1.5 feet fowlr tank

[kamsau1]

Hi all guru . I just started a Fowler tank on 1 April for cycle with mix live rock.

Prawn been added and removed. It look the bacteria is working since it converted ammonia from 5 to 0 when I use the prawn.Hopefully correct. I am still feeding my invisible fish daily.

Here the reading

10 April : no3:10, no2: 1, ph:8.5 kh:90,gh:180 sali:1.015

Prawn was added on 11 April and removed on 12 April.

14 April: no3: 180, no2:10, ph:7.5, kh:120, gh:180 sali:1.015

16 April: change 5 liter of water and increase sali: 1.021

I am I doing correctly to cycle to dead rock( red color) and dead gravel.

Base on read up. I will be able to add fish when no2 and no3 drop to close 0 right?

I will only put 2 clown fish and 1 cleaning crew

Here my tank. 21 liter (nano)

[asg]

bro, the reading can be zero, but that does not mean your bio filter is ready ah. just wait for a few more weeks before adding any LS.

[S_S]

Acually what is that pump on the right for??

[F&Mfishlover]

Acually what is that pump on the right for??

Perhaps it acts as a wavemaker?

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[S_S]

For a small tank i would recommand u to change to a bigger hang on filter.. so dont have to use that pump..

[kamsau1]

S-s yup for wave maker. Recycle from my freshwater time. Trying not to break my bank account. Will for hang over filter if can get a good deal ;p....

[F&Mfishlover]

S-s yup for wave maker. Recycle from my freshwater time. Trying not to break my bank account. Will for hang over filter if can get a good deal ;p....

nth wrong with using that pump as a wave maker ah bro.. I'm doing that too. i think u will soon upgrade to a bigger tank though haha

[Planted]

I use a small wavemaker to stir up waste and let filter do its job. I will on for a few mins each day/alternate day. Reason being in small tank, more current = higher temp. Just sharing my experience from low maintenance keeping. ^^

[Ooozone]

Any updates on the progress?

[kamsau1]

Still cycling and feeding invisible fish. Tank look nice as reading no3:30 no2:0.5 ph:8.3 kh:40 gh:180 sali:1.022

[kamsau1]

[kamsau1]

Just add 2 clown fish from west coast aquarium

[kamsau1]

Tank crash after adding protein skimmer. Sad day clown fish gone. Restarting the cycle process

[azlindaza]

How could it be?

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

did u check ur water specs? I don't think adding a skimmer will cost fish death

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[kamsau1]

Parameter look fine. I took a water reading. Look normal, could be the hot temperatue. Water was around 31 celcius. Will get a fan next time before finish cycling the tank. I see some white Crystal on rock

[kamsau1]

[kamsau1]

End up starting to cycle again. Was on 2nd 14 days of 20% water changr

[kamsau1]

Before the tank crash. So sad for clown fish ...

[asg]

Bro. Get a fan ah.

[orsony]

Bro, 2 clowns died don't mean tank crashed. If your intention are only 2 clowns, I won't even do recycling as long as the clown is healthy. Fyi, a QT tank doesn't need to go thru the process of recycling and it called a QT tank. Yet the fish still survive in it.

There are many reasons for your clown fish death and best to read and ask around. How to introduce LS is very important too.

[kamsau1]

Thanks for the tips. Introduction ls to fish, did the few hours + water cup by cup. Fish look fine for 3 week. Sudden deadth. Suspect temperature to high at 32. Tanks can't sustain 02 hence fish die. Will try to cool down tank using a diy fan. Post a picture later. At the moment no fish till everything look fine first.

[kamsau1]

[kamsau1]

Diy fan from computer fan. Temperature come down to 29 degree

[vidios]

does the temperature maintain at 29 degree and how long do you need to topup the water after installing this new fan?