Code RED - EMERGENCY FEllAS - Experts please HELP!!!

[techreef]

I think part of the problem also is that when I read your list of critters, particularly the species of fish that you have (including the departed tang) it sounded like a solid cube of fish flesh. But I'd guess that you have pretty small specimens of each fish. I think the people here at RC are pretty good at considering fish in their fully-grown sizes though, so we read "4 fish in a 10 gallon" and scratch our heads on how you even pushed them all in there at the same time.

I like liveaquaria's website alot. you can search by species name or general type of fish, and liveaquaria gives you a nice synopsis of each species, INCLUDING adult size for each fish, which is key when you're planning out what you want to house in your tank. Frankly it just sucks to see a large fish treading water in a small tank instead of being able to swim around and show you all the character that SW fish exhibit when in a comfortable environment.

anyway, check them out. (www.liveaquaria.com) and congrat's on taking these posts in a constructive manner and trying to fix your setup. you'll get there.

 

[smcnally]

Are you sure you have a 10 gallon tank? I don't see 50lbs of rock fitting in a 10 gal. I had 30lbs of TBS (which is heavy for its size) and it filled up a 20 gallon tank.

 

[hyperfocal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6766107#post6766107 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smcnally
Are you sure you have a 10 gallon tank? I don't see 50lbs of rock fitting in a 10 gal. I had 30lbs of TBS (which is heavy for its size) and it filled up a 20 gallon tank.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too... plus a Seio 800 in a 10-gal tank makes me think of a Jacuzzi ;-)

 

[flyhigh123]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6766107#post6766107 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smcnally
Are you sure you have a 10 gallon tank? I don't see 50lbs of rock fitting in a 10 gal. I had 30lbs of TBS (which is heavy for its size) and it filled up a 20 gallon tank.

thats what i thought when i read it... 50 pounds for 10 gallons? will it even fit?

 

[Rendos]

hyperfocal - SEIO is a circulation pump (actually 820). He said Rio 800 which is a tiny little pump that puts out 200??GPH. They are used a lot on CPR BacPac skimmers, etc.

I also do not see how 50 pounds of LR fits in a 10 gallon tank, but that would not be the problem with fish dying, etc. I still vote for taking the fish and anemone, and start doing water changes to get those nitrates down. The live rock and corals in the tank will keep it cycled until the water quality is stable. If you have sufficient lighting, I would suspend feeding the corals food for a while also...that is more than likely just adding to the problem.

Good luck!