is this frogspawn?

[NS Mike D]

level the tank? Mean?

A couple things from your pictures.

You need some more rock in there. Both to help the look, and more importantly, to provide more biological filtration. The denitrifying bacteria will inhabit the rocks and provide much needed filtering of fish waste.

You r tank appears to be wildly out of level. Even though it is a small tank (5.7 US gallons) being unlevel creates a large amount of stress on the seams and greatly increases the possibility of it failing. I would shim under whatever it is sitting on to bring it closer to level. DO NOT shim under the tank itself.

I see your fish. A Damsel and either a Royal Gramma or a pseudochromis. Regardless, it is already way overstocked. If it's a RG, the damsel will kill it quickly enough. If it's a pseudochromis, there will be war. Neither of those fish are known for their pleasant personality which will be amplified by the lack of sufficient living space.

A tank that size would be much better suited to a small goby/shrimp pair or perhaps a few nano type fish.

If you want to keep corals (and I'm still not sure that your lighting is up to the task), I would suggest a couple soft corals and/or a few zoanthid colonies.

There is a Nano Tank forum that may be better able to help with suggestions for stocking.

Regardless of the source water, YOU need to take responsibility for checking not only the specific gravity but all other parameters. At just a month old, with minimal rock (that started out dry) you are just part way through the cycling process and really shouldn't have any livestock in there at all. Please invest in a decent test kit (Red Sea Master kit will work) and figure out where the tank actually is in the cycle.

 

[billdogg]

The easiest way to check for level will be to measure from the top of the tank to the water surface at all 4 corners they should be the same.

Hth

 

[lotta]

uh! I have no idea about that.. any pic that could describe it? x_X

 

[lotta]

Hey another indonesian member! And yes, you need more rock

Hey There!

The easiest way to check for level will be to measure from the top of the tank to the water surface at all 4 corners they should be the same.

Hth

ahh I see.. >.<

"being unlevel creates a large amount of stress on the seams and greatly increases the possibility of it failing." why? can you explain more? for example myb.. :s

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Because physics

 

[ddanis60]

uh! I have no idea about that.. any pic that could describe it? x_X

in your own pictures that you posted, the water is very uneven... or not level. the water level should not be angled in side the tank. measure from the bottom of the tank to the water level inside the tank at each corner. all 4 measurements should be the same.

 

[lotta]

Because physics

uhmm,
still need explanation :s

in your own pictures that you posted, the water is very uneven... or not level. the water level should not be angled in side the tank. measure from the bottom of the tank to the water level inside the tank at each corner. all 4 measurements should be the same.

I understand that :uhoh2: thank you.. its clear to me now..
I'll fix it soon..

 

[billdogg]

Remember that when you fix it, you CANNOT shim under the tank - that will cause extreme stress to that point on the tank and cause it to crack. Place shims under the stand instead so that the tank still has even support under it.

 

[Fish Everywhere]

Because physics

Instead of giving a useless answer like that (and restating what has already been said as you did earlier), please try to help the member a bit...

When your tank is unlevel, lotta, it creates stress because all of that water it pushing towards one side of your tank. Think about the side of a hill. It's sloped down, so anything you put on top will slide right down. The same thing is happening to the water in your tank. Shims are small pieces of wood that you slide under the stand with a hammer. By putting these on the low side, you can raise the tank to the same height on both sides.

Here is a picture of a shimmed tank (Not my image):

By the way, the fish is a pseudochromis. Remove either it or the damselfish. They will fight until one of them dies, as they are both highly territorial and need a much bigger tank than yours to live together (130 liters or more).

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Yeah... I should help a bit. And what you posted is what I was going to post after that

 

[lifeoffaith]

Lotta, your tank would be considered a pico tank (smaller than a nano). You will need test kits to stay on top of the chemistry in the tank as it can go bad much quicker being so small. If you have room for a larger tank, I would suggest going with at least a 50 gallon tank to start. If you don't, keep doing your research and test regularly. Also, MAKE SURE you don't add water back in that is saltwater to take care of evaporation. When water evaporates, the salt does not come out of the water with it which makes the salinity level rise quickly if you add more saltwater. When you do a water change you can replace with more saltwater, but if you are just topping off to cover for evaporation, make sure you are using RO or RODI freshwater. As with other chemistry in a small tank, salt levels can go crazy quickly as well.

 

[lotta]

Remember that when you fix it, you CANNOT shim under the tank - that will cause extreme stress to that point on the tank and cause it to crack. Place shims under the stand instead so that the tank still has even support under it.

Instead of giving a useless answer like that (and restating what has already been said as you did earlier), please try to help the member a bit...

When your tank is unlevel, lotta, it creates stress because all of that water it pushing towards one side of your tank. Think about the side of a hill. It's sloped down, so anything you put on top will slide right down. The same thing is happening to the water in your tank. Shims are small pieces of wood that you slide under the stand with a hammer. By putting these on the low side, you can raise the tank to the same height on both sides.

Here is a picture of a shimmed tank (Not my image):

By the way, the fish is a pseudochromis. Remove either it or the damselfish. They will fight until one of them dies, as they are both highly territorial and need a much bigger tank than yours to live together (130 liters or more).

roger that! very clear to me..

anyway, I just covering the black fish with a plastic bottle (seems cruel) >.< I don't knw what to do, I don't even knw if its the damsel ufff >.<

 

[lotta]

Lotta, your tank would be considered a pico tank (smaller than a nano). You will need test kits to stay on top of the chemistry in the tank as it can go bad much quicker being so small. If you have room for a larger tank, I would suggest going with at least a 50 gallon tank to start. If you don't, keep doing your research and test regularly. Also, MAKE SURE you don't add water back in that is saltwater to take care of evaporation. When water evaporates, the salt does not come out of the water with it which makes the salinity level rise quickly if you add more saltwater. When you do a water change you can replace with more saltwater, but if you are just topping off to cover for evaporation, make sure you are using RO or RODI freshwater. As with other chemistry in a small tank, salt levels can go crazy quickly as well.

aww pico >.< I hope its not a bad news..
thanks for your advise..

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

For pico tanks make sure you get the small fish and corals. For fish, I would recommend small gobies and dottybacks. Or just buy a 25 gal. reef. They only cost 10 million IDR :spin2:

 

[lotta]

- I added more DR to my pico tank (weeks ago)
- mushrooms coral detached itself from rock, but still alive.. I dont knw why
- Dottyback and yellow goby looks fine ( 1 month old )

( finally, black damsel died >.> because dotty ; also my torch died.. melted.. I knw why, the temp was 29-30 Degrees celcius, heater always on 24/7 , I ever bought a cleaner shrimp but died only 5 mins after I put it in the tank :headwallblue: and I have no thermometer that time.. now, temp is 26 - 27 degrees celcius.. no more heater )

- 5 days ago I bought cardinal and (Caulerpa Sertularioides)
and today I bought a frogspawn.. not torch.. it wont open
where should I place my new frogspawn?

20% water change (weekly) using seawater..

edit:
now is abit puffy.. but dotty always bothering my frogspwn :C

 

[sde1500]

I don't see you posting any parameters of your tank, did you buy test kits? Stop buying corals, and stop buying fish, until you know exactly what your tank levels are.

Also, your tank is too small for 3 fish. I'm guessing somewhere around 30L water volume.

To repeat, you need to stop adding things until you can properly care for what you already have. Throwing more into a tank when corals are dying is a sure fire way to kill more corals.

 

[ben01]

Didn't check Specific gravity atm, don't have tool atm:C

That won't end well. You need test kits and a way to test specific gravity before you add anything else.

 

[zeemofree]

That won't end well. You need test kits and a way to test specific gravity before you add anything else.

This thread is really sad, animal abuse is a crime!

 

[zeemofree]

This thread is really sad, animal abuse is a crime!

Congrats on a weird setup that doesn't make sense

 

[Bmore88]

is this a troll??