Nice to hear from you on the status of your 350 even if the news is not good. Sorry for your loss. I was somewhat surprised by your "20-50% water change every 3-4 days". That seems enormous to me. I don't have your experience, but I'm surprised that frequency doesn't impair your water chemistry unfavorably. Could that have impacted your fish? After all, you quarantined them! And the speed with which your fish fell ill and died was daunting.
On the other hand, I read that Anthias is not an easy species, and based on your experience, I think I'm going to avoid them. My 350 peninsula project has been slightly differed pending the renovation of my kitchen and dining room which the peninsula is going to separate. But your 20-50% comment freaked me out because I'm trying to build an infrastructure that, once up and running, is capable of surviving 10 days or even t
Nice to hear from you on the status of your 350 even if the news is not good. Sorry for your loss. I was somewhat surprised by your "20-50% water change every 3-4 days". That seems enormous to me. I don't have your experience but I'm surprised that frequency doesn't unfavorably impair your water chemistry. Could that have impacted your fish? After all, you quarantined them! And the speed with which your fish fell ill and died was daunting. On the other hand, I read that Anthias are not an easy species and based on your experience, I think I'm going to avoid them. My 350 peninsula project has been slightly differed pending the renovation of my kitchen and dining room which the peninsula is going to separate. But your 20-50% comment freaked me out because I'm trying to build an infrastructure that, once up and running, is capable of surviving 10 days or even two weeks in my absence. I don't know if that's realistic. Best of luck with your live stock.
Hi Steve. Your renovation and peninsula tank sounds exciting. Good luck to you, and I pray you can tolerate the dust.
Let me explain my water changes. I have been going slow and trying not to rush the process. I waited about seven weeks to turn on the lights. After the lights were on, just at 15%, I had an outbreak of, I assume, algae. My parameters have been off: alkalinity is low, phosphates fluctuate, etc. I read several responses here, and the suggestions pointed to significant water changes every 3-4 days to help. I am about to do my 3rd water change to monitor parameters, and I hope this will help.
About the anthias, I had them in a 20-gallon QT tank. It all seemed to happen so fast. After having them a week, I started losing them every couple of days. It is hard to lose these little guys as I grow attached to them quickly, but I know I have a significant learning curve and will have to learn as I go. I am very thankful that I found this site. I do not have a mentor, and my city does not seem to have a large saltwater aquarium hobbyist population. The information and shared expertise here are beneficial and appreciated. I will try to post updates and pics as soon as i can figure out the camera and tank lighting!
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