What happen to my fish?

[melvinkuan15]

Hi is anyone can help solve this probkem? Last week i have change my water and bought 2 fish. A few day my fish one by one die . Actually this not the first time it happen it ordy been a few wk so i wonderin anyone here can help me whatvis goin on?

[S_S]

Is yr tank new? Did u test yr water? Should test yr ammonia, no2 n no3... i belive this is part of it... a toxic to the fish

[Kingking]

What type of fish did u get?

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[Martian]

You can search this forum.... Some reefers also had this problem before. Maybe it's acclimatizing issues, high nitrates, other aggressive fishes, high water temperature, etc.

[xeneryx]

Did u cycle your tank

[melvinkuan15]

What type of fish did u get?

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My fish is yellow tank n tomato clown fish

[melvinkuan15]

Did u cycle your tank

Yes. And my tank is ordy 4mth old

[melvinkuan15]

You can search this forum.... Some reefers also had this problem before. Maybe it's acclimatizing issues, high nitrates, other aggressive fishes, high water temperature, etc.

Wat is the forum?

[Kingking]

Like what Martian mentioned, lots of possibilities. How about sharing with us your parameters.

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[melvinkuan15]

Like what Martian mentioned, lots of possibilities. How about sharing with us your parameters.

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Sure. Mine parameter sg is 1024, annomonia 0 , No2 is 0, and the No3 is vy high is abt 160 using Api

[asg]

Bro, dont add any more fish till you bring your NO3 down to about 10ppm. Else you will only get salted fish...

[Kingking]

I think that might explain your recent lost. I am trying out the BioFuel to reduce my months of 10ppm nitrates.

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[Kingking]

Try to find out why u have high nitrate. Is it over fed the fish, equipment not suitable.

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[melvinkuan15]

How to get the biofuel?

[iskay]

Water change regularly.

[Filzan]

Hi bro i am no pro just started too. Nitrate i believe below 20ppm will be just as good. I read an article via google sorry dont have the link liao. doing consistent 20% water change every other day will help to reduce it. Dont add fishy yet ah

[melvinkuan15]

Hi bro i am no pro just started too. Nitrate i believe below 20ppm will be just as good. I read an article via google sorry dont have the link liao. doing consistent 20% water change every other day will help to reduce it. Dont add fishy yet ah

Thank bro.

[Kingking]

How to get the biofuel?

AM should sell the Brightwell Biofuel. Was there yesterday but Ah Heng from that shop informed that if I am keeping Zoas and softies, 10ppm for nitrate is okay.

If I keep it lower than this, Zoas and some softies do not open so well.

So I am keeping it on hold. But I am using the Bio-pellet to generate the necessary bacteria to maintain this nitrate level.

[Billy Yap]

Sure. Mine parameter sg is 1024, annomonia 0 , No2 is 0, and the No3 is vy high is abt 160 using Api

Nitrate too high and this is the reason, change water and continue to monitor the water parameter. Add in beneficial bacteria as well

[wanwan]

http://brightwellaquatics.com/products/microbacter7.php

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[Yxh]

Skimmer plays an important part, what model are you using ?

[Dez Ching]

Hi Guys, I have just completed my cycling for my 4 feet tank using a 3yr old bacteria king bought from a TOTQ reefer. I have just added in 3 LPS corals, 2 cleaner shrimps, and 1 small-size six line wrasse, yesterday. However, my skimmer pump is spoiled(bought second hand), can I know what would be the survival rate if I only add in skimmer by next week? (I will do minimal feeding and no more adding livestock until skimmer is functional). Any advise?

[diki88]

Hi Guys, I have just completed my cycling for my 4 feet tank using a 3yr old bacteria king bought from a TOTQ reefer. I have just added in 3 LPS corals, 2 cleaner shrimps, and 1 small-size six line wrasse, yesterday. However, my skimmer pump is spoiled(bought second hand), can I know what would be the survival rate if I only add in skimmer by next week? (I will do minimal feeding and no more adding livestock until skimmer is functional). Any advise?

Most probably no effect. the one that may go is the cleaner shrimps. MAYonly if your nitrates spike too fast and too high. which if you carry out what you said you will, minimal feeding and such, wont happen.

Although if anything dies inside, you would instantaneously correlate it to your lack of skimmer.

Btw, have you tried cleaning the skimmer pump? sometimes its just the impeller got something stuck. or sometimes need to just on/off the pump a few times to "kickstart" the pump.

[Dez Ching]

Most probably no effect. the one that may go is the cleaner shrimps. MAYonly if your nitrates spike too fast and too high. which if you carry out what you said you will, minimal feeding and such, wont happen.

Although if anything dies inside, you would instantaneously correlate it to your lack of skimmer.

Btw, have you tried cleaning the skimmer pump? sometimes its just the impeller got something stuck. or sometimes need to just on/off the pump a few times to "kickstart" the pump.

Hi Bro Bombom, yah, I hope the livestocks and the corals will be fine until I add a skimmer next week. they are all feeding, although I feed minimal to ensure they got makan amply n each feed.

As for the skimmer pump, yup, I had tried all ways liao, the Aquabee pump just went rattling heavily with no water movement expelled out from the pump when submerged. Even with only turning on the power will hear super loud rattling noise, which I guess the wheel is not turning, or kena stuck. I have thus sent it back to whom I have bought it second hand from(one of the sponsor) last week, to make some repair. Hope he can get back to me today.

[diki88]

Hi Bro Bombom, yah, I hope the livestocks and the corals will be fine until I add a skimmer next week. they are all feeding, although I feed minimal to ensure they got makan amply n each feed.

As for the skimmer pump, yup, I had tried all ways liao, the Aquabee pump just went rattling heavily with no water movement expelled out from the pump when submerged. Even with only turning on the power will hear super loud rattling noise, which I guess the wheel is not turning, or kena stuck. I have thus sent it back to whom I have bought it second hand from(one of the sponsor) last week, to make some repair. Hope he can get back to me today.

Yep hope u get it up soon. Best of luck.