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The poor guy didnt make it. The water parameters were ok, all the other fish and creatures were perfectly fine. Any ideas what it could of been.

I've had him for just under a month now. His fins are intact and he has no spots but his colors seem a bit faded. He seems to be getting worse. All he does is lay on the sand breathing hard.

I have a small Spanish Hog that has been acting weird for the last few days. Its colors are getting dull and it has been laying around a lot more often. It just sits at the bottom of the tank and rarely moves. Its breating really fast and hard. Its not eating either. I've tried flakes, frozen...

I finally gave up and went out to buy a new hog. It didnt even make it through the night though. I dont know what it is, my water levels all seem to be ok. I drip acclimated him for 2 hours. As soon as i put him in the bucket to acclimate he looked pale and really scared. Once i put him in the...

anyone, still no luck

Well hogs are a type of wrasse and I have heard that when frightened they will burrow in the sand. I've looked everywhere though and nothing. Its been like three days now. Thanks for the response. Anyone else have any suggestions.

I bought a Spanish Hog about 2 weeks ago and I haven’t seen it for 2 days now. I know it likes to hide in a big shell I have but I checked and he is not in there. I'm assuming the worst and that he died but I just can’t fine him. I've checked all around my tank to see if he jumped out as I've...

I have been having issues with high nitrates so that might be the problem. I'll try and post a pic of what I am talking about. Its not really slime looking.

I had the same problem, he would pick at the LR but wouldn't touch anything else. I tried flakes, frozen brine, algae sheets, even squid and nothing. His fins started looking real bad after about 2 weeks and died shortly thereafter. I think my lobster or one of my craps might have got to him. I...

I typically clean the LS with one of those gravel cleaners that siphon the water out. I've done it a couple of times to clean out this reddish brownish algae in the sand bed. I know there is beneficial bacteria in the LS so is it wise to be cleaning the sand every time I do a water change (about...

So what I gather from yoru method is that its ok to mix in the new water right away and not have to gradualy fill the tank. I have a similar technique, I just empy out the new water into the sump and let it pump back into the tank. I do this several times untill I get all the new water in.

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I thought 10-20% was the standard water change. How slowly do you put back the new water into the tank?

Thanks Squidd, I guess I'll have to keep the heater in the tank then.

I'm thinking of placing my heater in the wet/dry but it would not be fully submerged. Can the heater be submerged half way and still work effectively?

Does it need a sand bed for the algae to grow? Can I have the water falling straight onto the algae.

BAWood, thanks for the reply. The bioballs in the wet dry are not submerged but I can have the overflow submerged if I wanted to. Do you think I can set up a fuge out of that current setup. I have about 50 lbs of LR in the display tank.

Anyone have any ideas???? :notsure:

Capt.T, what can I say the guy that got me hooked on this told me he knew what he was doing and recommended this nitrate factory setup that I now have. As a matter of fact he has the same current setup and has killed more living organisms than the Exxon oil spill did. He is known among the...

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