launchnukes
New member
Chilling in the living room staring at an empty tank. Thought this was a cool pic
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
launchnukes' reefer 750 xxl build
- Thread starter launchnukes
- Start date
moondoggy4
Team RC
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CACI9HC/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1
Put one of these in your tank. I am glad to see that you got water in the tank Congrats
Put one of these in your tank. I am glad to see that you got water in the tank Congrats
launchnukes
New member
launchnukes
New member
Thanks for the comments.
Sorry for the delay with the updates, had a lot going on with the tank that i wasn't excited to report.
After the cycle i had added a clean up crew and a few fish including a purple tang, yellow tang, blue hippo, royal gramma, a pair of frostbite clowns, and diamond goby. Everyone was doing great...until i added a Kole tang. within two days every fish was dead, i suspect it was velvet. I've heard stories of stuff like this happening but during my 10+ years of reefing i'd never seen anything like it.
so...i did what i should have done and set up a quarantine system in my home office. it consists of a 20 long and 10 gallon with hang on back filters. I will be quarantining all fish from now on out.
I have left the tank fishless for 6-8 weeks so the parasite can die off. needless to say, it has not been fun.
I currently have a Blonde Naso tang, Kole, Royal Gramma, and Diamond Goby in QT and will be adding them to the display this evening. Fingers crossed i did everything right this time and they live a long life in the tank.
if all goes well expect many more updates
moondoggy4
Team RC
If you are not running medicine I like using an air sponge they work great for a QT. I am sorry for your loss, nothing like an ol punch in the stomach, it sucks.
launchnukes
New member
Thanks guys
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
McPuff
New member
I've had a very similar experience... it sucks for sure. But it's also a valuable learning experience. Going forward you'll find it easier to be patient and go through all the QT steps. I'd also recommend doing TTM if you haven't tried it yet. That's the first thing I do when I bring home new fish. Glad you're back on track!
launchnukes
New member
After some ups....and major downs, I'm happy to report that things are stable. Looking to add more sps and get back on track with updates!
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
moondoggy4
Team RC
Looking good ,how is the Vertex 200 doing on your system? It is hard to believe that a 180 gallon tank is a down grade.
launchnukes
New member
launchnukes
New member
Thanks. Unfortunately i could never get the vertex dialed in to my tank. After months of trouble shooting with vertex I gave up and picked up a ro elite 200int and it worked perfectly right out of the box. The vertex is like brand new and still have the box, just need to take the 5 mins to list it for sale
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Similar threads
