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Hi bro..

sad news... Due to my FIL passing away, i was not at home for a couple of days. Blueface cloudy eyes and my regal too, keep going against the current of the wavemaker. Made a trip down to fish channel for advise. Rush to Pet mart to buy Pazi but lost the blue face the next day.

1) lesson learnt - days ago, i bought a striped clown tang and it looks perfectly normal and greedy for the first few days. But kena white spots and left. I believe this affect my blueface but funny, i did not spot my blueface with ick or whitespots. I think kena flukes.

Now my regal is much healthier and one thing, my juv emperor went missing overnight. Not sick, perfectly healthy but just went missing. I could not spot any bristleworm or any pest, but i spotted one crab before, hiding deep inside the LRs. Nvr see the crab again too.

Haiz, i do not have a Q tank now, and what i can do is to to put new fish in pail with airstone. So sad..... a big tank with just a fish for CNY.....

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Slowly bro,it happen to me a few times.Sometimes one breakout can wipe out 50% of the fishes.Worse part if it's our fav or expensive fishes.Now I quarantine new fish for 1-2 week before releasing into the main tank.It do help but of cos most of us just can't wait to view new purchase in the main tank.

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Yup bro.

right now, my regal is so lonely in the big tank. Thinking of getting one or 2 more and just keep in the pail for 1 week to monitor. Is it good enough?

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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I think your main tank have disease, you may need to leave it fishless for more than 4 weeks. It will be useless if you add the quarantined fish during this 4 weeks. Are you intend to keep corals?

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Hi bros

Thanks for helping me keep this thread alive. Lately CNY coming, therefore quite busy. No time to visit farm but paid a visit to fish channel as well as ML. Got gd advices from both Kellvin and Henry. Got polylab from ML and also one emperor and one 6 bar. Both are Quarantined inside pails for 3 days, observed to be eating before releasing in DT.

Meanwhile to treat the flukes before, i used Prazi... my regal recovered. Found it to be always hungry though.

Im not using copper but just prazi last week, performed 10% W.C weekly.

So far, so good for all the 3 fish. Need to monitor if all is well after CNY, then can consider adding more LS.

Oh, tests shown NO2 and NO3 - close to 0.. PH abt 8. Temp currently, 29.6, S.G 1.019.

Funny thing my regal and emperor keep swimming together... haha, at least making the tank more lively.

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Just do a W.C yesterday.

Just on the skimmer as yesterday i had dosed bacteria.

Test results shows

NO3-20

NO2-0

PH- 7.5

KH-0

GH-180

S.G - 1.019

Temp- 30.1

Total LS:

1 emperor angel - from ML

1 6 bar angel - from ML

1 regal angel - from Beng

5 scissors tail gobies. - from ML

Still looks empty.. am keeping a lookout for a couple of angels or butterflies soon,.

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Just do a W.C yesterday.

Just on the skimmer as yesterday i had dosed bacteria.

Test results shows

NO3-20

NO2-0

PH- 7.5

KH-0

GH-180

S.G - 1.019

Temp- 30.1

Total LS:

1 emperor angel - from ML

1 6 bar angel - from ML

1 regal angel - from Beng

5 scissors tail gobies. - from ML

Still looks empty.. am keeping a lookout for a couple of angels or butterflies soon,.

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5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Just do a W.C yesterday. Just on the skimmer as yesterday i had dosed bacteria. Test results shows NO3-20 NO2-0 PH- 7.5 KH-0 GH-180 S.G - 1.019 Temp- 30.1 Total LS: 1 emperor angel - from ML 1 6 bar angel - from ML 1 regal angel - from Beng 5 scissors tail gobies. - from ML Still looks empty.. am keeping a lookout for a couple of angels or butterflies soon,.
Nice, maybe can run no3 removal media such as bio pellet to improve the no3. PH is a bit low. Try to increase the PH.

 

 

 

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Hi folks

Some updates on my fowlr and needed some advise

Current LS

1) 1 x 5" 6 bar - from ML 1 yr ago

2) 1 x 4" emperor - from ML 1 yr ago

3) 2 x orange skunk clowns - from ML 6 mths yr ago

4) 1 x 3" Koran angel - from bro vtec about 4 mths ago?

5) 1 x 3" Picasso angel - from a reefer about 3 mths ago

6) 1 x 4" nigger trigger - from ML 6 mths ago

7) 1 x 5" grey - TFC - 1 mth ago.

currently my grey gotton white moulds on the fins and tail after newly intro into tank after 4 days.

All LS still feeding hungrily.

W.C maintain at 10% every 1.5 wks.

Equipments only Tunze DOC 9006 skimmer and aquazonic 9w UV.

Had neglected my W.C last month due to my BB's delivery and I believe my water parameters went bad.

Currently reading -

NO3-160

NO2-0.5

PH-7.5

KH-0

GH-180

Looking at doing up an acrylic ATS box now to place on the tanktop. Hopefully my grey improve.

Just did w.c 3 days ago and dose cupramine. Will be having w.c again on Sat.

Any other advise to reduce nitrate?

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Hi folks Some updates on my fowlr and needed some advise Current LS 1) 1 x 5" 6 bar - from ML 1 yr ago 2) 1 x 4" emperor - from ML 1 yr ago 3) 2 x orange skunk clowns - from ML 6 mths yr ago 4) 1 x 3" Koran angel - from bro vtec about 4 mths ago? 5) 1 x 3" Picasso angel - from a reefer about 3 mths ago 6) 1 x 4" nigger trigger - from ML 6 mths ago 7) 1 x 5" grey - TFC - 1 mth ago. currently my grey gotton white moulds on the fins and tail after newly intro into tank after 4 days. All LS still feeding hungrily. W.C maintain at 10% every 1.5 wks. Equipments only Tunze DOC 9006 skimmer and aquazonic 9w UV. Had neglected my W.C last month due to my BB's delivery and I believe my water parameters went bad. Currently reading - NO3-160 NO2-0.5 PH-7.5 KH-0 GH-180 Looking at doing up an acrylic ATS box now to place on the tanktop. Hopefully my grey improve. Just did w.c 3 days ago and dose cupramine. Will be having w.c again on Sat. Any other advise to reduce nitrate?
Bro u dosing cupramine for? Lympho or cotton mouth/fin will go away with good water quality. Plus just a reminder if u do water change, new water must hv the same copper level as ur tank. If not dose cupramine like no use.

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5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Hi bro.

Thanks for yr kind encouragements. Yup, tried to rescape but xiong.. haha.. 27in depth... back breaking... and i scare by creating too much caves, will create dead spots for the current.

bad at rescaping..haha.. looking at more other reefers' photo to get more ideas now

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Hi bro.

Thanks for yr kind encouragements. Yup, tried to rescape but xiong.. haha.. 27in depth... back breaking... and i scare by creating too much caves, will create dead spots for the current.

bad at rescaping..haha.. looking at more other reefers' photo to get more ideas now

More caves aka more holes aka more gaps will have better current flow instead of creating dead spot..u can scape 2 islands 1 big n 1 small which is quite common among reefers tanks..

Nice tank u have got..cheers n happy reefing..

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cooll.. something bad/ good happen yesterday... let me post in the other threads to seek opinions....

something unbelieveable.....

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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new scape with additional 4 new players.

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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Haha sorry. Mistake wif uploading. Just got 4 butterflies from TFC. So far, start eat eating greedily the next hour.. did a rescape n reposition of wavemakers to minimise my aggressive angels. Haha.

5ft x 27 x 27 FOWLR

Equipments

Tunze DOC 9006 DOC protein skimmer

Aquazonic 9w UV

Residents

1 x Emperor

1 x Koran

1 x 6 Bars

1 x Gray

1 x niger trigger

1 x Picasso Trigger

2 x Orange skunk clowns

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