1Ft Cube Tank

[takizawa]

I'm asking on behalf of my friend as he have a 1ft cube tank in office. The tank was cycled for 1 month+ But over the weekend, seems like no fish can survive. JUST over the weekend. we only have 2 clowns inside. they can live happily like from mon-fri. but the next week we come back, they just died or are dying. this is a FOWLR setup. any advice other dan water change n testing? all have been done...

[rapalla]

Before i advice what to be done, can u tell more on your tank set up spec?

[takizawa]

just a normal hang on overflow filter with an airstone skimmer.... with standard 18w light for 1ft tank.

[Jun Hong]

Will the power supply to the office cut off during weekend?

If yes, it may result in lack of oxygen then kill your friend's fish.

[takizawa]

no lah, cant be... there are so many fish tanks in my base...

[diabolus]

how old is the tank now?

have you guys did any water changes to the tank before?

water parameters?

[mUAr_cHEe]

water might be too hot... due to hot surroundings....

i used to experience that in my base when i was serving NS....

only thing that survive is luohans!!

[takizawa]

ya.. tats way i tot so too.. coz during the weekends the room gets humid..

[ervine]

lemme guess.. weekend no more air-con, tank heats up then bye bye clowns?

[takizawa]

ya...

how how?

[Lin]

mind tell us the water parameters? maybe something is wrong there?

[SBS_Transit]

put a fan or something ?

[takizawa]

water parameters? those no3 stuffs hur? tested, everything is normal. sg is 1.024

[decentkid]

put a fan or something ?

if he put a fan for a 1ft cube....after the weekends i think only left half a tank full of water..

[takizawa]

hahaha, the tank still got boxer, cleaner n fire shrimp inside. all still alive

[Lin]

eh.. ur tank stylo leh.. so many inverts ah? sure anot? i had a 1 foot tank last time, and my maroon is with me till now.. the most is 3fish there nia... ur tank crowded wor.. got LR anot?

[takizawa]

crowded? inverts only.. we intend to keep a pair of clown fishes. but keep dying. got some LR with 2 inch sandbed.. still got a tube worm inside

haiz, really need help on this weekend fish die off fish tank.

[Lin]

crowded? inverts only.. we intend to keep a pair of clown fishes. but keep dying. got some LR with 2 inch sandbed.. still got a tube worm inside

haiz, really need help on this weekend fish die off fish tank.

okie.. u noe how much is ur LR? as in KG? a few small one is not enuf wor.. the last time i got my 1 footer, i got 4kg of LR in there.. inverts are not easy to die unless ur water is real toxic.. if u said if ur inverts are in there.. maybe is due to other shock le.. if tio shock.. normally is 2-3days it will say bye bye de..

[takizawa]

ard 3kg? coz all the LR donated by my friends who are into marine fish tanks too..

[Lin]

i can understand how heat is generated in the tank, i used to feel my tank heated up in the day oso.. well.. u can always check ur temp like wat they mention, and since u had tested ur water and all is fine.. then all the best for ur new LS acclimate ur fishes b4 intro to new tank lor.. i currently had 2clown and damsel in my 1footer.. and itz only running on air pump..

[kareen]

Does your friend feed the fish well? I used to keep a reef tank in the office and when I came back Monday, the fish are so hungry that they topple the corals in search of food..... then I used a auto feeding timer and the situation gets better. Also, make sure your friend had a air pump if the surrounding are warm 'cos warm water has less dissolved oxygen.

[takizawa]

air pump in a marine fish tank?

we feed only frozen brine shrimp. can use for auto feeder?

[Gouldian]

air pump in a marine fish tank?

we feed only frozen brine shrimp. can use for auto feeder?

There is nothing wrong with pumping air into a marine tank. The reasons most reefers has stopped doing so is that:

1) Our skimmer is already doing it

2) Some corals cannot tolerate bursting of bubbles - will cause recceding tissues

3) Some owners cannot tolerate burtsing of bubbles - will cause salt spray on hood and lights.

You may slowly acclimatised the fishes into dry pellets so that you can use Auto-feeder.

[Gouldian]

I'm asking on behalf of my friend as he have a 1ft cube tank in office. The tank was cycled for 1 month+ But over the weekend, seems like no fish can survive. JUST over the weekend. we only have 2 clowns inside. they can live happily like from mon-fri. but the next week we come back, they just died or are dying. this is a FOWLR setup. any advice other dan water change n testing? all have been done...

I think the cause of your problem could be the drastic change of temperature. I believe your work place in Air-con right, so when you guys goes home for the weekend and the Air-con is off the temperature will slowly creep up to the point that your fishes will all up the car.

I have tried keeping fishes w/o chiller in my last office and have to purposely leave the air-con on over the weekend in order to maintain temperature.

Now cannot in the new office cuz it is centralized.

[takizawa]

yup, i suspect the drastic change in temperature too.. so any way to solve this problems?