Recent content by millstreetzoo

I have been experiencing a situation similar to Dawn. I added a Tang and a few days later it had ick. I only have 2 fish so I put both of them in a new QT tank and started copper treatments. The ammonia went sky high, I was doing 2 - 50% water changes each day and adding double doses of Prime...

I have the same problem with my 10 gallon QTank. Ammonia is 1.0+ Nitrite is .5 and Nitrate is 20. It has been set up for about 3 weeks and there has been nothing in the tank for 2 weeks. I plan to use the tank to isolate new fish. I am running a filter rated for a 30 gallon (Aqua Clear 30). I...

I let the filter run for 2 hours, was that long enough - I have already added the fish. I will remove the tufa tomorrow after I buy some PVC pipe. Another question: Since Ick parasites go through 4 cycles, one being hardening to live rock; If additional live rock is added to a tank, do you...

I have the isolation tank up. I'm just waiting for the temp to rise a bit. I bought a 10 gallon. I filled with 5 gal of water from my existing tank and 5 new made with RO/DI water. I set it up with an Aqua 30 filter and left out the carbon - should I put the bioballs in? Can I put a tufa stone...

[With your fish in QT, give them a hyposalinity treatment. ] Since I'm a newbee - could you explain this process. Are the fish the only ones susceptible to ICK - what about the snails - hermits etc.... Thanks!

My son actually got me the Tang and his companion cleaner shrimp. The Tang is really small right now. I plan to set up a 120 gal FOWLR once I get this reef tank established so he will go into that tank once he gets bigger.

Thank you for your candor Omni. I appreciate any help with my tank. I kept salt water for years but have been out of the hobby for the last 12 years. I should have been more specific with info. I did test for phosphates - I have a salifet test kit and it came in at just a hair over 1ppm, which...

I just got home from work and noticed that my Sailfin Tang has what appears to be ick. White spots on his fins and a few on his body. I did not notice this last night or this morning. Since I have no invertibrates yet is it OK to treat him in the main tank? If so, what do you recommend as the...

Thanks jumpincactus! Didn't know anything about new tank burn - guess I know now! I already told my son Thanks for the Tang (he's such a nice kid) - but please wait a couple months before any more gifts!

I greatly appreciate your response. I will give it time and see what happens. Thanks again!

I greatly appreciate your response. I will give it time and see what happens. Thanks again!

I have a new 55 gallon tank. I added water on 2/20 - 80 lbs of live sand and 40 lbs of cured live rock with lots of coraline algae. I have a remora Pro skimmer and an Aqua Clear 110 carbon filter. I change 5 gallons of water each week. All of my water comes from an RO/DI unit. I have a current...

Thanks for the reply jdeets! This is by far the best site I have found for information! I was considering the Blue-Green Chromis (2) or the Long Finned Fairy Wrasse (1 male and 2 females). Any experience with the Fairy Wrasses?

Thanks for the reply jdeets! This is by far the best site I have found for information! I was considering the Blue-Green Chromis (2) or the Long Finned Fairy Wrasse (1 male and 2 females). Any experience with the Fairy Wrasses?

I just set up a new 55 gal reef tank. I added the water on 2/20, 60 lbs of live sand on 2/21, 40 lbs of cured live rock on 2/24 and 20 more lbs of live sand on 2/27. I have an AquaC Remora Pro protein skimmer, Aqua Clear 110 carbon filter, 2 heaters and a Current Sunpod lighting system. The...