Jennduhh
Community Member
Hey all,
(TLDR; looking for trustworthy site to overnight fish & small corals)
As mentioned on a previous board, I have been managing a salt water tank for about 4 years. When I began, the tank was already established by my (then) boyfriend. About a month or more ago, my (now) husband found that the glass had cracked in an irreparable place, which led us to transferring things over quite quickly to a new BioCube we had purchased.
We transferred over 85% of the water from the pre-wstablished tank, along with 2 batches of live rock & the inhabitants. Even having done that, it went into a small cycle, but we were managing fine. UNTIL... the alcohol thermometer we had in the tank got broken. Upon reading, it didn't seem like a major issue, so it was taken out, etc. Fast forward to 2 days later, everything has died except my conch snail, 2 hermit crabs, & another snail that we call our zombie snail because it survives everything. I've since found that there was enough alcohol in the thermometer that it essentially suffocated the inhabitants since it is such a small space.
That was approximately 2 weeks ago (days blur together), but the water is now fresh, we are through the cycle, params are sitting fantastically, we have new green & coralline algae growth & the remaining inhabitants are spring great. Both crabs melted a couple of days ago, and the conch is making his daily rounds. B
I am at the point now when I want to start restocking the tank, both with small corals, possibly an anemone, a clown or two & a goby.
There is only one saltwater fish store anywhere near me, it's about a 45 minute drive & they have a limited selection, so im curious-what trustworthy sites do all of you use to order your inhabitants?
(TLDR; looking for trustworthy site to overnight fish & small corals)
As mentioned on a previous board, I have been managing a salt water tank for about 4 years. When I began, the tank was already established by my (then) boyfriend. About a month or more ago, my (now) husband found that the glass had cracked in an irreparable place, which led us to transferring things over quite quickly to a new BioCube we had purchased.
We transferred over 85% of the water from the pre-wstablished tank, along with 2 batches of live rock & the inhabitants. Even having done that, it went into a small cycle, but we were managing fine. UNTIL... the alcohol thermometer we had in the tank got broken. Upon reading, it didn't seem like a major issue, so it was taken out, etc. Fast forward to 2 days later, everything has died except my conch snail, 2 hermit crabs, & another snail that we call our zombie snail because it survives everything. I've since found that there was enough alcohol in the thermometer that it essentially suffocated the inhabitants since it is such a small space.
That was approximately 2 weeks ago (days blur together), but the water is now fresh, we are through the cycle, params are sitting fantastically, we have new green & coralline algae growth & the remaining inhabitants are spring great. Both crabs melted a couple of days ago, and the conch is making his daily rounds. B
I am at the point now when I want to start restocking the tank, both with small corals, possibly an anemone, a clown or two & a goby.
There is only one saltwater fish store anywhere near me, it's about a 45 minute drive & they have a limited selection, so im curious-what trustworthy sites do all of you use to order your inhabitants?
