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  1. ntracy

    My Failed Adventure with Ich Attack by Kordon *Update*

    Hello all, I just wanted give an update and let everyone know that it's been almost two weeks and I have not had an outbreak of ich yet. The hippo tang seems very happy. There's not one white spot on him and he has beautiful coloring, swimming around actively. We have had no deaths. I have a...
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    Brooklynella Epidemic - Thoughts?

    Hello, I've had a total of 7 clowns now, all of whom died of brooklynella. I've tried the formalin baths. I've tried the quarantine (but blame myself because i didn't do it right)... but it seems as though I have a brooklynella epidemic on my hands. I'm posting this because I want to know the...
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    Is 6 weeks for hypo a little much?

    The title says it all. When I treat my fish with hyposalinity n my QT, is 6 weeks too long of a time? I understand the need for a length of time to "be sure" but if the ich cycle is 2 weeks, then wouldn't 3-4 weeks work as well? Can I get some personal opinions about this? Thanks, Nick
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    You know this hobby encompasses your life when...

    We were prepping to cook dinner when I took a few steps back and had a look at our kitchen... I felt the need to share it with you, in all it's splendor. You know this hobby encompasses your life when: 1. You have a 50lb bag of Instant Ocean next to your Shake 'n Bake 2. The center island in...
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    ID - What the heck are these?!?!

    I was fragging a big chunk of zoos and came across these three little hitchhikers. ID please?
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    Help ID - Red dots on my Goniopora - Algae?

    Hello, I noticed this red stuff growing on my gonipora a few days ago and it's been getting progressively worse. This coral lives in my 14gallon tank that's been set up for about a year. all of the levels are normal. I just installed a new powerhead about 2 weeks ago and the flow is much...
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    An Easy and Cheap Way to Cure Ich (or ick) - My Adventure with 'Ich-Attack' by Kordon

    Well, being a newbie at this stuff, I was too impatient and started adding too much fish too soon. I believed the gimmick that my tank could cycle overnight with this miracle elixir they call "Bio-Spira"... and the truth is that it shortened my cycle, but I wasn't out of the woods before I...
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    What's the best method of feeding for...

    I have: 3 clowns (2 percula, one black percula) Hippo Tang Mandarin Goby 2 Chromis 1 Pseudochromis Clown Goby Twin Spot Goby 6 Line Wrasse 10" Bubble Tip Anemone What should I put in the tank, how much, and how often? Currently I'm feeding twice a day, each time giving three squirts of live...
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    Tank Aeration - A Problem?

    I have a 34galloN Red Sea Max and I turned off the skimmer for the first time in a while... when I turned it back on, tiny little air bubbles started coming out of the powerheads. is this normal? is it a part of the skimmer firing back up again?
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