Fishcakes 40 cm x 25cm

[fishcake]

May 2014

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Hi everyone,

wanted to showcase my tank properly in a thread if it's own.

Since starting, it's been quite a rocky ride with multiple fish and coral deaths.

Here is my tank now after about 3 months ++

LS:

Common clown

Orange fire fish

Yasha goby

Yellow wrasse

Tiger pistol shrimp

6 sexy shrimp

Blue linkia starfish

3 snails

and a whole host of pests

Corals

Hammer

2 brain corals ( not doing well at all)

Deresa clam?

Elephant ear

Yuma ( keeps moving)

Green plate

Red mushrooms

Zoas- 3 types ( don't seem to be growing, in fact they are disappearing I think)

Forest fire digi frag( losing its colour but not dying)

orange monti cap frag (seems ok)

Favia(brand new)

[fishcake]

you can tell from this pic how the corals are doing. The brand have definitely gone downhill.

[geraldlim79@gmail.com]

Brain bleaching bad bro..... Maybe scape higher so has more sand space ?

[fishcake]

I know:( Is it sand space do you think? Meaning it needs a wider circumference around it? I was thinking it's lighting. I need a new light. Was considering the Max glaive. But I think the tank conditions in general are not ideal. The bubble stone skimmer doesn't really skim anything. And being a small tank the parameters fluctuate quite a bit too. But the other corals are fine.*I think ( monti Cap, forest fire digi..) Also need a small chiller if anybody selling one.

[fishcake]

Oh yes. It's sis..

[TanWeiSongBeck]

i don't know but did your tank gone through the cycling? there does not seem like any algae for a 3 months old tank.

[blackcell]

Hi bro, your lighting is the issue.. Can you list your equipments so we can help.

[blackcell]

Your wave maker ? Looks like you have a lot of debris trap on the sandbed

[asg]

Looks like light wattage is not enough. I have two set of seperate 1.5 feet lighting, two T5 tubes aqua zonic and a pro z blue LED. You can borrow them to try for a month to see whether it better your coral.

[ASHWIN]

Nice cube you have there State your parameters for now move the brain under A shaded part And what light you using?..might not be enough...

[fishcake]

i don't know but did your tank gone through the cycling? there does not seem like any algae for a 3 months old tank.

Hi bro, your lighting is the issue.. Can you list your equipments so we can help.

Your wave maker ? Looks like you have a lot of debris trap on the sandbed

Looks like light wattage is not enough. I have two set of seperate 1.5 feet lighting, two T5 tubes aqua zonic and a pro z blue LED. You can borrow them to try for a month to see whether it better your coral.

Nice cube you have there State your parameters for now move the brain under A shaded part And what light you using?..might not be enough...

Thanks for taking an interest guys. To answer a few questions 1. Yeah my tank has alot of algae. All kind. Cyano, green , red bubble, some reason I think chaeto is growing from the rocks..and of course coralline algae. Haha I manage to bleach that too. I don't have a wave maker. The tank is so small I don't think any will fit in it? The lighting came with the tank. Unfortunately the descriptions were in chinese and I'm I had thrown the box away. The tank set is from Jireh though. I can ask them for the info. Andtsg! That would be amazing if I could borrow the lighting! Will post my parameters soon.

[asg]

No problem. PM me for my contact please.

[TanWeiSongBeck]

You definitely can fit a wavemaker. My 1ft cube is running a jebao wp10 without any problem.

[geraldlim79@gmail.com]

You definitely can fit a wavemaker. My 1ft cube is running a jebao wp10 without any problem.

+1

[fishcake]

Ok here are my parameters tested today 3/8/14. All measured using Salifert test kits.

KH 10.3

PH 8.3

MH3 0

NO2 less than 0.1

NO3 10

PO4 0

Temp 27.9 - 30 degrees celsius

Also, i bought a jebao rw4 wavemaker. looks giant in my tank haha. need to get use dot looking at it.

[james72]

Temp so high?

Cheers,

James

[fishcake]

yeh. looking for a chiller at the moment.

its cooler when the AC is on. however, i have to turn it off during the day when I'm out.

[sherman]

Add a fan to bring down and stablise the temperature.Your NO3 is high. Do wc every 3 days

[fishcake]

Ok I'll try that

[Shawn Chua]

straight invest a gd lighting.. all the best for ur reef journey

[Planted]

Very nice livestocks you have! Invest in good lighting, skimmer and even a reactor. Can save a lot of trouble. Hehe. Enjoy reefing!! ^^

[fishcake]

Thanks Planted!

I have invested in a new light set.... T5's! And it works!

[fishcake]

Also I have 2 tanks now... This Hobby just keeps poisoning!

[fishcake]

[fishcake]