New reef tank

verojeremy

verojeremy

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Sadly, sadly, sadly, sadly, sadly and even more sadly I am going to take the blue throat trigger off of my list
.So any suggestions on good fish and today I got a red starfish and a tricolor fairy wrasse or solar wrasse very cool fish.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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Don't really love them but anyway I got my solar wrasse about 4 days ago he was fine for about 3 days then I got my powerheads and looked like he has not been doing so hot picture next reply.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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I have been feeding him rods food and as I said was doing fine till powerheads are you suppost to keep them on for 24/7 i have 2x1050 hydor koralias temp is around 78/79 got water tested at lfs and he said water was fine for him. So please help me out.
 
clown-keeper99

clown-keeper99

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are there calm spots in the tank
If the tank is all current it can bash a fish around pretty good
I bet he will bounce back if he has a place to rest
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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Fish go through a lot in the ocean, the currents are very swift. I really don't suspect then added currant is a sole contributor. I had a 55g fish tank where I had 1-1050 1-750 and 2-550 korallias and it wasn't enough currant for my liking, so 2 1050's aren't much for a 75g. If you suspect that you have to much flow, and I really don't think its a problem, cut one of the power heads for a while and observe the fish. I think its being subjected to something else. What is the fish doing? When you hooked up your ph's did you notice a lot of debris floating around? I would recommend checking your levels to make sure you spike your levels.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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If it's just the wrasse that is looking bad and nothing else, watch your other fish to see if they are picking on him. If it's not just the wrasse but the rest of the tank, test your water with a voltmeter to make sure those powerheads aren't leaking voltage into the tank and causing unnecessary damage to the livestock.
That's not a whole lot of flow for a 75g, in my opinion.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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Alright did my own tests and guess what: ph is 8.0 thats a little low right, ammonia is 0ppm, nitrite is 0ppm, but my nitrate looks like 20-40 ppm is that high and if so how do I lower it.
So could this be my problem?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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No, nitrate that high is not harmful to fish. Only when it's in the 100+ppm range constantly, without any kind of preventative measure, it can become a problem.
8.0 is fine. 8.2 to 8.3 is ideal. pH is usually lowest just before your display lights turn on. It's usually at it's highest when your display lights turn off. Most people use refugiums and algae scrubbers on opposite timers of the display tank to keep pH as steady as possible.
Though, that's still not the problem with your wrasse.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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So is this normal and if not what is it and what should i do the clownfish dont look sick, starfish, and snails are all doing fine.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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How often and how much should I feed my fish I think im overfeeding right now I have a cleanr shrimp, a red starfish, a solar wrasse and 2 percula clowns.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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Set up a new thread for the wrasse in treatment/disease please post in eithe I really don't care but I want to try to make him live.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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OK so now I am even more pissed off now my cleaner wedge himself in a rock wasnt moving so I took him out and now his legs look broken and messed up.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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So should I get another shrimp down the line or should I not so I get get a different types of fish like hamlets and hawkfish and hogfish, and how big do hamlets get.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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OK so I would take that as a yes and right now as far as cuc I have 1 brittle starfish, 1 red starfish, 5 astrea snail, 5 nassaria snails, and 1 emerald crab
 
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