what is wrong

bradcliffe · 02/05/2007, 06:57 PM

Im totally frustrated with my new tank!!!

55gal 20sump, 65 lbs of lr 75 lbs of ls, aquaC EV120 skimmer ,Carbon
Ro/Di top off

All my water parameters are essentially perfect, corals(zoas, star polyps, blastos, pipe organ) and inverts(fire,2peps,emerald,assorted snails crabs) are very healthy and cleaning well.

NOW THE PROBLEM.

First I bought 2 clowns and a cbb(Fish looked very healthy at LFS)and corals listed above...cbb died in 3 days, clowns died one within the week the other within two weeks.

waited a week or two..

bought a pajama cardinal, bangaii cardinal

Pajama had some nipped fins and looked sceptical- died within 3 days

Bangaii Looked very healthy, was eating and active- died within 6 days

All fish acclimated for an hour or so group 1 from one LFs group 2 from another

All fish showed some similar symptoms such as heavy respiration and loss of appetites after the few days.

Any opinions?
Im really struggling with what it could be. Ive been making regular water changes and testing regularly. The only thing I can think of is it might be a phos issue cuz I havent changed the filters on my Ro/di in awhile but that still seems hard to believe since all other "creatures" are very healthy.

Reefers unite and help a brother out!!

RTKBA308 · 02/05/2007, 07:15 PM

Wow, sorry man. Thats frustrating. I'm new to the hobby, so I don't have any answers for you.

But, you will get answers here.

bertoni · 02/05/2007, 07:19 PM

Did you measure the SG as the acclimation was being performed? I usually try to change the SG by .001 units every 15 minutes or so for fish.

What types of crabs are in the tank?

Has oxygen been measured?

For the moment, I would let the tank go without fish for at least 6-8 weeks.

02/05/2007, 06:57 PM	#1
bradcliffe Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	what is wrong Im totally frustrated with my new tank!!! 55gal 20sump, 65 lbs of lr 75 lbs of ls, aquaC EV120 skimmer ,Carbon Ro/Di top off All my water parameters are essentially perfect, corals(zoas, star polyps, blastos, pipe organ) and inverts(fire,2peps,emerald,assorted snails crabs) are very healthy and cleaning well. NOW THE PROBLEM. First I bought 2 clowns and a cbb(Fish looked very healthy at LFS)and corals listed above...cbb died in 3 days, clowns died one within the week the other within two weeks. waited a week or two.. bought a pajama cardinal, bangaii cardinal Pajama had some nipped fins and looked sceptical- died within 3 days Bangaii Looked very healthy, was eating and active- died within 6 days All fish acclimated for an hour or so group 1 from one LFs group 2 from another All fish showed some similar symptoms such as heavy respiration and loss of appetites after the few days. Any opinions? Im really struggling with what it could be. Ive been making regular water changes and testing regularly. The only thing I can think of is it might be a phos issue cuz I havent changed the filters on my Ro/di in awhile but that still seems hard to believe since all other "creatures" are very healthy. Reefers unite and help a brother out!! Last edited by bertoni; 02/05/2007 at 07:16 PM.

02/05/2007, 07:19 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Did you measure the SG as the acclimation was being performed? I usually try to change the SG by .001 units every 15 minutes or so for fish. What types of crabs are in the tank? Has oxygen been measured? For the moment, I would let the tank go without fish for at least 6-8 weeks. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/05/2007, 07:15 PM	#2
RTKBA308 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 521	Wow, sorry man. Thats frustrating. I'm new to the hobby, so I don't have any answers for you. But, you will get answers here.