nychuk
12/02/2012, 02:36 PM
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I have a 92 gallon corner tank with a 20 gal refugium, a phosban reactor and a Octopus 150 Recirculating Skimmer. I have the 160W Maxspect Razor LED lights.
My parameters are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and I have high nitrates. PH 8.2. Cant seem to lower nitrates. I just added the skimmer a week ago. I had an aqua c remora HOB skimmer before which didnt do much. Skimmer is already pulling gunky waste out.
1.024 salinity and temp 78 degrees.
I have been doing about 15% water changes every 7-10 days or so.
I have some LPS SPS Mushrooms and zoanthids in the tank.
All my coral is doing great. Looks awesome and is growing.
The only fish left is a 5 inch Blue hippo tang. The hippo has been in there the longest out of everyone.
Every fish I added or had in the tank died except the hippo tang. They all would hide all day then i would notice their skin turn white then peel off then they die. I had a puffer, harlequin tusk, powder blue and a niger trigger all die.
I thought it was because the water in the tank got to 68 degrees for a couple days when i wasnt home. I stupidly didnt have a heater cause my apartment is always hot. Im on the top floor. But I have added one since so that doesnt happen again. I added a small powder blue tang and a niger 2 days ago..Both dead by this morning.
I am wondering how the hippo tang is surviving if i have some type of parasite? They are like the first to show symptoms. Then i noticed this mornign that the hippo tang was picking on the powder blue before it died.
Could these fish just be getting bullied by the hippo? I have no idea what is going on. I am not buying another fish till i get my nitrates to 0. I may even give the hippo tang back to the LFS and leave just coral for a few weeks to get parameters in check and if there are any parasites they should die if no fish are there to host right?
Sorry so long but i have tried my best to do my tank right this time. I spent a ton of time and money on this tank and still cant seem to get it right.
Any help would be great. Thanks
I have a 92 gallon corner tank with a 20 gal refugium, a phosban reactor and a Octopus 150 Recirculating Skimmer. I have the 160W Maxspect Razor LED lights.
My parameters are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and I have high nitrates. PH 8.2. Cant seem to lower nitrates. I just added the skimmer a week ago. I had an aqua c remora HOB skimmer before which didnt do much. Skimmer is already pulling gunky waste out.
1.024 salinity and temp 78 degrees.
I have been doing about 15% water changes every 7-10 days or so.
I have some LPS SPS Mushrooms and zoanthids in the tank.
All my coral is doing great. Looks awesome and is growing.
The only fish left is a 5 inch Blue hippo tang. The hippo has been in there the longest out of everyone.
Every fish I added or had in the tank died except the hippo tang. They all would hide all day then i would notice their skin turn white then peel off then they die. I had a puffer, harlequin tusk, powder blue and a niger trigger all die.
I thought it was because the water in the tank got to 68 degrees for a couple days when i wasnt home. I stupidly didnt have a heater cause my apartment is always hot. Im on the top floor. But I have added one since so that doesnt happen again. I added a small powder blue tang and a niger 2 days ago..Both dead by this morning.
I am wondering how the hippo tang is surviving if i have some type of parasite? They are like the first to show symptoms. Then i noticed this mornign that the hippo tang was picking on the powder blue before it died.
Could these fish just be getting bullied by the hippo? I have no idea what is going on. I am not buying another fish till i get my nitrates to 0. I may even give the hippo tang back to the LFS and leave just coral for a few weeks to get parameters in check and if there are any parasites they should die if no fish are there to host right?
Sorry so long but i have tried my best to do my tank right this time. I spent a ton of time and money on this tank and still cant seem to get it right.
Any help would be great. Thanks