fish not lookn good

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    I came home from work today to find my 55 reef not doing well.temp was at 79,salinity at 1.025 didn't have time to check other paramiters bc I have my second job. I put some prime in as a last ditch effort but im afraid I may loose my prized fish. All corals and anenome lookd normal.I have a 210 ending a cycle now im thinking of just transfering everytthing early into there when I get home:/
     
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  3. fishyfinder

    fishyfinder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    What do you mean by not doing well?
     
  4. N3MATOCYST

    N3MATOCYST Spaghetti Worm

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    what was your temperature in the morning? fluctuations stress out fish
     
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    If it's not done cycling don't put anything in yet! It would be better to just make new saltwater and put them in a spare tank... maybe crowded, but without ammonia.
    Your temp and salinity are very common in reef tanks, I would say they're the preferred temp and salinity.

    What is worrying you? What specifically in your tank is starting to show a decline in health?
     
  6. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    All the fish are breathing heavy/rapidly and not eating ...these guys lived through an 8 hr power outage and 60* temps ...I didn't notice the temp in the am but the alarm wasn't going off so it had to be no less then 77.the new tank has 0 amonia but the nitrites were still presant. My only spare tank is a 10g at the moment
     
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    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Not much I can do till midnight bc im at work.I have my dad setting up a new reactor with carbon in it that's supposed to be on the new tank
     
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  9. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Either lack of oxygen or ammonia, IMO.
     
  10. loneracer05

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    Evolvd normally id agree however these fish have been there for atleast a year with no ndw additions and all fish were accounted for and I don't have any inverts big enough to cause anysort of spike.
     
  11. Va Reef

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    The lack of eating and rapid breathing sounds like lack of oxygen, or ICH.
     
  12. loneracer05

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    I agfee it seems that way however I don't know what would cause that. Widow is open with fans on full blas(24/7) blowing drirectly over the surface.one mj1200 with the hydor rotating flow deflector hits the surface really good aswell as the koralia....