that sucks man , its frustrating when you work hard on something and it doesnt go well. what happened to the fish?


sometimes it just helps to walk away for a bit , maybe doing to much even if intentions are good isnt good for the new tank.

if your in a place now where the tank isnt enjoyable and results arnt going good then id take a breather and put the tank on auto mode.

dont buy new fish for a good while and let the system mature and just focus on the corals in there for a bit.

theres a few hard lessons to this rock , one is its filthy and filled with all kinds of dried up organics (crab claws/urchins/sponges etc) , adding any kind of bioload to this rock (pukani/fiji) when its first introduced creates big problems and the minute saltwater hits this rock the chemical reactions start , you can stay on top of it but it def becomes an issue wth the more fish you have.

good luck buddy and chin up my bonsai had to be shut down for similiar reasons i had a mass ich outbreak that wiped out half the pop and rebuilt the tank two times from hydroid infestations ....that tank got shut down at the end of the summer and i went for the last year and a bit with no display just tanks for the corals.

feeling better these days so started a display and frustrations are minimal this time around so far:)

That's terrible that you lost your fish again. So heartbreaking!
I would go with what reefwars says, leave the tank fishless for a time, corals only.

I would shut it down and watch an empty tank for a while.
It could give you a different perspective from present problems, jmo.
I'm doing that with mine for only a week so far and already thinking about a better future tank setup.
Lifting the nagging maintenance burden from the shoulders could be a well deserved break.

agreed fishless sounds like a good idea. or just let it run without fish, corals or lights for a few months and forget about it. wait until your desire returns. good luck!

Me three:mrgreen:

Me four...:smile:
Maybe a few shrimp and crabs, but no fish, for at least 3 months. But we do want to see the corals again.

Ugh. :( Go fishless for awhile. My 50 had a single Blue Eye Cardinal in it for the last year before I decided to stock it up a few months ago.

Yikes :frusty:

What happened ?

I like the idea of you going fish-less for a bit to stabilize your tank
Then you could exchange the crap rock with some LR

Chin up bud
You know you want to keep doing it :lol:

PS, I'm kinda getting there with my tank .. the whole idea of a total reset. Remove the junk rock and start with real rock
Little tank for frags, maybe a tank for the fish ... let it stew for a bit while I have a breather and calm down as I'm kinda ****ed about my tank
Maybe even another tub of LR for cooking ....

Brad sorry to hear about the losses of your fish, how are the other fishes doing?
I was trying to read through your journal quickly this morning. Did you get rid of the cyano?

Thanks Chris. I have a pair of clowns and a Leopard wrasse left. Yes, cyano let a while ago, just chmicleaned it.