reefers worst nightmare.

my PH was 7.2 when i found out they were sick and my salinity was 1.022 so it was my fault they got sick. i should have checked before i put the rest of the water in

 

lmao im right there with ya on that.

Sorry for the loss, it always sux when this happens

 

To wax somewhat off topic....

When I first set up my tank I wanted to buy a shark egg and the LFS wouldn't sell it to me because they knew i had a 60g tank. A 4 month old Banded shark should be a good 5-6" long. They grow VERY fast to their adult size. You had, at best, maybe another 4-6 months before it would out grow a 75 gallon tank - and that assumes you had a sand bed tank with no rock work. Everyone on this site is more than happy and willing to discuss proper fish for a given tank. I haven't raised a shark (yet) but know plenty of people here have. please consult with someone before doing another shark. If you want to keep a shark you can do it for less than you'd think. They don't need a reef tank, so no expensive lighting, and you can get a 180-200g tank off Craigslist for a few hundred bucks usually. Don't give up, just plan ahead.

It was valiant of you to rescue a shark from a tank it wouldn't survive in, but long term it would have been a bad match for you as well. This is always something to consider when keeping a shark. Most public aquariums cannot/will not take in over grown pet sharks and as a result many die in cramped tanks.

And a "Colombian Cat Shark" is actually a brackish catfish, not a true shark. "Cat Sharks" when in the context of a marine tank usually means a banded or bamboo cat shark - true reef sharks. I used to keep Colombian Catfish sharks in a brackish tank. They also grow quite large. Mine got to about 10" or so in a 90g tank and I had to give them up to the LFS. I still want a brackish tank. I don't know if they're suitable for a full marine tank (SG 1.022-1.025) but they probably are...still not the most attractive fish when you get to that point.


Anyways, carry on good citizen! Keep us posted.

-Doug

 

Sorry to hear about your loss. Moving a tank can be a pain in the @$#^!. Take a little time then you can plan out you new stock list. Best of luck.

 

thanks for the advice/ info.I think im gonna take it apart and convert back to freshwater.

 

Hello, sorry for your loss, I have a 65 gallon tank and plan to move it soon to our new built home , this is what i,m going to do A day are two before the move I will do a 20 % water change and have the old water in a rubber made tub at the new house heated to 78 and a hang on side filter set up , the day of move I will take out my corals and any rock that has shrooms are good stuff on it verry carefully and place in buckets filled with aquarium water ,place them in rubber tub, catch fish when enough rock is out, place them in buckets with airrater , one for each bucket that has fish or crabs or inverts .after all rock is out with water I will place any water left in bukets , ready to move . I will leave about a inch of water in there and get going with it , Don't ever stirr sand bed , Thats a no no, you will get nitrates like crazy , once moved i will start putting the large rock with least life on it first then add a little water slowly pour on rock so i don't stir up sand takes a little time but everything that is alive in buckets should have airraters , so they will be allright .next , when enough water and live rock is added i'll add my fish and corals I also will have my heaters going when water is high enough ,I did this once before and never lost anything .Hope this will help anyone thats moving . Now my move to the new home was not more than 20 min away If you have to move far are longer than i would airrate all the water , there battery powered ones at wal- mart for 8-10 dollars hope this helps it worked for me

 

i think i might have to move the tank again. Im strongly thinking about converting to FW again.