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    Sudden Fish Death

    in Reef Keeping

    Posted · Edited by jvalentine83

    Hey all,

    So I have recently had 3 fish die randomly (no ich, velvet, etc). Two were Flasher Wrasse's (one Blue Flasher, one McCoskers Flasher), and one was a Copperband Butterfly. They all came from the same LFS. They lasted about 2 weeks, and were doing really great before their sudden deaths.

    In both cases, after about 2 weeks, they stopped eating one night during feeding (after eating well the whole time) and by the next morning are on the sandbed dead and I can't explain it. 

    No other fish in my tank have any issues (2 DaVinci Clowns, 2 Bangaii Cardinals, 1 Yellow Watchman Goby). 


    I've read on various forums that it could be the collection method. Some vendors use cyanide and that can cause random sudden death of fish a few weeks after they are collected, anybody know if any of the local shops here purchase from vendors using this method? I know its unlikely, but just trying to cover any possible issue it could be. 

    I have no clue otherwise, anyone with another idea?

     

    Current tank Parameters:

    pH: 8.2
    Ammonia: 0
    Nitrite: 0
    Nitrate : 5
    Phosphate: 0.19 (this is higher than I'd like)
    Alkalinity: 8.8 dKH
    Calcium: 440
    Magnesium: 1470  

     

    I appreciate any advice

     

    Jacob's Red Sea Reefer 350 Build

    in Tank Builds

    Posted

    Alright.....tank finished cycling about 2 1/2 weeks ago and I've begun to slowly stock the tank!!

    Current inhabitants are as follows....

    Fish and Inverts:
    (2) DaVinci Clownfish

    (2) Banggai Cardinalfish

    (1) Sunburst Anthias

    (1) Sand Sifting Starfish

    (1) Cleaner Shrimp

    (10) Snails 

    (7) Hermit Crabs

    (1) Christmas Hermit

    Coral:

    Hammer

    Torch

    GSP

    Green/Orange Ricordea Mushroom

    Blue Rhodactis Mushroom

    Nirvana Zoas

    Duncans 

    Red Gonoporia 

    Teal and Red Acan Lord

     

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    Jacob's Red Sea Reefer 350 Build

    in Tank Builds

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    On 3/22/2019 at 12:40 PM, mhart032 said:

    It looks great. the rock work is very nice. In my experience rock against the glass has its challenges, limits flow and could create detritus buildup and could possibly lead to an algae trap and hard to clean without moving the rock and what corals you put in that area. Some are successful with it, ive just never been.  

    after consideration, I decided to take the rock off the glass. I liked the look, but you are right....it'll be hard to control detritus buildup. Here is a video of the new scape:

     

     

     

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    Red Sea Coral Pro Salt

    in Water Chemistry

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    14 minutes ago, Timfish said:

    I was going to say "Over the years I've had this happen with Instant Ocean and with Coralife . . ." but if I understand your post correctly you mixed it up in your display tank, not in a mixing tank?    If you have and you had sand and or rock in your tank it's what I would expect and it should clear up in a day or so depending on the type of sand and rock.

    You are correct, I mixed it up in the display tank, not in a mixing tank. But I have no sand or rock in the display tank.

    The only reason I chose to mix the salt in the display tank was I dont have a container large enough to mix the water for this sized tank, 91 gallons :/

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    Red Sea Coral Pro Salt

    in Water Chemistry

    Posted

    Last night I began to start up my Red Sea Reefer 350. I filled it up with RO/DI water (BRS 7 Stage RO/DI), ensured no leaks and that it ran fine. No sand or rocks in the tank yet. 

    Put a Maxspect Gyre xf330 pump in and began adding Red Sea Coral Pro salt into the tank and letting the Gyre and my return pump (Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0) do the mixing. Water temp was about 70 at this point. Got the salinity up to 1.026, added a heater set to 78, and made sure to scrape the bottom of the tank to kick up any salt that may have settled and watched it for a few hours, hoping for the water to clear. By the time I went to sleep it was still a bit cloudy but clearing up overall.

    However when I woke up this morning it was MUCH cloudier than when I went to sleep. A thin white layer had formed on the Gyre and bottom of the tank (didn't really look like salt deposits though?). Anyone else have this issue? Will it clear up eventually or did I mess something up?

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    Jacob's Red Sea Reefer 350 Build

    in Tank Builds

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    Hello All,

    I have been a member of this site for a few years but not very active at all, mainly because I have not had a tank up and running since 2013 when I lived in Louisiana. My dive into reef aquariums started in 2008 when I started up my first tank; a 55 gallon (48x12x24) tank with hang on skimmer and T5 lighting. After having that tank for a few years I got an Oceanic 75 gallon (36x18x24) system with a sump and metal halide lighting. Both tanks were really successful and healthy for a few years. Then life happened and my girlfriend and I broke up and since she owned the condo we were living at, this meant I need to take the tanks down (the apartment I had rented after the breakup was on the 2nd floor and couldn't support the weight of the tanks). I was so hard selling all my fish and coral that I had been collecting over the years that I decided that I would not set up another tank until I owned a home of my own and would not have to go through that experience again.

     

    Well, here we are 2019 and I have owned a home in Cedar Park since August! I waited until now to start to set up a new Red Sea Reefer 350, mainly because I wanted to get settle into the house! About a week ago I began cycling all my old rock in a brute trash can. Adding Dr Tim's One and Only and some pellet food to kick off the ammonia spike. I am using the BRS 7 Stage RO/DI unit to filter my water. 

    The Red Sea Reefer 350 arrived to my home yesterday evening and I figured it was a good time to formally introduce myself and start a build thread! 

    Current Equipment:

    BRS 7 Stage RO/DI Unit 
    Red Sea Reefer 350
    Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0 Return Pump 

    Planned Equipment:

    (1) Red Sea RSK-300 Protein Skimmer
    (2) Kessil A360X LED lights with Mounting Arms
    (1) Maxspect Gyre XF330 

    (1) BRS Carbon & GFO Dual Reactor  
     

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