Hi sgreef forumers,
I started my marine tank setup last Sat with the help of a friend and kicked off the cycling process last sunday.
Setup
Tank: 90cm by 60cm by 60cm
Return pump: Eheim 2160
Skimmer: Dymax LS10
Sand: 50% live and 50% dead
LR: about 15-20kg (bought from a forumer and pasir ris fish farm)
Wave maker: 1 x power head from sunsan
Sump filter: charcoal and ceramic rings
Lights: T5 - 1 blue and 1 white
LS: 5 x clowns and 12 x damsels
On Sat, I kept the fishes alive overnight in my sump with the setup (see pic) as I waited for the sand to settle.
Then the tank was cleared on Sunday morning and I transferred them to the main tank.
Day 0 (Sun) - Fed the fishes with some dry granules
Day 1(Mon) - 1 clown and 2 damsels died, fed with frozen mysis shrimps
Day 2 (Tues)- 2 clowns and 3 damsels died, fed with frozen mysis shrimps
Other observations:
- Only the damsels ate and swimming lively.
- the clowns were not eating and seemed tired and breathing heavily...
- did the water test on Day 1 and 2:
Day 1: pH-8.8, NH4-0.5, NO2-0, NO3-0
Day 2: pH-8.2, NH4-0.5, No2-0, NO3-0.
- there were no white spots or slime on the dead bodies...
Not sure what went wrong. Pls help...
This was how I kept them alive overnight in the sump.
Closer look
Tank setup
The dead clown
