Red Coris Wrasse Near Death

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by PharmrJohn, Jan 6, 2009.

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  1. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Brief description of the problem.
    A picture(s) will also help.

    PARAMETERS (important)
    Temperature: 77
    PH: 8.2
    Ammonia: 0
    Nitrite: 0
    Nitrate: 20
    Salinity: 1.026
    dKH/KH/Alkalinity: 12
    Magnesium: 1640
    Calcium: 440
    Phosphate: Present....Low

    Tank size? 90
    Estimated total system? 110


    Reef, fish only or, freshwater? Reef

    Current inhabitants? What and how many? 14 inches fish
    Clean up crew? Yes...Florida Cerith, Dwarf Cerith


    How long has your tank been set-up? 8 Months

    Substrate.
    Type? Sand
    Depth? 1.5"

    Live rock? Yes
    How much? 130 LBS
    Did you recently add some? Yes 2lbs with Xenia attached

    Filtration
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    Type? --
    Protein skimmer? Yes
    Do you wet or dry skim? Wet
    Maintenance schedule for filtration? --
    Drilled tank/hang on back overflow? HOB
    Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much? Sump
    Macro? What kind? No

    Lighting.
    Lighting type? PC
    Age of bulbs? 8 Months

    Feeding
    What? Dry
    How much? Few big pinches
    How often? Twice weekly

    Water change schedule.

    How much? Don't do WCs
    How often? Don't do WCs
    What salt brand? Reef Crystals
    Water source? RO for additives

    Additives/supplements used? Reef Advantage Calcium, Reef Builder, Epsom Salts, Red Sea Calcium +3

    Do you have a ground probe? Yes
    What kind of flow does your tank have? 34x

    Any additional info you would like to share.... Including anything different that you have done/not done.

    There is a possibility is may be reacting to me putting in too much Mg. Possibly. That is the only thing I can think of. None of the corals or other fish are affected at all. I think I raised the Mg 150 to 200 ppm in a 24 hr period. I took a reading, mixed the solution and fed it into the tank (drip over a few hours). Retested a few days later. This was four or five days ago.

    Let's get to the bottom of this. Any of the above info that is questionable to you is pertinent to keeping a happy/healthy tank/wallet.


    OK, thought I had a dead Red Coris Wrasse. It is weak and breathing heavy. I was able to catch it and put it in my nano. I don't think it will eat. I am thinking a last ditch formalin dip to see if helps. Dip, rinse, back in nano and hope. Whatcha think guys and gals?


     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I think you are doing more harm than good trying to "fix" with dips/transfers.....
    A pH spike while buffering through the M[SUB]g[/SUB] situation?
     
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  4. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Possibly. OK, I will for-go the dip. I am going to keep it in the nano just for observation and the ability to get at it if needed. If it gets back into my rockwork in the 90, I will do more damage to the entire system moving things about trying to get at it. It likes to hide. It is a wrasse. It will probably bury itself in a self fulfilling prophacy.

    Thanks for the quick reply dude. Appreciated.