Our first fishy friends

[NanCrab]

Meet our first fish...clown 1 and clown 2 Haha. Think I'll let the grandkids name them.
They are probably quite unhappy with their new digs as they came out of a large, coral filled tank.

I will have to go re-read all the posts from the other QT thread to see about the prophylactic treatments.

When I previewed this, I noticed one glaring thing we failed to do....who wants to be the first one to point it out? :::::GO!!

 

[Doberman13]

Just a guess but I don't see any drip loops in your wiring. They could be out of sight.

 

[NanCrab]

Just a guess but I don't see any drip loops in your wiring. They could be out of sight.

There is, you just can't see it in the pics, it's something else.

 

[NanCrab]

Just a guess but I don't see any drip loops in your wiring. They could be out of sight.

We failed to paint the back of the tank. Guess it's not a necessity but probably would look nicer?

 

[Steve Burton]

I bought some black poster board at the dollar store to put on the back of a couple of mine after the fact, easy.

 

[lmm1967]

window tint can be put on fairly easily after the fact as well

 

[NanCrab]

Thank you @Steve Burton and @Imm1967 for the tips! I will do one of these things today

 

[Shawn]

Thank you @Steve Burton and @Imm1967 for the tips! I will do one of these things today

Be sure to get an ammonia badge to put in there. There’s no biological filtration established so you’ll need to Prime that water every day or so until you’ve got a QT cycle done.

 

[NanCrab]

Be sure to get an ammonia badge to put in there. There’s no biological filtration established so you’ll need to Prime that water every day or so until you’ve got a QT cycle done.

Thanks Shawn! I have one coming today via Amazon.

 

[RonS]

So happy for you!!!

 

[NanCrab]

Meet our first fish...clown 1 and clown 2 Haha. Think I'll let the grandkids name them

I'm sure you will all be shocked to learn that the grandkids named them Marlon and Nemo...so original lol. And they made sure we noted the differences in their stripes so we would know who is who.

 

[ZapataInc]

I'm sure you will all be shocked to learn that the grandkids named them Marlon and Nemo...so original lol. And they made sure we noted the differences in their stripes so we would know who is who.

My daughter named our first two clowns the same thing. But after telling her how clowns establish dominance and the more dominant one becomes a female...Marlon's name became Marlina.

 

[Adam]

A small cheap powerhead in there would be a good idea too.

 

[RonS]

“Someone” in our household (over the age of 18, but I’m not naming names) decided our clowns are Barbara and Thomas. And the yellow tang is Nemo. No matter how much the 13-yr-old and I try to explain, they are adamant that the tang’s name is correct!!

 

[dball711]

I have some small power heads and you’re welcome to have one for free next time you come by. Also I have some window tint as you’re welcome to have.

 

[NanCrab]

I have some small power heads and you’re welcome to have one for free next time you come by. Also I have some window tint as you’re welcome to have.

Thank you! I will take you up on that! Not sure when I will be over that way but all of my specialists are in Sandy Springs so I’m over tat way at least a couple of times a month. We are also coming to the ARC meeting

 

[NanCrab]

My water reading have changed a bit since yesterday with really no changes to the tank at all so
Yesterday: today:
Temp 76. 76
PH 8.4. 8.0
Amm/Nitrite 0/0. 0/0
Nitrate 4ppm. 0
Sp. grav. 1.026. 1.026

What's up with the sudden decline in pH and nitrates? This is just a 13g QY with 2 clowns only.
I have some Kent's Marine Pro dkh to increase alkalinity, should I add a little bit of that?
Thanks,
Nancy

 

[ZapataInc]

My water reading have changed a bit since yesterday with really no changes to the tank at all so
Yesterday: today:
Temp 76. 76
PH 8.4. 8.0
Amm/Nitrite 0/0. 0/0
Nitrate 4ppm. 0
Sp. grav. 1.026. 1.026

What's up with the sudden decline in pH and nitrates? This is just a 13g QY with 2 clowns only.

Thanks,
Nancy

Did you do a water change? Also I could have been an error in the testing.

 

[NanCrab]

Did you do a water change? Also I could have been an error in the testing.

No I haven made any changes. I need to get a vacuum and get all the poop and uneaten food out of the bottom of the tank

 

[ZapataInc]

No I haven made any changes. I need to get a vacuum and get all the poop and uneaten food out of the bottom of the tank

I would do the test again