6gal reef **pics**
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beenbag497
Member
i like it alot!!sorry bout the loss
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azul1994
Guest
Lookin' Good, sorry 'bout the crash.
austin
Member
I lost:
1 false perc
1 royal gramma
1 sixline wrasse
1 flame angel
1 cleaner shrimp
1 tube sponge
this all occurred with in about 15 hours or so I was lucky enough to have the money to set up a hospital tank the next day and I cycled it within 3 days
I think if I would have waited two more days I would have lost my ricordeas for sure as well as my mushrooms.... my zoos probably could have made it a week or so. they just started opening up... but now that everything is in my 6 gal its looking alot better my corals are starting to gain their color back and my clown is alot less sluggish and actually eats now
1 false perc
1 royal gramma
1 sixline wrasse
1 flame angel
1 cleaner shrimp
1 tube sponge
this all occurred with in about 15 hours or so I was lucky enough to have the money to set up a hospital tank the next day and I cycled it within 3 days
I think if I would have waited two more days I would have lost my ricordeas for sure as well as my mushrooms.... my zoos probably could have made it a week or so. they just started opening up... but now that everything is in my 6 gal its looking alot better my corals are starting to gain their color back and my clown is alot less sluggish and actually eats now
matt b
Active Member
Originally Posted by austin
http:///forum/post/2495906
I lost:
1 false perc
1 royal gramma
1 sixline wrasse
1 flame angel
1 cleaner shrimp
1 tube sponge
this all occurred with in about 15 hours or so I was lucky enough to have the money to set up a hospital tank the next day and I cycled it within 3 days
I think if I would have waited two more days I would have lost my ricordeas for sure as well as my mushrooms.... my zoos probably could have made it a week or so. they just started opening up... but now that everything is in my 6 gal its looking alot better my corals are starting to gain their color back and my clown is alot less sluggish and actually eats now
man that sux!!! But the reason that it crashed is cause it was way over stocked. but sorry. it always sucks losing a tank
http:///forum/post/2495906
I lost:
1 false perc
1 royal gramma
1 sixline wrasse
1 flame angel
1 cleaner shrimp
1 tube sponge
this all occurred with in about 15 hours or so I was lucky enough to have the money to set up a hospital tank the next day and I cycled it within 3 days
I think if I would have waited two more days I would have lost my ricordeas for sure as well as my mushrooms.... my zoos probably could have made it a week or so. they just started opening up... but now that everything is in my 6 gal its looking alot better my corals are starting to gain their color back and my clown is alot less sluggish and actually eats now
man that sux!!! But the reason that it crashed is cause it was way over stocked. but sorry. it always sucks losing a tank
willlovesfish
Member
As others stated, sorry for your losses, sucks having a tank crash. I know all too well how that goes and feels. Hope it doesn't happen again.
Glad you were able to save some, little tank looks good. Good luck with everything.
Glad you were able to save some, little tank looks good. Good luck with everything.
willlovesfish
Member
Sweet lights! Love moon lights 
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
yeah, I'm heading tward a tank crash too. lol.
One of my 55 gallons is filled with cyanobacteria, and the top has dusty looking stuff on top of the water. Looks horrible, but the nepthia in it is blooming and doing fine.
I attribute it to having crushed coral in the tank.
One of my 55 gallons is filled with cyanobacteria, and the top has dusty looking stuff on top of the water. Looks horrible, but the nepthia in it is blooming and doing fine.
I attribute it to having crushed coral in the tank.
new2salt1
Member
When I was 15 years old I had a red belly pirhana tank. 3 of them in a 40 gallon. It was my pride and joy.
Unfortunately, I knew nothing. The tank was great for almost a year, until I decided I was going to rearrange the tank and do a monster water change. I think it was the combo of stirring up the substrate and adding 20 gallons of uncycled water, and the tank did not have enough beneficial bacteria left to fight off the ammonia.
Strangely, it was easier to get over this because I learned what I did wrong. It's when you dont KNOW why it happened that must drive you nuts.
Anyway, whatever happened, hopefully you learned something, and anything you can share with us will serve as good knowledge for us too.
Unfortunately, I knew nothing. The tank was great for almost a year, until I decided I was going to rearrange the tank and do a monster water change. I think it was the combo of stirring up the substrate and adding 20 gallons of uncycled water, and the tank did not have enough beneficial bacteria left to fight off the ammonia.
Strangely, it was easier to get over this because I learned what I did wrong. It's when you dont KNOW why it happened that must drive you nuts.
Anyway, whatever happened, hopefully you learned something, and anything you can share with us will serve as good knowledge for us too.
willlovesfish
Member
Crushed coral caused my crash, stuff is horrible!!! Switched to live sand and never have had anymore problems
