yeah nice idea, but a dangerous one for sure. that tank will end up busting, it's just a matter of time. The corners HAVE to make full contact over the middle, and support, that is where the load and stress of the tank is.
Originally Posted by raf
it has been in QT since yesterday with copper treatment. ICH got better but red spots got worse.
thats whats happens when treating with copper, infections tend to get worse. Sounds like this fish needs some maracyn two for saltwater fish, with hypo salinity treatment.
i would drop that salinity down to 12ppt day one. Fish can handle a rapid drop quite easy, it's the rise you need to be slow on. I have actually dropped the salinity down in 8 hrs time, but after some research found alot aquariums etc match PH and temp and go from seawater to hypo with zero...
I am happy to report, hypo finished fish back in DT and ich is destroyed. I lost one fish (royal gramma) but that was due to a purple dotty beatin him down. blue tang, yellow tang, Kole tang, clown pair, 5 chromis, watchman goby and a B cardinal all good and lovin the 125. i kept my 30 gallon...
i found that hypo in the DT is a mistake. it will kill ally our worms and pods, creating havoc on water quality. what worked best for me is a bare bottom QT tank with HOB filters. even if new just do water changes until you get the ammonia under control.
Hyposalinity Pros:
1. Less stressful and longer lasting than freshwater dipping.
2. More effective than freshwater dipping outside the aquaria, since OST kills the free swimming parasites as they emerge from dormant cysts/spores within the aquaria/system as well as those attached to the fish...
When new acquisitions arrive at the quarantine facility, the main acclimation concerns are pH, temperature, and detoxifying the free ammonia. The acclimation process brings the salinity of the newly arrived fish down gradually although this is not the determining factor in introduction of the...
Originally Posted by deejeff442
dont copper a puffer it will kill him.puffers cannot take copper.one inch total depth of sand ,sounds like you have 2-3 inches.if you have foam piece in the dt sump that will work great in new qt.you need to get a qt running pretty fast once the ich drops off...
Originally Posted by Chrisnif
Engine, yes he starts scratching/flashing at about 5 pm daily, i could set a clock by it.
Reef, THANK YOU, I've had about 20 people say "im not sure" because it keeps coming and going every single day. One guy in my reef club did say the peppermint shrimp could be...
Originally Posted by sfaloha
My salinity is at the lower side of 1.009 ;). Good news is that I bought a K1 black friday deal at my LFS and marlin came out of hiding. Looks like marlin is eating 1 or 2 pellets so that looks to be good. As far as heni he's eating still and swimming around despite...
Originally Posted by sfaloha
Ack my current readings are HIGH! I've only been checking pH and ammonia. I kinda had a feeling it would be high which is why I use Amquel+ every 24 hours. I better start doing 50% water changes every other day. QT is a 30 gallon.
pH 8.4
Nitrite 1.0
Ammonia .25...