Red Sea 350 Beginner Tank
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RSR4Roy
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Today is a sad day and it’s not the post I planned on doing but it must be done. Today we lost Feddy a valves Snowflake clown. He chose to swim to close to a powerhead and ended up being stuck on the power head. He left behind his beloved friend Kevin also a snowflake clown. We must morn the lost.
Got hom from work and discovered him glued to the fish guard and not moving after being removed from it. He was kinda staying low in the tank the past week and just in the corner not eating really. He sadly didn’t make it. Didn’t show any signs of illness at all.
My tank is as follows and I’m planning on doing a water change tmrw to bring up some numbers since I’m currently not dosing. Any thoughts or ideas why he passed? Do I need to restart with a pair of snowflakes? Can I buy a single one and they’ll get along just fin
Salinity:1.026
Temperature:76.6F
Nitrate:10-25
Nitrite:0.10
Magnesium:0.20/1200
Calcium:0.18/410
KH/Alkalinity:0.40/9.30
Phosphate:0.00/0
R.I.P Freddy
Got hom from work and discovered him glued to the fish guard and not moving after being removed from it. He was kinda staying low in the tank the past week and just in the corner not eating really. He sadly didn’t make it. Didn’t show any signs of illness at all.
My tank is as follows and I’m planning on doing a water change tmrw to bring up some numbers since I’m currently not dosing. Any thoughts or ideas why he passed? Do I need to restart with a pair of snowflakes? Can I buy a single one and they’ll get along just fin
Salinity:1.026
Temperature:76.6F
Nitrate:10-25
Nitrite:0.10
Magnesium:0.20/1200
Calcium:0.18/410
KH/Alkalinity:0.40/9.30
Phosphate:0.00/0
R.I.P Freddy
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MolaMola
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Sorry to hear about the loss.
Perhaps it was due to internal injuries and stress. Or already something was wrong and he was weak, which made him unable to swim away from the powerhead. I’ll be following to see what others have to say about adding another snowflake…
RSR4Roy
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Today the sump was finally completed next part is the right side and getting the wires organize and also making room for adding dosing in the future whenever that is needed, so far so good with the tank expect that sad snowflake. I still have not replaced him or moved the other one because I feel attached to the clown. My corals from the Swap are doing well and starting to grow and open up wonderfully. Got some frog spawn to add to the tank.
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H2OPlayar
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I love my tangs, rabbitfish and lawnmower blennies! They grow with your algae problem and the only downside is needing to feed nori when your algae runs out. Looks like you got more room for filtering rock in the sump if you want that.
RSR4Roy
Guest
Filtering rock is just live rock right?
Yeah, I saw what he recommended for my tank and was taken back by the amount of stuff. But it seems like it works because it is not the first time he has been mentioned.
thesassyindian
Supporting Member
Welcome to BAR, @RSR4Roy , you are very fortunate to start with an awesome tank!
I'd like to reiterate two pieces of advice that I received when I started my tank - go slow, and do not add to many things too quickly to your tank.
If you have any questions along your way, feel free to ask on here, however insignificant you may feel it is!
I'd like to reiterate two pieces of advice that I received when I started my tank - go slow, and do not add to many things too quickly to your tank.
If you have any questions along your way, feel free to ask on here, however insignificant you may feel it is!
H2OPlayar
Supporting Member
Go slow, but when you get the algae/diatoms for the clean up crew, it is time to add them.
thesassyindian
Supporting Member
RSR4Roy
Guest
Hello everyone sorry about the long delay in updating my journal. I Have been extremely busy with work and have had a part in whets been going on lately.
My tank is currently stocked with:
1 pair of snowflake clowns(yes had to replace the single one just to make sure they got along)
5 Pj Cardinals
1 X-Mas Wrasse
1 Mystery Wrasse
1 Purple Tang
1 Blue Eye Tang
Unknown snails, hermits
I currently have a few strong pieces of corals that I have been able to grow and flourish. I did lose some from the coral swap but now mostly everything is growing in the tank. I have one massive green hammer that is growing and has added at least two new heads since I got it at the trade. The hammer when i first added it was not happy with the type of flow i had in my tank till I turned my pumps to random flow. Once I did this the hammer started to really open up and start flourish. I have a green torch i also got. The Torch seems to be growing and doing okay not as well as the hammer. Ironically the torch was better with the consistent water flow verse the random flows i currently have going.. I am looking to move it to a new location and see if that helps it come more alive. The utter chaos I received from the trade only had one polyp and since grown to five polyps. The polyps i broke down with @H2OPlayar have grown and are around 7-9 polyps. They also have extended move towards the surface showing they need more lighting and not be on the sandy bottom. I have somehow maintained and to knowledge not killed the space invader chalice and I am hoping it maintains to be happy and grow. I also have some neon green candy cane which is doing very well and growing amazing. I have since added peach frogspawn and green frogspawn. The peach one has finally opened up in a way and not so closed. I also picked up from the trade Forest Fire Montipora digitata. The digitata is doing well I have not seen any new encrusting but also it has not dead it seems to be maintaining size. The green frogspawn since I got it as added a head. I am still battling with algae which is why I have not attached pictures. I have red slime algae and can not seem to beat it. I have removed it by hand the snails seem to pick it but I can not beat it. Any advice on how to beat red slime algae very much welcomed.
My tank is currently stocked with:
1 pair of snowflake clowns(yes had to replace the single one just to make sure they got along)
5 Pj Cardinals
1 X-Mas Wrasse
1 Mystery Wrasse
1 Purple Tang
1 Blue Eye Tang
Unknown snails, hermits
I currently have a few strong pieces of corals that I have been able to grow and flourish. I did lose some from the coral swap but now mostly everything is growing in the tank. I have one massive green hammer that is growing and has added at least two new heads since I got it at the trade. The hammer when i first added it was not happy with the type of flow i had in my tank till I turned my pumps to random flow. Once I did this the hammer started to really open up and start flourish. I have a green torch i also got. The Torch seems to be growing and doing okay not as well as the hammer. Ironically the torch was better with the consistent water flow verse the random flows i currently have going.. I am looking to move it to a new location and see if that helps it come more alive. The utter chaos I received from the trade only had one polyp and since grown to five polyps. The polyps i broke down with @H2OPlayar have grown and are around 7-9 polyps. They also have extended move towards the surface showing they need more lighting and not be on the sandy bottom. I have somehow maintained and to knowledge not killed the space invader chalice and I am hoping it maintains to be happy and grow. I also have some neon green candy cane which is doing very well and growing amazing. I have since added peach frogspawn and green frogspawn. The peach one has finally opened up in a way and not so closed. I also picked up from the trade Forest Fire Montipora digitata. The digitata is doing well I have not seen any new encrusting but also it has not dead it seems to be maintaining size. The green frogspawn since I got it as added a head. I am still battling with algae which is why I have not attached pictures. I have red slime algae and can not seem to beat it. I have removed it by hand the snails seem to pick it but I can not beat it. Any advice on how to beat red slime algae very much welcomed.
That sucks man. Sorry to hear that. What auto feeder was it?
RSR4Roy
Guest
It was the EHEIM Everyday fish feeder. I got in July brand new and it already failed. I thought it was a good brand after doing research and reading others post.
thesassyindian
Supporting Member
Sorry to hear that
What was the failure mode?
Did it keep turning continuously? Or did the feeding container fall off?