Tyl3r
New Member
So right off the bat I want to say thank you for any advice and taking the time to help. I am looking for and advice on what the best approach is on moving forward with my reef tank.
So here is the deal,
I am fairly new to the saltwater hobby in general let alone building a reef tank. I spent about two months doing research on the tank before purchasing and quickly realized I knew very little about reefing and have basically been taking advice from the people at the LFS (which was obviously a massive mistake...) ever since.
So heres a general walk through of my experience from initial set up (5/29/2018) to where the tank currently stands today (6/26/2018).
Purchased:
Initial Set Up: (5/29/18)
Added two clownfish and a bottle of TubroStart 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria on (6/5/18). I lost one clownfish about 36 hours later to what appeared to be respiratory problems and loss of color. Water parameters all seamed to be in check for what I was able to test for (ph, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate). The second clown appeared to be healthy (for the most part, did not seemed stressed) for about two and half full weeks (6/22/18). At this point water was still in check but salinity had gradually dropped to about 1.022 (I have read this should not be a problem for just one clown). There was also what appeared to be very long string like algae growth forming on the rocks.
Purchased: (6/23/18)
(6/25/18) - Late afternoon
Where my tank currently stands
I appears that both of my snails are now dead. They have some slime growing around them. The only life in the tank at this point are 3 blue legged crabs and a zoa frag. Is it okay to leave these dead snails or should I remove them?
I would really appreciate any advice that anyone is willing to give me on what my next few steps should be. I fully intent on waiting to appropriate 8-10 weeks before adding fish to insure I rid the tank of possible Brook parasites. I would also like to get the tank fully cycled, I'm just not sure on the best method or steps to take based on where my tank currently stands.
Tanks again,
Tyl3r
So here is the deal,
I am fairly new to the saltwater hobby in general let alone building a reef tank. I spent about two months doing research on the tank before purchasing and quickly realized I knew very little about reefing and have basically been taking advice from the people at the LFS (which was obviously a massive mistake...) ever since.
So heres a general walk through of my experience from initial set up (5/29/2018) to where the tank currently stands today (6/26/2018).
Purchased:
- Tank - Red Sea Reefer 170 (43.5 gal)
- Light - AI Prime HD (1)
- Protein Skimmer - Bubble Magnus (lower end model)
- Dry Rock - ≈ 20 lbs
- Live Sand - Shallow bed
Initial Set Up: (5/29/18)
Added two clownfish and a bottle of TubroStart 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria on (6/5/18). I lost one clownfish about 36 hours later to what appeared to be respiratory problems and loss of color. Water parameters all seamed to be in check for what I was able to test for (ph, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate). The second clown appeared to be healthy (for the most part, did not seemed stressed) for about two and half full weeks (6/22/18). At this point water was still in check but salinity had gradually dropped to about 1.022 (I have read this should not be a problem for just one clown). There was also what appeared to be very long string like algae growth forming on the rocks.
Purchased: (6/23/18)
- Added 2 nickle size Trochus snails
- 3 dwarf blue legged hermit crabs
- 1 clownfish
- Ph - 8.0
- Ammonia - 0 ppm
- Nitrite - 0 ppm
- Nitrate - 0.1 ppm
- Salinity - 1.023-1.024
- Zoanthid Frag
(6/25/18) - Late afternoon
- Both Throchus Snails have not moved in a while
- Second clownfish begins to show the same symptoms as the first. Died in almost the exact same 6 hour span
- Crabs seem fine
- Zoa only slightly open
- Water still stable
Where my tank currently stands
I appears that both of my snails are now dead. They have some slime growing around them. The only life in the tank at this point are 3 blue legged crabs and a zoa frag. Is it okay to leave these dead snails or should I remove them?
I would really appreciate any advice that anyone is willing to give me on what my next few steps should be. I fully intent on waiting to appropriate 8-10 weeks before adding fish to insure I rid the tank of possible Brook parasites. I would also like to get the tank fully cycled, I'm just not sure on the best method or steps to take based on where my tank currently stands.
Tanks again,
Tyl3r
