat the possibility of internal parasites. The last step on the current plan is to add Vita-Chem to the water every week. This adds vitamins to the water which will absorb through Fluffy's skin.
A huge thank you to Oxy for recommending the food/medications to try.
Last evening, my shipment of food and medications arrived. Tonight, I moved him into the QT. In the pic, you can see that the QT is minimally equipped. I have a Hang on the Back (HOB) filter and on the right side is a filter sponge with an airstone underneath it. I soaked both filters in my sump for 4 weeks (I have been worried for a while). Leaving them in the sump gives time for bacteria to collect in the filters to aid in keeping the QT water quality as clean as possible. I am planning on doing water changes every other day to prevent ammonia and nitrites from rising. The PVC piece on the left side is a place for timid fish to "hide" if they so desire. Finishing off the equipment is a heater in the back along with a thermometer strip along the front glass.
My plan is to keep Fluffy in the QT until he fattens up again and I can transition him to the food types I feed the display tank. To start this journey, I will be soaking Formula One flake food in Selcon. This creates a "hunger inducing" scent in the flakes. I tried a little bit before typing this and I watched him nip at some of the flakes. Huge success in my book to actually watch him eat a little. In addition to the flake food, I have some Anti-parasitic caviar which I will feed once a day. This is to provide a different food source as well as treat the possibility of internal parasites. The last step on the current plan is to add Vita-Chem to the water every week. This adds vitamins to the water which will absorb through Fluffy's skin.
A huge thank you to Oxy for recommending the food/medications to try.
nice setup Joey - best of luck for Fluffy !
Joeys Tank
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Came home last night to find that Fluffy didn't make it.
Oxylebius
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I'm sorry to hear that. It was a good attempt on your part. Sometimes a fish gets so far gone it can be really hard to help them pull through.
The vitamins and flakes you bought can be feed to the fish in your DT, they don't need to go to waste. And as long as you are running some form of carbon and strain out the liquid, the cavier eggs can also be feed in small amounts once a day to the fish in your DT also (make sure you strain the eggs from the liquid, don't put the liquid in the DT. And run some form on carbon, this takes any extra meds out of the water so the corals/inverts aren't harmed. I've been doing this since labor day and haven't lost a single coral & I have an sps dominate tank w/four different species of acros w/o having ill affects. Keep in mind some folks won't recommend doing this though).
The vitamins and flakes you bought can be feed to the fish in your DT, they don't need to go to waste. And as long as you are running some form of carbon and strain out the liquid, the cavier eggs can also be feed in small amounts once a day to the fish in your DT also (make sure you strain the eggs from the liquid, don't put the liquid in the DT. And run some form on carbon, this takes any extra meds out of the water so the corals/inverts aren't harmed. I've been doing this since labor day and haven't lost a single coral & I have an sps dominate tank w/four different species of acros w/o having ill affects. Keep in mind some folks won't recommend doing this though).
Joeys Tank
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Finished week 3 of NO3-PO4-x dosing.
Nitrates: 0.5 -> 0.1 (right place to have them)
Phosphates: 0.68 -> 0.63
Since the PO4 didn't drop a whole lot compared to the first two weeks, I am concluding that I am pulling phosphates out of the rock now. The random small patches of hair algae have wilted/deteriorated and the sump (which has light for 18 hrs) is showing how effective the dosing is at taking a toll on algae.
Going to keep this week's dosing levels at 15 mL and see if I can push through the rock/PO4 hump.
Nitrates: 0.5 -> 0.1 (right place to have them)
Phosphates: 0.68 -> 0.63
Since the PO4 didn't drop a whole lot compared to the first two weeks, I am concluding that I am pulling phosphates out of the rock now. The random small patches of hair algae have wilted/deteriorated and the sump (which has light for 18 hrs) is showing how effective the dosing is at taking a toll on algae.
Going to keep this week's dosing levels at 15 mL and see if I can push through the rock/PO4 hump.
Joeys Tank
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Jolly good morning, all.
Here are two pics of my "music ensemble" of coral pieces.
Trumpet
Pipe Organ
Here are two pics of my "music ensemble" of coral pieces.
Trumpet
Pipe Organ
Jolly good morning, all.
Here are two pics of my "music ensemble" of coral pieces.
Trumpet
Pipe Organ
Joeys ..... nice pictures. The red one is a sponge or a policipora ? . Nice red color !!!
Joeys Tank
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Thanks, Daniel.
It is a red tree sponge. Unfortunately, it is starting to go clear at the tips.
It is a red tree sponge. Unfortunately, it is starting to go clear at the tips.
Joeys Tank
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Well, it has been two weeks of Christmas bliss with friends/family and I haven't posted anything. So, I'll start off slow and pick up some speed towards the weekend.
Still carbon dosing with NO3-PO4-x but the phosphates have been slowly creeping back up. It isn't feeding (not altered over the time period). I used to blow detritus off of the rocks every week with a water change but I am amazed with how much "gunk" gets blown up into the water column. So, a couple weeks ago I started blowing the rocks off every other day. Still gettings significant amounts to dislodge.
Phosphates over the last couple of weeks
Week 3: 0.63 ppm
Week 4: 0.73 ppm
Week 5: 0.80 ppm
Still carbon dosing with NO3-PO4-x but the phosphates have been slowly creeping back up. It isn't feeding (not altered over the time period). I used to blow detritus off of the rocks every week with a water change but I am amazed with how much "gunk" gets blown up into the water column. So, a couple weeks ago I started blowing the rocks off every other day. Still gettings significant amounts to dislodge.
Phosphates over the last couple of weeks
Week 3: 0.63 ppm
Week 4: 0.73 ppm
Week 5: 0.80 ppm
Joeys Tank
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Pics of Christmas purchases.
