Fiesta Vallarta Restaurant Tank
- Thread starter H2OPlayar
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bad.
How can I get rid of them
Coral reefer
Past President
Peppermint shrimp is the most common
Is the filefish still alive @Alcon21 ? They often eat Aiptasia
Matthew Meyer
Supporting Member
I have a peppermint shrimp that eats them like crazy. You can have him If i can catch him. Im in south san jose
No, he unexpectedly disappear.
Thank you so much but my Brother already brought me today
They look bleached. Do you have anyone maintaining this tank? When was the last water change?
- No I don't have anyone to maintain the tank I try to do it by myself but I don't have experience.
- Since my friend help me to setup the tank I didn't make any water change.
Did the mushrooms ever recover?
Although the issues are two months apart they could likely have the same cause.
Some possibilities are temperature issues, too much/too little lighting, and high/low salinity.
Have you noticed any change or issues with the lights on the tank?
Do you have a reliable way to test the temperature and salinity level?
Although the issues are two months apart they could likely have the same cause.
Some possibilities are temperature issues, too much/too little lighting, and high/low salinity.
Have you noticed any change or issues with the lights on the tank?
Do you have a reliable way to test the temperature and salinity level?
I was wondering about the mushrooms also.
- The mushrooms never recover they desapired
- for the lighs I didn't made any change and I don't see any change on them.
- for the salinity level it show 1.023 and for the water temperature show
72.8F . see attache pictures.
I think with the cold weather, your heater(s) can't keep up with the temperature. The top value is the process variable (PV aka measured temperature) and the bottom is setpoint variable (SV where the controller is set to target). It's unable to reach 78F so either the heater has failed, or it is too small for a tank that size. What heaters did Michael set up in your sump tank? We can recommend replacements that can fit (usually an Eheim Jager to give more security).
The salinity is a little low too, you want to shoot for 1.026 or so and you can remedy this by adding salt water to the tank as it evaporates.
Coral reefer
Past President
Not only is it “too cold” (that temp might be ok for a long time of it was stable, might) but the temp is likely swinging a bunch which is not good
Hello for the heater only have one. check picture . I will apreciate if you recoment one or two tha way I can replace the one that I have because looks like is not working.
- For the salinity I will add more salt water. thank you for the advice.
Do you see a light illuminated about an inch down from the black plastic top? It's either red or green depending on how old the heater is.
Also the 200w heater might be a bit under powered for a 150g tank plus sump. Head over to chat with @robert4025 at Neptune Aquatics and pick up one of these in 250w size. (confirm that it can fit in your sump tank first when submerged to the minimum water level indicator below to black plastic top. https://www.neptuneaquatics.com/pro...heater/1794?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=true