greatXpectations
08-17-2008, 01:08 PM
A friend of mine gave me around 40-50 lbs of live rock, a clown, a goby, an urchin and a snail. I could get give detailed names, but i just woke up and it doesnt matter anymore anyways...
I hadn't set up my tank yet, was still waiting on my testing supplies, etc. so i didn't want to take the fish yet. He insisted, so i did, hoping i could keep them going until my stuff showed up.
On Friday i set up a 10g tank, 660 powerhead, heater (76 or so), nice helping of "live rock" from his tank. No sand. My 29g with sump isnt ready for water yet, so i had to create a temporary home...
Since i already paid for a refractometer and was just awaiting its arrival, i didnt want to buy a hydrometer. I took the water from his tank (30 g) and put it in the 10g hoping i could get away with that until I could mix some fresh salt water.
No testing supplies = no water data = I feel completely helpless and i hate it.
Ill admit, i wasn't too fond of the goby, but the clown was really cool and i was excited to have "rocky" He was fine the first day, nibbled on some food from the LFS, and tossed in a couple of blood worms since i was already feeding some to the big tank. He loved sitting in the current of the power head, and was constantly exploring the entire tank. Saturday, he was fine all day, seemed very active. Saturday night, midnight or so, i notice hes in the top corner riding the wave of the power head, but is nose down, and appeared to be struggling. I checked on him about an hour later and he was swimming the tank again but was acting a bit sparatic.
This morning i check the tank to find both fish in the back of the tank, hiding under LR, not moving. I thought i saw the clown move before i got to the tank, but im not sure. The clown was on its side. The urchin is still wiggling around, so i guess hes ok.
:( I'm really bummed out because i feel so helpless, and couldn't do anything for him. I don't even have a clue what did him in. Prob Ammonia or something from the old water, then being put into a 10. My friend admits he really neglected the tank, so i don't know what condition the water was in when i got it...
**sniff sniff**
Ive been quietly planning my SW tank for months now, and this is definitely not the way i wanted to start things...
I hadn't set up my tank yet, was still waiting on my testing supplies, etc. so i didn't want to take the fish yet. He insisted, so i did, hoping i could keep them going until my stuff showed up.
On Friday i set up a 10g tank, 660 powerhead, heater (76 or so), nice helping of "live rock" from his tank. No sand. My 29g with sump isnt ready for water yet, so i had to create a temporary home...
Since i already paid for a refractometer and was just awaiting its arrival, i didnt want to buy a hydrometer. I took the water from his tank (30 g) and put it in the 10g hoping i could get away with that until I could mix some fresh salt water.
No testing supplies = no water data = I feel completely helpless and i hate it.
Ill admit, i wasn't too fond of the goby, but the clown was really cool and i was excited to have "rocky" He was fine the first day, nibbled on some food from the LFS, and tossed in a couple of blood worms since i was already feeding some to the big tank. He loved sitting in the current of the power head, and was constantly exploring the entire tank. Saturday, he was fine all day, seemed very active. Saturday night, midnight or so, i notice hes in the top corner riding the wave of the power head, but is nose down, and appeared to be struggling. I checked on him about an hour later and he was swimming the tank again but was acting a bit sparatic.
This morning i check the tank to find both fish in the back of the tank, hiding under LR, not moving. I thought i saw the clown move before i got to the tank, but im not sure. The clown was on its side. The urchin is still wiggling around, so i guess hes ok.
:( I'm really bummed out because i feel so helpless, and couldn't do anything for him. I don't even have a clue what did him in. Prob Ammonia or something from the old water, then being put into a 10. My friend admits he really neglected the tank, so i don't know what condition the water was in when i got it...
**sniff sniff**
Ive been quietly planning my SW tank for months now, and this is definitely not the way i wanted to start things...