7.5g nano reef

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Your clownfish is really cute.

Did you buy other fish meanwhile? I'd like to see some pictures 

 

-Paola

[Melfy77]

Well I now have a fishless tank found the little guy dead at the bottom of the tank this morning. Not really surprised though; wasn't looking great for the last 2-3 days, not eating, etc. So no fish for a while. Corals are doing great so that's good

[fishfreak0114]

Aww,, sorry to hear that

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Oh, I'm sorry for your fish 

 

-Paola

[Lula_Mae]

[Melfy77]

Yeah I miss those little clowns, so got more frags instead  one hairy mushroom and one gsp. Corals seem to be doing ok, and I've got coralline (especially the bright red one) growing like crazy haha. Love it! Snails are doing a decent job eating the hair algae in the glass and powerheads 

Ordered a new light, a Kessil A80!!! looking forward to get it next week!!!

There's the coralline (it's really incrusted so not cyano)

[seabass]

6 hours ago, Melfy77 said:

and I've got coralline

That's always exciting... at least until you are scraping it off of everything.

[Melfy77]

3 hours ago, seabass said:

That's always exciting... at least until you are scraping it off of everything.

I'll take coralline over an infestation of GHA anytime though

[Melfy77]

My new tankmates...figured these ones wouldn't try to jump . 

[Melfy77]

So came home last night and found my glass covered with white specs. Some are pods, others not so sure. Also have this guy hanging around in my tank. Should I worry? It's got no colour and just hangs on the glass. It's by the bottom, just in front of the shell. Looks like a flatworm but no a red one 

[seabass]

We need a better pic for an ID.  Does it look like a stomatella snail?

[Lula_Mae]

If the white specks are slightly spiral, they may be spirorbid worms, which will colonize surfaces in the tank.

[Clown79]

On 29/07/2017 at 4:43 AM, seabass said:

That's always exciting... at least until you are scraping it off of everything.

That's for sure or when it starts using up Params.

 

Looks like a stomatella

[Melfy77]

So the specks are most likely some form of pods (when they move they move pretty fast, like walking on the glass) so that's good as for the flat thing it's hard to get a picture but I can't see an actual "mouth" and antenna, but it's not totally flat so not sure what it could be haha.

[Clown79]

Check out melevs reef.com

 

There is a critter section 

 

You may be able to ID  it better

[Melfy77]

5 hours ago, Clown79 said:

Check out melevs reef.com

 

There is a critter section 

 

You may be able to ID  it better

Thanks!! Very usedul indeed!! Took me 30 seconds to ID it. It's a Chiton

[Melfy77]

So new light is up. Also moved some rocks to optimize waterflow (I HATE dead spots lol). The lid is temporary, I'll work on a better one next week. This time I want to make sure my newest tank mate...aka Mrs Tailspot Blenny is not gonna join the clownfish on the floor 

 

This was taken before the light goes off (LOVE that spectral controller!!!)

 

Also planning on adding more corals.

[Melfy77]

Got some eagle eye zoas and of course when I tried to squeeze them in rocks moved and fell lol. So my ex (who is great at aquascaping) put things back, with me making sure all the corals had a good spot with the right flow lol

[Clown79]

On 02/08/2017 at 7:48 AM, Melfy77 said:

Thanks!! Very usedul indeed!! Took me 30 seconds to ID it. It's a Chiton

Great. Glad it helped

[Melfy77]

Well the TSB is finally swimming around in the tank, but hides as soon as it sees me lol. So chances are it's getting food from somewhere. It's picking the glass which is covered in pods lol. Picked up some LRS frenzy food which is what it was eating at the LFS (they were out of stock so went to a different place). Will try to feed it agaim tonight.

[Melfy77]

Bad news...tsb is just laying at the bottom of the tank, barely moving never took any kind of food I tried!! So frustrating, I really wanted a fish in that tank but there's no good option guess i'll stick with my cleaner shrimps. My water is pristine so clearly not the issue.

[Lula_Mae]

37 minutes ago, Melfy77 said:

Bad news...tsb is just laying at the bottom of the tank, barely moving never took any kind of food I tried!! So frustrating, I really wanted a fish in that tank but there's no good option guess i'll stick with my cleaner shrimps. My water is pristine so clearly not the issue.

Awwwww Sometimes I think fishes go on hunger strikes when they get into a new tank.  He was obviously eating at the LFS and should've been a great choice!  So sorry.

[seabass]

1 hour ago, Melfy77 said:

Bad news...tsb is just laying at the bottom of the tank, barely moving

That certainly could indicate a problem.  But by itself, they are not always the most active of fish.  Like @Lula_Mae stated, many fish refuse to eat for awhile when moved to a new tank.  I hope it survives.

 

It's also possible that it was sick, and the stress of moving and not eating is too much.  How is it breathing?

[Melfy77]

5 hours ago, seabass said:

That certainly could indicate a problem.  But by itself, they are not always the most active of fish.  Like @Lula_Mae stated, many fish refuse to eat for awhile when moved to a new tank.  I hope it survives.

 

It's also possible that it was sick, and the stress of moving and not eating is too much.  How is it breathing?

Sill alive this morning? Moving too. Didn't check the breathing today but was pretty fast yesterday

[Melfy77]

Blenny is back in its usual hiding spot. Meanwhile I cleaned the glass and got a clear picture. Hairy mushroom is HUGE hahaha. Love it