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5months since I started my tank.its been a long process of trial and error as I had various issues in my tank..

Recently added somefishes. ( clownfish, mandrin,six line wrasse, turbo snails and 4 chromis)

Existing tank mates are pair clownfish and hermit crab

Drip acclimatised the livestock before adding.

2 days ltr, the mandrin n wrasse died. The turbo snail has not moved a single bit also.

All my readings are perfectly fine.

Idk wats happening!

Beginning to drop tis hobby as I cnt find wats wrong..

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Bro dun be discouraged. Whose tank over here have not crash before right? It's part and parcel of your exciting reefing experience. Maybe you would like to break things up and tell us more on your livestock additions, water parameters etc? Is there pods in the tank? First thing I guess is that the turbo snail are already dead, you need to faster determine this and remove from your tank.

Shadow Walkers's 4 ft Shallow Reef Chronicles

4 Ft - 120.35.35

3 Ft Sump

Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC7

Chiller: Hailea 1/4 HS66A

Lights: T5 4 tubes ATI + Maxspect Glaive Led

Refugium with Liverocks and Cheato and lots of pods

Refugium light: Par38 Full spectrum

Return pump: Hailea HX6540..stupid pump so noisy

Wavemaker: Maxspect Gyre 130

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Bro dun be discouraged. Whose tank over here have not crash before right? It's part and parcel of your exciting reefing experience.Maybe you would like to break things up and tell us more on your livestock additions, water parameters etc? Is there pods in the tank?First thing I guess is that the turbo snail are already dead, you need to faster determine this and remove from your tank.

Thanks for the encouragement bro.

I've tried adding different livestocks slowly over the months but only my juvenile clowns survived. From maroon clownfish, lionfish,mandrin(pellet fed),tangs... They all didn't survive.

I've lots of bacteria media too. So I'm nt sure wats wrong.

My ammonia is at 0 n nitrate is at 25ppm.

There isnt any pods. N my skimmer doesnt skim much since I use carbon wool n carbon pellets.

Mind if I contact u by watsapp?I cn show u my setup n mayb u cn guide me bro

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Nitrate of 25 ppm is high.

Depend on what you keeping try to keep it low.

Snail will die is MG too high also

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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Pmed you my contact le Disclaimer I'm not expert, just started reefing in late Oct nia

Shadow Walkers's 4 ft Shallow Reef Chronicles

4 Ft - 120.35.35

3 Ft Sump

Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC7

Chiller: Hailea 1/4 HS66A

Lights: T5 4 tubes ATI + Maxspect Glaive Led

Refugium with Liverocks and Cheato and lots of pods

Refugium light: Par38 Full spectrum

Return pump: Hailea HX6540..stupid pump so noisy

Wavemaker: Maxspect Gyre 130

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5months since I started my tank.its been a long process of trial and error as I had various issues in my tank..

Recently added somefishes. ( clownfish, mandrin,six line wrasse, turbo snails and 4 chromis)

Existing tank mates are pair clownfish and hermit crab

Drip acclimatised the livestock before adding.

2 days ltr, the mandrin n wrasse died. The turbo snail has not moved a single bit also.

All my readings are perfectly fine.

Idk wats happening!

Beginning to drop tis hobby as I cnt find wats wrong..

Bro did u put chiller ??? My tank is also same as urs now all still very good . U can text me what happen and I can guild u along the way . My number is 81824285
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Try to help but maybe not useful.

a) Did the fish eating before u brought.

B) Interval adding the maroon clownfish, lionfish,mandrin(pellet fed),tangs.

c) Duration before each of it die from your day of adding.

d) Is the fish eating while on your tank.

e) Is your lifestock from same source.

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Fishes were healthy n eating..

Added 3 at one time, once. The other time I delayed the intervals.

2-7days apart they died.

Fishes ate while in my tank n active too

From different sources

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Fishes were healthy n eating..

Added 3 at one time, once. The other time I delayed the intervals.

2-7days apart they died.

Fishes ate while in my tank n active too

From different sources

If fish no issue, need to check your set up then. I got feeling your set up toward FW more. SW tank usually don't use carbon wool n carbon pellets. Maybe you like to describe how your set up and do you dose bacteria?

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I used dead rocks n live sand instead. No algae issue at all. @Land2013- Cycled tank with 1 market prawn for 2 months before I added livestock slowly . No dosing of bacteria. Bro What do u mean by mine is more towards Fw? My salinity and Ph are ideal for SW.

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Carbon usually use to remove toxic n have clear water clarity n not necessary put there permanently. Just curious why use 2 type carbon(wool & pellet). Achieve salinity n ph doesnt mean ideal for SW as there are more parameter control for SW. 5 momths tank without algae mean you should have a very effective nutrient export that can strip the LR to very white rock.

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Bro. I used dead rocks, it didn't have anything on it...

N currently i removed the wool to allow my skimmer to remove more stuff..

What other parameters shld I look for?

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