Lucas's 20g nano - Page 3

Babydaull · 06/12/2016, 10:27 AM

Sure enough this anemone is moving everywhere. when I first put it in the tank, it was on the left side in front of the rock work. (around 4:00pm)
This picture was taken at 10:00pm last night and it moved to the upper right in front of my powerhead.

Babydaull · 06/12/2016, 10:31 AM

This picture was taken at 10:00am this morning, once again you can see the green bubble anemone moved all the way across the tank to the left side. I hope this anemone finds a home soon because I heard it will sting my coral and I would not like that. As much as I want the anemone to stop moving I do not like the placement of the anemone for viewing haha.

GaG8tor · 06/12/2016, 10:41 AM

Very nice. Keep up the good work and just be patient.

ken1977 · 06/12/2016, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Babydaull

This picture was taken at 10:00am this morning, once again you can see the green bubble anemone moved all the way across the tank to the left side. I hope this anemone finds a home soon because I heard it will sting my coral and I would not like that. As much as I want the anemone to stop moving I do not like the placement of the anemone for viewing haha.

Looks great! Keep us updated

Babydaull · 06/12/2016, 01:21 PM

still thinking about getting a kenya tree and some type of hammer

Babydaull · 06/12/2016, 11:35 PM

I came home tonight to find my anemone looking like it is going to move again. Hopefully nothing bad happens while sleeping. one good thing that made me happy was I also came home to my clownfish swimming through my anemone and then it was also just chilling in it.

Babydaull · 06/12/2016, 11:39 PM

So I am going to start 5 gallon water changes every other week starting tomorrow. I bought pre mix salt water from LFS and it has sat in a jug for 4 weeks now. with that being said, do I need to heat and circulate that 5 gallon before I put it in the tank?

Babydaull · 06/13/2016, 09:25 AM

Woke up this morning to find that my green bubble anemone moved again

It is now in the middle of my tank below my arch. I hope this thing splits soon because it is huge and kind of looks obnoxious in my tank.

Babydaull · 06/13/2016, 09:27 AM

I had mentioned this last night, I know it is basically the same thing but instead of doing a five gallon change once every two weeks, I am going to do a 2.5 gallon water change every Monday. Ill post tonight to update how everything went.

ken1977 · 06/13/2016, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Babydaull

So I am going to start 5 gallon water changes every other week starting tomorrow. I bought pre mix salt water from LFS and it has sat in a jug for 4 weeks now. with that being said, do I need to heat and circulate that 5 gallon before I put it in the tank?

I would do that the night before the WC just to be on safe side.

Babydaull · 06/14/2016, 09:18 AM

water change went ok haha, like I said I'm new to everything and the first thing I did was suck a bunch of sand into the siphon. it was a rough start. After I removed the 2.5 gallons I took the time to clean inside the glass a little bit. I took apart and replaced my carbon in my media reactor. After I was done with the change the water was murky but I woke up to a nice clean and clear tank this morning! I think I will be buying new filter socks soon they are pretty dirty.

Babydaull · 06/15/2016, 01:25 AM

Well I walked into my room tonight at 2:30am and found my clownfish laying on my carpet, by the time I got to my clownfish it was already shriveled and hard. This will be my first fish death. I am bummed out about the death. This clownfish was my first cool fish and I hand picked him out of a display tank so I am pretty bummed. I thought giving him a little memorial would be nice.
RIP bud, you will forever be my first cool fish.

ken1977 · 06/15/2016, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Babydaull

Well I walked into my room tonight at 2:30am and found my clownfish laying on my carpet, by the time I got to my clownfish it was already shriveled and hard. This will be my first fish death. I am bummed out about the death. This clownfish was my first cool fish and I hand picked him out of a display tank so I am pretty bummed. I thought giving him a little memorial would be nice.
RIP bud, you will forever be my first cool fish.

Have you tested the water after the change? Maybe the salinity... Keep an eye on it and look for any changes of your coral and the anem.

seymour47 · 06/15/2016, 06:05 PM

It may not look great, but I always think it's important to have a screen of some sort on top if you have fish.

Babydaull · 06/15/2016, 07:00 PM

Got a full test done by Petco today. All levels were great! My salinity was at 1.023 which I thought was weird. So the next time my water gets low I am going to top off with salt water instead of RO water.

Babydaull · 06/15/2016, 07:07 PM

I was pretty bummed last night about my first clown fish carpet surfing, then this morning I woke up to an email from LFS stating they just got in black clownfish. Sure enough I ended up at the store and picked one up to replace my first clownfish.

Babydaull · 06/15/2016, 07:12 PM

While I was at the LFS I couldn't resist this torch hammer! it is so cool.
Due to my bank account I wont be buying anything new for my tank soon.

ken1977 · 06/15/2016, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Babydaull

While I was at the LFS I couldn't resist this torch hammer! it is so cool.
Due to my bank account I wont be buying anything new for my tank soon.

Nice fish and torch! Your tank is looking good!

Babydaull · 06/17/2016, 05:55 PM

Things have been going pretty smooth. I am almost scared that things are going too smooth haha. I finally love being able to go to the LFS and actually getting new stuff. As much as I want to buy new coral, I need to make some equipment upgrades to my tank. Currently I want to get the spinstream heads for my return pump. I am going to get the upgraded caddy's for the my tank for filtration. I also got a protein skimmer from my uncle that needs a new motor so I need to purchase that as well. Hopefully things continue to run smooth. Please keep up with questions and comments! thanks guys!

Babydaull · 06/17/2016, 05:56 PM

Today my torch hammer opened up the most I have seen it open. This is a great picture of it fully open and also featuring my cleaner shrimp.

Babydaull · 06/19/2016, 10:56 AM

Well I was driving to Cleveland today with my father for Father's Day and my mom called me and my 2nd clown fish died. I look at it before I left and it was fine and 45 minutes later it was dead. I can only say so much because I'm wasn't there but my sister said there the fish was really pale and losing color. I'll post some pictures but I'm really confused on what happened. This has been really discouraging with two fish dying in a matter of one week. Please post your thoughts... trying to figure out what made him die.

ProZack199 · 06/19/2016, 04:01 PM

Nice Looking Tank

Babydaull · 06/19/2016, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ProZack199

Nice Looking Tank

Thanks!

Babydaull · 06/19/2016, 04:20 PM

Like I said earlier I had my 2nd fish death. My clownfish was acting lethargic and swimming very weirdly. along with this behavior he has color lose. As quick as it started it ended. Anyone know what might have happened? I went to Petco and got the full test. Everything checked out on spot.

joedodge · 06/19/2016, 04:41 PM

How's your water parameters?

06/12/2016, 10:27 AM	#51
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	movement Sure enough this anemone is moving everywhere. when I first put it in the tank, it was on the left side in front of the rock work. (around 4:00pm) This picture was taken at 10:00pm last night and it moved to the upper right in front of my powerhead.

06/12/2016, 10:31 AM	#52
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	More movement This picture was taken at 10:00am this morning, once again you can see the green bubble anemone moved all the way across the tank to the left side. I hope this anemone finds a home soon because I heard it will sting my coral and I would not like that. As much as I want the anemone to stop moving I do not like the placement of the anemone for viewing haha.

06/12/2016, 01:21 PM	#55
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Future still thinking about getting a kenya tree and some type of hammer

06/12/2016, 11:35 PM	#56
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Clown fish I came home tonight to find my anemone looking like it is going to move again. Hopefully nothing bad happens while sleeping. one good thing that made me happy was I also came home to my clownfish swimming through my anemone and then it was also just chilling in it.

06/12/2016, 11:39 PM	#57
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Water change help So I am going to start 5 gallon water changes every other week starting tomorrow. I bought pre mix salt water from LFS and it has sat in a jug for 4 weeks now. with that being said, do I need to heat and circulate that 5 gallon before I put it in the tank?

06/12/2016, 10:41 AM	#53
GaG8tor Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Denver, Co. Posts: 50	Very nice. Keep up the good work and just be patient.

06/13/2016, 09:25 AM	#58
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Anemone Woke up this morning to find that my green bubble anemone moved again It is now in the middle of my tank below my arch. I hope this thing splits soon because it is huge and kind of looks obnoxious in my tank.

06/13/2016, 09:27 AM	#59
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Water change help I had mentioned this last night, I know it is basically the same thing but instead of doing a five gallon change once every two weeks, I am going to do a 2.5 gallon water change every Monday. Ill post tonight to update how everything went.

06/14/2016, 09:18 AM	#61
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	update water change went ok haha, like I said I'm new to everything and the first thing I did was suck a bunch of sand into the siphon. it was a rough start. After I removed the 2.5 gallons I took the time to clean inside the glass a little bit. I took apart and replaced my carbon in my media reactor. After I was done with the change the water was murky but I woke up to a nice clean and clear tank this morning! I think I will be buying new filter socks soon they are pretty dirty.

06/15/2016, 01:25 AM	#62
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	fish death Well I walked into my room tonight at 2:30am and found my clownfish laying on my carpet, by the time I got to my clownfish it was already shriveled and hard. This will be my first fish death. I am bummed out about the death. This clownfish was my first cool fish and I hand picked him out of a display tank so I am pretty bummed. I thought giving him a little memorial would be nice. RIP bud, you will forever be my first cool fish.

06/15/2016, 06:05 PM	#64
seymour47 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 84	It may not look great, but I always think it's important to have a screen of some sort on top if you have fish.

06/15/2016, 07:00 PM	#65
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Water Got a full test done by Petco today. All levels were great! My salinity was at 1.023 which I thought was weird. So the next time my water gets low I am going to top off with salt water instead of RO water.

06/15/2016, 07:07 PM	#66
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Fish I was pretty bummed last night about my first clown fish carpet surfing, then this morning I woke up to an email from LFS stating they just got in black clownfish. Sure enough I ended up at the store and picked one up to replace my first clownfish.

06/15/2016, 07:12 PM	#67
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Coral While I was at the LFS I couldn't resist this torch hammer! it is so cool. Due to my bank account I wont be buying anything new for my tank soon.

06/17/2016, 05:55 PM	#69
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Week five notes Things have been going pretty smooth. I am almost scared that things are going too smooth haha. I finally love being able to go to the LFS and actually getting new stuff. As much as I want to buy new coral, I need to make some equipment upgrades to my tank. Currently I want to get the spinstream heads for my return pump. I am going to get the upgraded caddy's for the my tank for filtration. I also got a protein skimmer from my uncle that needs a new motor so I need to purchase that as well. Hopefully things continue to run smooth. Please keep up with questions and comments! thanks guys!

06/17/2016, 05:56 PM	#70
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Coral Today my torch hammer opened up the most I have seen it open. This is a great picture of it fully open and also featuring my cleaner shrimp.

06/19/2016, 10:56 AM	#71
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	2nd fish death Well I was driving to Cleveland today with my father for Father's Day and my mom called me and my 2nd clown fish died. I look at it before I left and it was fine and 45 minutes later it was dead. I can only say so much because I'm wasn't there but my sister said there the fish was really pale and losing color. I'll post some pictures but I'm really confused on what happened. This has been really discouraging with two fish dying in a matter of one week. Please post your thoughts... trying to figure out what made him die.

06/19/2016, 04:01 PM	#72
ProZack199 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 10	Nice Looking Tank

06/19/2016, 04:20 PM	#74
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	help me out Like I said earlier I had my 2nd fish death. My clownfish was acting lethargic and swimming very weirdly. along with this behavior he has color lose. As quick as it started it ended. Anyone know what might have happened? I went to Petco and got the full test. Everything checked out on spot.

06/19/2016, 04:41 PM	#75
joedodge Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ST. Pete, FL Posts: 296	How's your water parameters?