Tying to figure out what's going on with my Banggai Cardinal (LFS "30day quarantined"). He was eating great for the 1st 5 days (frozen mysis shrimp), then 3 days ago he quit eating and hid a lot. This morning he was lying on the sand bed and passed this afternoon.
I have a 20 gal Nuvo AIO which took 47 days to fishless "cycle" (ammonia and nitrite zeroed in 24hrs.) I have a skimmer and hob refugium in the mail, otherwise I have the filter sock and a media basket with floss, carbon and rock. I did a 30% water change last night.
I test nightly but here are my test results this morning .
2-3-2023
Parameters - (red sea test kit)
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - greater than 20ppm, less than 50ppm
Phosphate - .07 (Hannah checker)
ALK - 7.5 DKH
Salinity - 34ppt
Temp - 78.1 F
I have a 20 gal Nuvo AIO which took 47 days to fishless "cycle" (ammonia and nitrite zeroed in 24hrs.) I have a skimmer and hob refugium in the mail, otherwise I have the filter sock and a media basket with floss, carbon and rock. I did a 30% water change last night.
I test nightly but here are my test results this morning .
2-3-2023
Parameters - (red sea test kit)
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - greater than 20ppm, less than 50ppm
Phosphate - .07 (Hannah checker)
ALK - 7.5 DKH
Salinity - 34ppt
Temp - 78.1 F