Tank Clean Up

[Adam Robinson]

Well thank you again for all your help the phosphate level in my tank is drastically reduced from 2.24 ppm this morning I sit at .54 ppm (still high) but coming way down. The coralin algae is coming back strong and things are looking much healthier.

As an update I removed my large Sail Fin tang. We added two clowns to go with the hippo and yellow tang. We did try to add a royal Garamie however she was doing amazing for the first few nights and days but I could not get her to eat and after 4 days in the tank I came home to find her tail beaten up and her stomach sunken. I should have made sure she was eating when I bought her from a LFS.

Any suggestions on where to go from here????? When can I add new tank mates?

 

[EricTMah]

What do the rest of you parameters look like? ALK, CA, MAG and NO3

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[scubasteve]

if all your other params are in check your pretty much golden for anything.... whats your cleanup crew like? is allways good to make sure you got enough snails and a couple shrimp to chow what the fishies miss. will help keep water good and less maintenance for you dont feel bad you will prob buy three cbb before getting one to last is just how they are either they pig out or just starve

 

[Adam Robinson]

I'll re-test again tonight but all parameters as of Monday are inline.

0 ammonia, 0 nitrate ill re-test cal,mag,alk tonight

CBB?????

 

[Adam Robinson]

Right now I have around 20 snails in the tank and one peppermint shrimp. Had a lovely blood shrimp but I guess he liked the dirty water and he didn't make it through the clean up process.

 

[theyangman]

CBB is a Copper Banded Butterfly fish. Notoriously difficult to keep alive but are well known aiptaisa eaters.

 

[Adam Robinson]

Thank you for the past two years I have wanted one but I hve heard they are hard too keep so I have stayed away

 

[monizb]

I had one got it at IA did his job then sold it back to Bill Ann now he again has a new home

 

[Adam Robinson]

I love the fish a ton maybe I will keep an eye open for a nice one. thank you

 

[EricTMah]

I love the fish a ton maybe I will keep an eye open for a nice one. thank you

Aquariums by Design gets them in regularly. You could call ahead to see if they're in stock and eating.

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[Adam Robinson]

Eric,

Thank you we visit there almost every weekend. You may have noticed a 3 1/2 year old in there asking about frags lol

 

[SamB]

Saw a couple of CBB at Reef Boutique in Toronto - I highly recommend this LFS. Colin the owner, will not sell any fish that has not been QT'd and is not eating. Check it out if you are in the city !

 

[EricTMah]

Eric,

Thank you we visit there almost every weekend. You may have noticed a 3 1/2 year old in there asking about frags lol

I'm glad you frequent the store. But I actually don't work in the retail store at all. I work for the service side of things.



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[theyangman]

I think I might be selling mine shortly if you want him. He eats frozen food, but I know he would prefferably be eating aiptasia.

 

[TORX]

I think I might be selling mine shortly if you want him. He eats frozen food, but I know he would prefferably be eating aiptasia.

Call second dibs on that copperband

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Call second dibs on that copperband

Dammnn! Beat me to it!

 

[Adam Robinson]

I would love to take him off your hands. Let me know a price and when I could grab him