Blennie flashing

TriggerHappy · 07-01-2009, 07:47 PM

hello all. fist a little about my tank. 46 gallon bow salitnity 1.21 amonia 0 nitrites .25 nitrates 10 ph 8.2 compact flourescent acitinic and 10K/. midas blenny, bicolor blenny, two O clowns and a pink spotted goby, few corals some zoos, hammer, acan, two chalices and a brain. i have two power heads koralia 3 and 2 i have a skimmer a wet dry with some bio bals and a Oceanic chiller 1/10 hp temp always 76 ok now the problem my two blennies having flashing for the last two days i don't know what could it be they stand in front of the power heads and than they start diving down from the top of the tank straight to the sand oh by the way 45 punds live rock and about an inch of live sand that came from a year old tank. the tank has been set up for 5 and half weeks. anyone know what may be causng this?

kyle209 · 07-01-2009, 07:56 PM

do they need dsb do they burrow? an i heared bio bals make nitrates.

dionysusjg · 07-02-2009, 02:43 AM

Could be ich manifesting itself.... The blenny in my QT started flashing, and a few days later... spots.

TriggerHappy · 07-02-2009, 01:07 PM

I was thinking signs of Ich i guess i will wait to see some spots or should i start treating now i don't want to be wrong and make him suffer for no reason. als this morning i saw him at the top of tank gasping i am not happy!

lcstorc · 07-02-2009, 03:42 PM

The fish are severely stressed by the nitrite and the fact that the tank is still cycling.
You have moved way too fast. At this point your tank has not cycled so you should not have any fish in it and certainly not have a fully stocked tank.
The best thing would be to take the fish back to the LFS or get them in an established tank somewhere. If you cannot do that, then the only chance is water changes large and often. That will delay the cycle but may save the life of the fish.
On a side note, your salinity is pretty low. It really should be 1.025 or 1.026. Short term the lower salinity is fine for the fish, but long term (months) you will want to slowly raise it.

BigAl07 · 07-02-2009, 03:57 PM

I'm gonna DITTO Lynn. I didn't realize (I mis-read something) this tank is only 5 weeks old. WOW! That's beyond pushing the limits.. you just ran a Drag Car through the limits at Mach 3.1

TriggerHappy · 07-06-2009, 11:48 AM

SORRY I MEANT 5 1/2 MONTHS OLD not weeks
i had my water tested at my LFS and is amonia 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates 10. the only thing i did was add a chiller because my water was hitting 82 some days 84. Could i have done something wrong with the chiller. The only noticeable change was my temperature but it was two weeks after i added the chiller taht they started showing signs. i do 10 gallon water changes every two weeks

07-01-2009, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
TriggerHappy Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Blennie flashing hello all. fist a little about my tank. 46 gallon bow salitnity 1.21 amonia 0 nitrites .25 nitrates 10 ph 8.2 compact flourescent acitinic and 10K/. midas blenny, bicolor blenny, two O clowns and a pink spotted goby, few corals some zoos, hammer, acan, two chalices and a brain. i have two power heads koralia 3 and 2 i have a skimmer a wet dry with some bio bals and a Oceanic chiller 1/10 hp temp always 76 ok now the problem my two blennies having flashing for the last two days i don't know what could it be they stand in front of the power heads and than they start diving down from the top of the tank straight to the sand oh by the way 45 punds live rock and about an inch of live sand that came from a year old tank. the tank has been set up for 5 and half weeks. anyone know what may be causng this?

07-01-2009, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
kyle209 Ricordea Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: stockton ca Posts: 176 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blennie flashing do they need dsb do they burrow? an i heared bio bals make nitrates.

07-02-2009, 02:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
dionysusjg Sea Pen Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blennie flashing Could be ich manifesting itself.... The blenny in my QT started flashing, and a few days later... spots.

07-02-2009, 01:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerHappy Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blennie flashing I was thinking signs of Ich i guess i will wait to see some spots or should i start treating now i don't want to be wrong and make him suffer for no reason. als this morning i saw him at the top of tank gasping i am not happy!

07-02-2009, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blennie flashing The fish are severely stressed by the nitrite and the fact that the tank is still cycling. You have moved way too fast. At this point your tank has not cycled so you should not have any fish in it and certainly not have a fully stocked tank. The best thing would be to take the fish back to the LFS or get them in an established tank somewhere. If you cannot do that, then the only chance is water changes large and often. That will delay the cycle but may save the life of the fish. On a side note, your salinity is pretty low. It really should be 1.025 or 1.026. Short term the lower salinity is fine for the fish, but long term (months) you will want to slowly raise it. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-02-2009, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blennie flashing I'm gonna DITTO Lynn. I didn't realize (I mis-read something) this tank is only 5 weeks old. WOW! That's beyond pushing the limits.. you just ran a Drag Car through the limits at Mach 3.1 __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-06-2009, 11:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
TriggerHappy Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blennie flashing SORRY I MEANT 5 1/2 MONTHS OLD not weeks i had my water tested at my LFS and is amonia 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates 10. the only thing i did was add a chiller because my water was hitting 82 some days 84. Could i have done something wrong with the chiller. The only noticeable change was my temperature but it was two weeks after i added the chiller taht they started showing signs. i do 10 gallon water changes every two weeks

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