Packleader's 40 gallon thread

Well, unfortunately the CBB has really headed downhill. I doubt it will make it through the night :-/ I may euthanize before heading off to sleep if I dont see something here soon

 

that sux dude, what happend? nice looking fish.

 

I really have no idea. He ate the first day, then just dropped from there. I heard they were delicate fish.
Params as follows:
Temp:78
PH:8.3
SG: 1.026
Ammonia, nitrite and Nitrate all at 0
Ca:460
MG:1500
dKH: 12.5
PO4: .25

I could stand to get the phosphates down a little bit, but I doubt that thats whats causing anything. I think maybe it just wasnt meant to be with this fish

 

Well, just to verify, I tested with my back up test kits. Everything came out the same, besides PH. One says 8.3, the other 8.8. Did it twice. I am currently doing a water change just in case. The CBB is gone. It got stuck to a powerhead a few times so I had to euthanize.
This is the one part of this hobby I dont enjoy much. Specially since I have to work in 6 hours, and theres no way I'll be able to sleep, even after the WC. Nervous like a cat :-/

 

Sooooooo, what didja get?

 

Singapore dwarf angel. Just came out of the bag, and is hiding in the rock. Soon as he feels more comfy in the tank I will post pics.

In addition to frags I took to the LFS today, I also took back the flaming scallop. It just wouldn't settle in an area that I could feed it. And if I cant constantly feed it, its not going to have a chance. Had to just about tear down the tank to get him out too. So now the rock work is different, and I am not happy with it. I will see if it grows on me; if not more aquascaping next week. The fish have been through enough this weekend.

 

ah man. that's not kul at all. dangit.

GL on the rework rock


Were you able to get credit for CBB?

 

No. Well, I didn't even mention it to be exact. I know they don't offer a guarantee. And part of it is my fault. I jumped on a fish that had only been at the store for 1 day without watching it, and my store has never had a CBB live past three days in their tanks. Its something I shouldn't have done.
The singapore I got today though has been there for a month.

 

Pics

Pic of the new aquascape. I feel its too humped up in the middle, leaving the sides (particularly the left) vacant. But, it does allow more room to work with corals.




And the only two of the new angel. Still hiding, I will get better pics once it feels comfortable coming out to model for me.

 

The rearranged aquascape looks pretty nice. Congrats on the new angel, as well!