20 Gal Fish Only Tank

History

12/27/00

Setup the tank for the first time as a saltwater tank.

1/01

Put my first Saltwater fish in the tank. It was a yellow tail damsel.

Added a few pounds of Live Rock from a LFS. I also added 2 domino damsels.

Lost all fish due to an ICH infestation. Or at least what I think was ICH. I was not able to get to a LFS in time to medicate the poor little guys.

Added Pomacentrus alleni (Allen’s Promacentrus) to the tank

2/01

Added two Pseudochromis paccagnellae (Royal Dottyback’s)

4/01

TRAGEDY!!! Lost Allen's Promacentrus and one Royal Dottyback to Ich or Marine Velvet.

Moved sole survivor from my 20 Gal tank to my 45 Gal tank. I will go fish less in the 20 gal tank in hope of killing Ich parasites. No host = No Ich.

Added Cleaner Shrimp and Hawaiian Feather Duster. I have heard that the Cleaner shrimp may eat the Ich parasites in egg form on the substrate. Only time will tell. I have added pics of my Cleaner Shrimp and Feather Duster to this page.

8/01

Added two small maroon clowns and mushroom rock

1/02

Added Alveopora or it more common name (Flowerpot Coral)

Pictures

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Photos taken 8/01 (To see photos from prior to this period plese check out my archived photos directory)

Photos taken 1/02

Current contents of tank

Approx 3" deep sand bed

About 13lbs of live rock

2 maroon clowns

1 cleaner shrimp

Assortment of mushrooms, feather dusters and Alveopora

Equipment