Need Urgent Help

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T04:49:35-0400

I’m beyond confused,
I set up my new Red Sea 300XL G2, and whenever I add a clownfish it dies within a few hours. Keep in mind these fish have came from another tank a few feet away. Used live biocubes from old tank, live sand, rock and DrTims etc. Tank is cycled, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate all fine. Salt is 35, temperature is 77.5, PH is 7.9, ORB 220. Tried to check for stray voltage, that’s not the issue. Running carbon and purigen as I thought there might be some kind of toxin. Fish are drip accumulated for 30-45 minutes. After being in the tank for around half an hour, you can notice there fins start to deteriorate.

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T04:54:37-0400

It’s honestly wanting to make me quit the hobby. After 3 clownfish dying due to be added to the tank, also the fact it costing over £7000.

~MD~Reefs~ · 2024-10-26T05:07:43-0400

Are the fish all from the same place? If your tank is cycled and your parameters are all fine (everything calibrated and testing properly) then it sounds weird you’re having keeping clownfish which are normally very hardy

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T05:10:26-0400

~MD~Reefs~ said:
Are the fish all from the same place? If your tank is cycled and your parameters are all fine (everything calibrated and testing properly) then it sounds weird you’re having keeping clownfish which are normally very hardy

Yes most of them are from TMC, all parameters have been crossed checked with Hannah, Salifert and also trident helped. I keep clownfish, so shouldn’t have a problem with clownfish lol.

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T05:11:33-0400

Just waiting to move the rest of the fish over, but obviously I’m not going to add other fish if clownfish are dying.

~MD~Reefs~ · 2024-10-26T05:12:26-0400

EdinburghReef said:
Yes most of them are from TMC, all parameters have been crossed checked with Hannah, Salifert and also trident helped. I keep clownfish, so shouldn’t have a problem with clownfish lol.

I’d try getting fish from somewhere and giving that a try. If they’ve all been dying from the same place… that might be the issue

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T05:13:22-0400

~MD~Reefs~ said:
I’d try getting fish from somewhere and giving that a try. If they’ve all been dying from the same place… that might be the issue

No, all of these fish have been alive in my other tank for over a year. It’s not like I buy them from my LFS and chuck them in the new tank. It’s just super frustrating I have no idea what’s wrong.

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T05:16:26-0400

Tried everyone’s ideas at my LFS nothing worked, might take a fish genius to figure it out.

~MD~Reefs~ · 2024-10-26T05:17:13-0400

EdinburghReef said:
Tried everyone’s ideas at my LFS nothing worked, might take a fish genius to figure it out.

Did you try sending in an ICP and seeing if there’s anything weird in your water?

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T05:22:37-0400

~MD~Reefs~ said:
Did you try sending in an ICP and seeing if there’s anything weird in your water?

Not yet, that’s kind of my final step. Was hoping I could figure it out before that.

SpyC · 2024-10-26T05:22:40-0400

If you have photos, you might want to try the fish disease and medic forum. it could be a bacterial infection causing the quick wipeout of your fish. How much time is between the death of one fish and adding the next one?

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T05:26:56-0400

SpyC said:
If you have photos, you might want to try the fish disease and medic forum. it could be a bacterial infection causing the quick wipeout of your fish. How much time is between the death of one fish and adding the next one?

I wait over a week before adding another one. I’ve had the photos checked already of bodies, but can post anyway.

PharmrJohn · 2024-10-26T06:14:18-0400

Did you use tap water or well water?

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T06:18:37-0400

PharmrJohn said:
Did you use tap water or well water?

I use RODI water from my garden tap.

PharmrJohn · 2024-10-26T06:19:32-0400

And you tested TDS prior to adding the water?

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T06:20:26-0400

PharmrJohn said:
And you tested TDS prior to adding the water?

Yes it’s 0

PharmrJohn · 2024-10-26T06:24:28-0400

Hmpf. ICP. That's all I can think of either.

LOL, I was just thinking This Dude is up as early as I am! its 0330 here. Then I paid attention. 1130 in your neck of the woods!

@vetteguy53081 --- What do you think?

EdinburghReef · 2024-10-26T07:23:14-0400

I’m starting to think pathogens, diseases etc… but I don’t know. They’ve all been in that tank for over a year super healthy and happy.

PharmrJohn · 2024-10-26T07:28:12-0400

EdinburghReef said:
I’m starting to think pathogens, diseases etc… but I don’t know. They’ve all been in that tank for over a year super healthy and happy.

I don't think this is disease. A couple of hours is just too fast. And you've already performed a dechallange/rechallange with the same result. It's gotta be something else.

Polymate3D · 2024-10-26T07:43:59-0400

Whilst I cannot advise on what is causing them to die so quickly, you could possibly place them in a isolation box in the tank and observe for the 1st hour or so. That way if you see any sign of problems you can get them out easier.

Any random things like sprays used in the house, or used putty to bond rocks?
Was the PH of 7.9 in the morning or at night?