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SKIMMER on 120gal
Hi guys for the past 3days my skimmer has been working but no SKIMMMING! hehe what is the cause of this??? hmmmm so what i did was put my Prizm in there as well and both nothing....
SKIMMERS -Red Prizm -CPR back My tank is CLOUDY as a mofo...I lost My brain, Cowfish, SquareSpot Anthias...and the Imperator is not looking good.... R.I.P. - Cowfish - Brain - Male Squarespot Anthias HELP!!! - Imperator (Bad condition, peeling of skin...) - Zoa's not opening up Good and still eating - 2 x Pyramid Butterflies - 2 x Female Squarespot Anthias - Tomato Clown - Grouper (TINY) - Sea Pen 120Gal Main with 75Gal FUGE SETUP but still no PLANTS ...it's been up for 5wks... |
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Are you kidding??
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Your malfunctioning skimmer shouldn't be enough to be killing fish. What are your water parameters? Did you let your cycle finish before putting that many fish into the tank?
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BLANK, sorry double posted
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I TESTED THE WATER....PLS HELP the imperator wont last any longer....Would Prime work for the NITRITE??
Am using RedSea Marine Lab Kit... Problem!! Nitrate - 5.0 Nitrite - 0.5 ok!! Ammonia - 0 Ph - 8.3 Alk - High |
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I would go to your LFS that you trust and buy 20 gallons of tank water from there display or other established system and set up a 20 gal. QT. to hold the emperer in for a while until you work this out.
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I just reread your post, are you telling us that you have all these fish and corals in a tank that's only been set-up for 5 weeks? well I would say expect a total tank crash, this hobby is time sensitive, research, research, research.
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Keep your temp 75-79 and use a Coralife skimmer. JD
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And my temperatures cannot be controlled as of now, i need a chiller to get my temp that high in 70's = 78,79 range.... |
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As I recall box fish are toxic and can poisen your tank when they die, correct? maybe a large water change would inprove things?
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not only is he saying that, hes saying hes using a prizm and a backpack as skimmers and wondering why they're not skimming. What testkits are you using?
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Yeah thanx mayne...well that buggles my mind...well actually the prizm is starting to pickup...I have limited supplies here Fellaz! hehe i'm @ the philippines going to school hehe...yeah not like before i can just run down the LFS and get all that i need....I have been avoiding NSW, bcuz here it's the I guess "Craze"...i say around 95% of the people here use NSW ...actually am really tempted on using it myself....Cause When i as there i was told it was an aweful idea to do that???? what do you guys think....BTW the Backpack still isn't pkin up any SKIM, it's just puttin clear/cloudy water in the Collector...I'm going to try to request a BETTER skimmer, Suggestions guys?? BTW i dont get it, aren't cleaner shrimps sensitive to water conditions as well?? THERE BOTH FINE!! TANX LOTS |
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Cleaner shrimps are actually some of the less sensitive shrimp.
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You've got 10 fish in a tank that isnt cycled.
Start doing HUGE water changes.
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only up five weeks & a cowfish?!?!?! that cowfish could have released toxins upon death or even before when it was stressed.
even if you used an established tank's water - it would still need some time to stew, so to speak. and a cowfish? was it next to your sea apple? |
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if it were me I would get buckets of nsw and change 100% of the water, regardless of what you think is happening. That imo will cure anything.
Oh, and go easy on the fish load next time I dont think your limited in the phillipeans when you got very good water all around you. Personally i would not even use a skimmer and just do daily water changes. like 10 gallon changes a day.
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Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! |
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