SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 24, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 24, 2012 mandarin fish feeding? Yup, I have some pods on the rocks. It is feeding cyclo-eeze. It feeds slowly. It ignores the floating cyclo-eeze, slowly picking off those landed onto corals. Corals appeared to have no reaction to the peaking from the mandarin fish. It doesn't seem to eat a lot, gets full easily though. I will upload photos of it tonight if possible to snap them. If it is not feeding, I will pass it to a huge, mature tank owner (the size is describing the tank, not the owner). If you refer to post #9, you can see the tummy is not exactly indented. I think it was starving in the lfs as it literally peaked at the rocks within 5 minutes of introduction into tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 25, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 attached most corals to ceramic disk with epoxy and superglue. fish all suddenly died after 2 hours. nitrate remains at 0.1ppm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spkentchai Posted August 25, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 attached most corals to ceramic disk with epoxy and superglue. fish all suddenly died after 2 hours. nitrate remains at 0.1ppm I really feel sad for your corals & fishes 1 Quote -5x1.5x2ft Tank 5x2.5x2 Full Height Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted August 25, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 attached most corals to ceramic disk with epoxy and superglue. fish all suddenly died after 2 hours. nitrate remains at 0.1ppm ... sometimes things may not be as they seem ..... Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 25, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 I really feel sad for your corals & fishes Why so? Added carbon without replacing old ones. Old ones will be removed in 1 week. Epoxy, superglue and tank water will be sent for microtox test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 25, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 ... sometimes things may not be as they seem ..... what do you suspect? it was peaking around the rocks and the tank before I started using the glue? I am not saying it's the glue fault. Most probably it's my hindsight. Most people can safely place the glue almost immediately into the tank as they have buffer from the huge volume of water. I should have rinsed the glued pieces a few times before introducing back into the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 25, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2012 ammonia <0.25ppm according to salifert and <0.02ppm according to seachem ammonia alert. nitrate at 0.2ppm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushAct Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 so lucky to actually keep a mandrian fish in such a small fish tank.. any fish tank for that matter. anyway if run out of pods can go fish farm and buy live pods good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 26, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 so lucky to actually keep a mandrian fish in such a small fish tank.. any fish tank for that matter. anyway if run out of pods can go fish farm and buy live pods good luck! thanks. which farm carries that? currently using dead pods. what are the cost for live pods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted August 26, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 what do you suspect? it was peaking around the rocks and the tank before I started using the glue? I am not saying it's the glue fault. Most probably it's my hindsight. Most people can safely place the glue almost immediately into the tank as they have buffer from the huge volume of water. I should have rinsed the glued pieces a few times before introducing back into the tank. that's my take. since the water volume is very low, even slight changes / add-ons may have a huge impact. such swings cannot be tolerated by certain LS. will be good if after rinsing, you also have a staging pail with tank water and just leave it there 10mins or so before adding to your tank. Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted August 26, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 thanks. which farm carries that? currently using dead pods. what are the cost for live pods? i only know live tigger pods, check with junkai. be best if you can pellet train Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Sorry for your loss. But from my exp, doubt it can be the superglue.. what brand is it? Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 26, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 Sorry for your loss. But from my exp, doubt it can be the superglue.. what brand is it? preis and bsi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 26, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 Salifert PO4 Profi Test Exp: 10-2014 D-D H20cean Mg, Ca & KH Exp 0114 Martin Instruments pH56 (calibrated with 7.00 and 10.00 pinpoint calibration fluids) pH - 7.52 @ 31.4 degree celcius; holding time 45 seconds till stable reading Alkalinity - 3.00; dKH - 8.4 Ca - 490ppm Mg - 1800ppm Phosphate - 0.1ppm (10ml sample) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 26, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 that's my take. since the water volume is very low, even slight changes / add-ons may have a huge impact. such swings cannot be tolerated by certain LS. will be good if after rinsing, you also have a staging pail with tank water and just leave it there 10mins or so before adding to your tank. that's a great idea. I am still wondering what chemical(s) is/are added by the glue. Maybe acetic acid from the curing of superglue? the pH doesn't seem high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 26, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 26, 2012 performed a 50% water change as corals are still not reacting happily. waiting for parameters to stabilise before testing (>12 hours). no feeding or dosing today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckless Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 hi bro, may i just suggest that mandarin goby needs a much bigger tank to survive... had my fair share when i first started out. didnt do research....went LFS and was told it was easy to care for.... then after 6mths of trying to feed it and adding of copepods...it starved and died. now i stop at 3 small fishes in my LPS dominated RSM 130 Tank. since u're going in the direction of very small tanks... y not use an IQ3 or IQ5 tank since your water parameters are at +-0ppm nitrate? a pump, a good LED light, a cooling fan, very strict routine daily water change/top up and u're good to go. just a thought... neways, too much liverock in a small tank will contribute to bad water circulation = algae. lastly, with the corals u have, water changes are sufficient. as for supplement, coral food once a week is fine. other than that, nothing else is needed. best not to disturb the corals and water all the time. Alkalinity should be around 9-12dkh. Most fresh salt mix will have around 12dkh. pH should be around 8.2 to 8.4 at 26 degrees celsius. dun worry about calcium and magnesium for now. water changes will replenish all these. hope ur tank will recover and come out to be one of the best bro Quote The Best Way Is To Keep It Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member stevenchia Posted August 28, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted August 28, 2012 Salifert PO4 Profi Test Exp: 10-2014 D-D H20cean Mg, Ca & KH Exp 0114 Martin Instruments pH56 (calibrated with 7.00 and 10.00 pinpoint calibration fluids) pH - 7.52 @ 31.4 degree celcius; holding time 45 seconds till stable reading Alkalinity - 3.00; dKH - 8.4 Ca - 490ppm Mg - 1800ppm Phosphate - 0.1ppm (10ml sample) See all this numbers makes me headache... For my tank i dont wana know... just salinity good enough for me to know. Quote Tank Theme: Mixed Reef with clams 3 feet tank with IOS Eheim 1262 K3 wavemaker x1 Lightings: T5 actinic blue x4 , T5 white x4 Skimmer: BMQQ Artica 1/5 Dosing: NA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reefing is sharing. People with rotten mouth is sure a loser for life as expected. When a tomato gets rotten, you can nvr save it.. Throw it away before it infect the good ones. Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckless Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 See all this numbers makes me headache... For my tank i dont wana know... just salinity good enough for me to know. haha yeah sometimes me too... as long i never do any changes to the tank and do my regular water change... happy liao. Quote The Best Way Is To Keep It Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted August 29, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 29, 2012 haha yeah sometimes me too... as long i never do any changes to the tank and do my regular water change... happy liao. See all this numbers makes me headache... For my tank i dont wana know... just salinity good enough for me to know. yup, testing took me more than 15 minutes, haha. hi bro, may i just suggest that mandarin goby needs a much bigger tank to survive... had my fair share when i first started out. didnt do research....went LFS and was told it was easy to care for.... then after 6mths of trying to feed it and adding of copepods...it starved and died. now i stop at 3 small fishes in my LPS dominated RSM 130 Tank. since u're going in the direction of very small tanks... y not use an IQ3 or IQ5 tank since your water parameters are at +-0ppm nitrate? a pump, a good LED light, a cooling fan, very strict routine daily water change/top up and u're good to go. just a thought... neways, too much liverock in a small tank will contribute to bad water circulation = algae. lastly, with the corals u have, water changes are sufficient. as for supplement, coral food once a week is fine. other than that, nothing else is needed. best not to disturb the corals and water all the time. Alkalinity should be around 9-12dkh. Most fresh salt mix will have around 12dkh. pH should be around 8.2 to 8.4 at 26 degrees celsius. dun worry about calcium and magnesium for now. water changes will replenish all these. hope ur tank will recover and come out to be one of the best bro thanks bro for the sound advice. wouldn't 12 dKH be burning some SPS? My tank is actually recovering, surprisingly. However, there's a lot of brown film on the walls which I am not sure if it is just brown biofilm, diatoms or dinos. I am not aiming for the best tank, I am aiming for a tiny tank where I can keep just about anything I can place in. Going for LNS, and with this size, I am threading on thin lines, hence the numerous numbers. My Mg and Ca seems a little too high. Water change did nothing much to lower the values, guess I just have to wait for it to drop while keeping dKH and pH in check. The green mushrooms and anemone seems to be quite fine, with a small mushroom actually growing rapidly in size. Clam is recovering well, with reducing white patches size, colour seems to be a little brighter (that is maybe my illusion I am slowly placing the light nearer to the tank), have not check the shell edge as it responds too rapidly (closing fast and opening fast as well) for me to handle it with minimal stress (to me and the clam). Hammer and frog seems to be shrinking and expanding regularly. I have been dosing bacteria, carbon source and seachem reef buffer to slowly push the pH and dKH up. As of yesterday, pH was 7.89. Upgraded my DIY skimmer to IQ5 skimmer with sander size2 limewood. Performance seems good. I can really see foams that just would'nt break up, even after I switched off the skimmer. Feeding resumed with Reef nutrition's oyster feast, roti feast, phyto feast and live tigger feast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted September 6, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 6, 2012 Salifert I2 Profi Test Exp: 09-2013 Tested twice on 3 September and 6 September. I2 - 0.00ppm iodide and iodate Dosing 6 drops of Seachem Reef Iodide daily. 3rd September was performed 24 hours after iodide addition. 6th September was performed 10 minutes after iodide addition. Positive control was performed on 6th September with 2ml tank water dosed with 20 drops of Reef Iodide. Test solution was full of dark blue precipitate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dominik Posted September 6, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hi, i have been trying to contact you. Do you still want the chiller? Quote Current tank Past tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted September 6, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hi, i have been trying to contact you. Do you still want the chiller? Hi, sorry. please refer to pm. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member MadScientist Posted September 7, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 7, 2012 NO3 - 0ppm PO4 - 0ppm (higher sensitivity) Iodide - 0.03ppm Ca - 490ppm Mg - 1320ppm dKH - 10.5 tests conducted 1 hour after feeding and adding additives. it appears that the tank uses up iodide at a rapid rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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