rsm 250 update 6/3/2010

As you can see few of the fish are gone, I had outbreak of some disease earlier thats why I got uv

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[Gtrplyr1]

I assume this is old and you have purchased more rock already. Your fish most likely will die from ammonia poisoning. Live rock is essential because it is surface area for bacteria to grow.. Basically your fish crap and produce waste(ammonia) this waste is eaten by bacteria that turns ammonia into nitrite, which then another form of bacteria turns nitrite into less harmful nitrate.. Without enough live rock in your tank there won't be significant amounts of bacteria to support your fish waste.

[vandit2k7]

@Gtrplyr1 Yes I now have more rock. By the way I never really had an ammonia problem not then and not now. I can't seem to keep feather dusters alive for some reason but that's a whole diffferent story lol.

[portretfotograafbenk]

Where are your rocks.

[MrBushido85]

your tank looks like shit!

[MRBromley1]

your tank sucks

[reefseeker]

rule is 1 pound of Rock for every gallon of water. So 50 pounds is just about right, 66 gallon tank but after sand and rock maybe only 50 gallons of water.. Need it to become a reef that is alive and filtering,

[bartjeurissen]

@vandit2k7

I now have 27 kilo thats +- 55lbs i read that this is the minimum for marine tank. If i couldn't keep them elsewhere i would do it. If you want to make this tank a succes you have to. Note that your tank is going to go through a starting cycle again. this means you could have some fish losses and algea. Hmm what a beautiful hobby :) no worries it's going to be fine.

[vandit2k7]

@bartjeurissen I am actually not sure what type of rock I have I know I got it at the store but I only got 15 lbs or something very small amount. Is it appropriate to buy more cured rock from LFS and put it in tank when fish are already there? Or should I take fish out first? I know more you take fish out and put them back is like more stress on them.

[bartjeurissen]

@vandit2k7

I don't know, what kind of rock is it? how old? 1 thing is certain you don't have enough of it.

1n There are to few bacteria to break down the waste of the fish because there is now place the bacteria can live/peopulate on. The skimmer alone can't keep up.

2 Your tang is(was) a territorial fish this means he needs a domain a place, cave, ... something to say this my place GET OUT otherwise he gets frustrated nervous and then he gets sick very easy.

[vandit2k7]

@bartjeurissen I understand, so you think I have like wrong rock or bad rock?