Well the cardinal I kind of don't really count, not that his life wasn't important, but it was my panic at how long everything had been out of the tank and in buckets that induced me to put everything into the 120 when it was still so cloudy.. Everything had been in buckets for 7 & 1/2 hours.. My anemone without heat even.. He was so stressed out that he didn't even try to close on the cardinal, the cardinal swam right into him and was stuck there, I pulled him off and he swam away, and managed to live for several more hours but sadly the damage was done.
I made a few mistakes when it came to this huge endeavor, I had never done something like this, the 55g was my first saltwater tank. Unfortunately the cardinal was the one that suffered my mistake. But considering all factors involved, I am very greatful that I only had one fatality, and I learned some valuable lessons for future reference.
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