Fish kee dying

[Joseqb77]

Page 3 and still no real description of the system or parameters.

The OP needs to supply more info, otherwise everything else in this thread is just a guess and may be leading them in the wrong direction.

Nitrate 20ppm
Phosphate 0.25
Kh 71.6
Salinity 1.24
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0

 

[Uncle99]

Nitrate 20ppm
Phosphate 0.25
Kh 71.6
Salinity 1.24
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0

Temp and it’s flux?
Flux on the others as well?

 

[Joseqb77]

Temp and it’s flux?
Flux on the others as well?

What's flux?

 

[Uncle99]

What's flux?

The flux is the variance in each parameter, the less the better.

Your system needs stable water chemistry in all 8 parameters, not just making the number.
So, for temp, my stability is created by my temp never more than + or - .5 degrees….as an example.

When you create that water chemistry, the good bacteria flourish, and the system goes “rock solid”.

When a system is stable, nothing dies and corals open immediately.

 

[Joseqb77]

The flux is the variance in each parameter, the less the better.

Your system needs stable water chemistry in all 8 parameters, not just making the number.
So, for temp, my stability is created by my temp never more than + or - .5 degrees….as an example.

When you create that water chemistry, the good bacteria flourish, and the system goes “rock solid”.

When a system is stable, nothing dies and corals open immediately.

Very helpful thank u so much

 

[Uncle99]

Very helpful thank u so much

Welcome.
It really helped me so much.
Know your water.
Everything else is easy.
Good luck.

 

[PeterEde]

I have videos but don’t know how to post them

Create a youtube channel and upload to there then copy link and post link into your post.

 

[Sharkbait19]

All the params look good - most likely a disease.

 

[Joseqb77]

All the params look good - most likely a disease.

Dead cardinal just now do u see anything I see 1 white spot

 

[Idech]

There is a lot of flow in your tank. It can add to the fish stress levels if they have to constantly swim hard against current. Stress is never a good thing.

Your corals look like they’re having a hard time too.

 

[Spare time]

Common mistakes I made as a new hobbyist

- Getting fish from random LFS.
-Going to LFS and leaving with fish no matter what ( total rookie mistake that still happens)
- Not using a skimmer and UV (a cheap skimmer and cheap UV is better than not having one)
- Using Tap water
- Using a canister filter and rinsing biological media with Tap water.
-Thinking waterchanges where helpful when I should be focusing more on nutrient export.
- Overstocking
-Not feeding frozen food or balanced diet
- Not QT fish (which i know it wasn't possible but then you should source fish that are less prone to parasites or buy a few fish that have been QT - there are many options now).
- Not making a fish list, not learning about the fish before adding them, etc
- Not understanding biological filter, Its simple, fish produce ammonia, ammonia is toxic, our rock and sand covert that to Nitrate - which is nontoxic to fish. So make sure that is good.


Quote I now stand by "You can't save money on dead fish".You will be fine just take your time and learn from my mistakes. Aslong as your water is clean and there is no stress, you sourced from good spot and feed well but not overboard, your fish will thrive.

I disagree with the skimmer, UV and frozen food part. Fish can do well on quality flakes and pellets. And I'd argue that the UV can make things worse for a new reefer. I also think that refugiums or scrubbers are a far better choice for new reefers over skimmers

 

[Joseqb77]

There is a lot of flow in your tank. It can add to the fish stress levels if they have to constantly swim hard against current. Stress is never a good thing.

Your corals look like they’re having a hard time too.

Does the spot on the fish indicate a disease if so what kind

 

[Joseqb77]

The flux is the variance in each parameter, the less the better.

Your system needs stable water chemistry in all 8 parameters, not just making the number.
So, for temp, my stability is created by my temp never more than + or - .5 degrees….as an example.

When you create that water chemistry, the good bacteria flourish, and the system goes “rock solid”.

When a system is stable, nothing dies and corals open immediately.

Does that white spots indicate a disease

 

[Sharkbait19]

It’s a lot easier to see pics of fish in the water before or literally just after death. That white spot looks more like a grain of sand or patterning to me.

 

[Joseqb77]

The flux is the variance in each parameter, the less the better.

Your system needs stable water chemistry in all 8 parameters, not just making the number.
So, for temp, my stability is created by my temp never more than + or - .5 degrees….as an example.

When you create that water chemistry, the good bacteria flourish, and the system goes “rock solid”.

When a system is stable, nothing dies and corals open immediately.

It’s a lot easier to see pics of fish in the water before or literally just after death. That white spot looks more like a grain of sand or patterning to me.

Ok it's on both sides of the body

 

[acanman]

Ya seems like you have way too much flow in that tank. And your tank is so new. I think if it's not disease then your shocking your system adding that many fish that quickly. Be patient

 

[Sharkbait19]

Ok it's on both sides of the body

Both sides in the exact same position means it’s just normal patterning.

 

[Joseqb77]

Ok thanks

 

[Joseqb77]

Both sides in the exact same position means it’s just normal patterning.

Is this coral dead and should I take it out and could this been harming my fish

Ok thanks

 

[DeniseAndy]

Is it a cabbage coral? It kind of looks like that. A leather coral that is pinkish.