DC's BioCube 29 Tank Thread

Discussion in 'New Tank Builds' started by DCHarrington, Mar 28, 2015.

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  1. Shadow1

    Shadow1 RRMAS Supporter

    I am guessing no signs of distress, small spots, scratching shallow/fast breathing? No wounds on the bodies?

    These are my best questions, hopefully one of the folks with more experience will help with some input. Both of your fish sources have good reputations as far as I know.

    One of my biggest downfalls is not using a sterile Quarantine set up with new fish, it really is the best way to go it helps narrow down issues. And you can treat if necessary without messing with your display.
    I did have a problem with tank temp and lost fish unexplained, thermometer was off and tank was running almost 90 had all kinds of unexplained issues.
     
    Shadow1, Mar 31, 2015
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  2. DCHarrington

    DCHarrington Vice President Staff Member

    No signs that I can tell but I'm still new at this. I really need to set up a QT. My temps run 78.5 to 79.7 I do weekly 5 gallon water changes with RO and Seachem salinity
     
    DCHarrington, Mar 31, 2015
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  3. H-Powered1981

    H-Powered1981 RRMAS Supporter

    Hi DC,
    I'll chime in here and offer my 2 cents for what it's worth. Coming from someone that's lost his fair share of fish I stand by QT tanks. All new additions go into the quarantine for atleast two weeks sometimes three. The main thing I always watch is are they eating? Swimming funny? Breathing rapidly? Lesions or wounds? Much easier to handle in a quarantine environment than display. Like shadow said, sometimes fish just die but atleast with quarantine we did what we could and it didn't affect the main DT. What method did you use to acclimate?


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    H-Powered1981, Mar 31, 2015
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  4. DCHarrington

    DCHarrington Vice President Staff Member

    Dripped for one hour
     
    DCHarrington, Mar 31, 2015
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  5. H-Powered1981

    H-Powered1981 RRMAS Supporter

    That sounds like plenty.


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    H-Powered1981, Mar 31, 2015
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  6. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    One hour drip on a locally bought fish is fine but on a shipped fish it could be a problem. Most shipped fish are in the bag from 18-24 hours. During that time CO2 and ammonia levels rise dramatically. The high CO2 and resultant low pH converts the ammonia to less toxic ammonium. The instant you open the bag CO2 starts to increase and pH rises. This causes the less toxic ammonium to be converted back to ammonia. I've measured levels higher than 5.0 ppm about 30-40 minutes after opening the bag. This can cause damage to gills and kidneys that takes anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks to result in the death of the fish.

    These are the reasons many long time fish guys recommend calling the shipper and finding out what salinity he will ship at, then setting your QT to match. Float the bag for temp acclimation open the bag and verify salinity and if within 0.001 transfer the fish to QT with as little water as possible. Since doing this I've lost zero shipped fish that arrived alive and healthy.

    May not have anything to do with what's going on with your fish but it's something to consider when we buy on line.
     
    huntindoc, Mar 31, 2015
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  7. DCHarrington

    DCHarrington Vice President Staff Member

    That sounds like what happened to the Barnacle Blennies but not so much with Ocellaris Clownfish. Maybe it was just his time to go or it was just too much sex with the Duncan. The Picasso was eating good last night as well as this morning maybe he will make it. And if I ever buy fish online again I will follow your direction
     
    DCHarrington, Apr 1, 2015
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  8. DCHarrington

    DCHarrington Vice President Staff Member

    Short time lapse of my tank
    [video=youtube;vTBVmX2uYtI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTBVmX2uYtI[/video]
     
    DCHarrington, Apr 3, 2015
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  9. fisher12

    fisher12 Past BOD Director

    As I have been in this hobby for many years it pleases me when something I have been practicing for years is verified by another hobbyist. I have fought this acclimation issue for a long time. With temp and salinity the same, I try to get the animal in clean water as soon as possible. A dark quarantine tank for the first 24hrs. Then match the light cycle with the display tank you are going to be placing it in. I lose very few fish and corals and feel this is best for their long term health.
     
    fisher12, Apr 3, 2015
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  10. Lyndya

    Lyndya Blenny

     
    Lyndya, Apr 3, 2015
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  11. DCHarrington

    DCHarrington Vice President Staff Member

    A short update time lapse of my tank
    [video=youtube;KPp4tivibTQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPp4tivibTQ[/video]
     
    DCHarrington, Nov 24, 2015
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  12. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Beautiful tank and great video! I about fell out when the brittle star came out and climbed up the glass! I wish mine would do that but all I ever see of him is a couple of arms sticking out.

    Love the yellow watchman.

    Makes me want a small/mid size tank.
     
    huntindoc, Nov 24, 2015
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