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That's what's so weird, other than the ragged fins and loss of appetite, the Lion shows no marks, spots, flecks, dots, loss of scales, film or anything. Water conditions are good (NH4 & Nit 0) Salinity is down to 1.014 right now, I'll take it down to 1.009 tomorrow if needed, but he doesn't...

Moved the clowns to a small tank (5 gallons) and they seem okay. Have no idea if they were tank raised or wild caught. The Lion is looking pretty haggard. Half of his tail is gone from the top down, looks like there are no membranes between the veins in his tail. Not sure if he's got...

The large antennatae Lion is dead. The smaller (3.5 inch) Russell's Lion is alive though his breathing seemed a bit labored last night. Other than the labored breathing, he doesn't show any signs of anything. I'm thinking the breathing may just be due to stress since he's in a smaller tank...

I moved my Lion (he's about 3 inches long) and my 2 percula clowns (1.5 inches long) into a 15 gallon hospital tank (out of my 75 gallon reef). I lost my big lion to some white spots, scales that looked like they were peeling back etc. Clowns were showing black and white dots on heads. My...

Really the only symptoms I have are the white spots on the head of the clown with tiny black dots. Everyone is eating like crazy. The Antennatae Lion never did eat, although my hermit crabs and cleaner shrimp have disappeared. I figure he must have been pretty weak. He looked terrible...

Beth, you are a goddess. Thanks, you answered nearly all of my questions. My original plan was to move the livestock to a hospital tank, but it isn't done cycling. I'll take out the present water and replace with big system water. My concerns were with the protozoans, my thought was, why move...

So if I treat velvet or ich on my fish using hyposalinity, I still have to transfer my 75 lbs of live rock and all my invertebrates to something? What? Won't whatever caused my fish to be sick be in any water I would transfer the rock and invertebrates to? What happens if the rock dies off...

I’m losing my mind. About a week ago, my lion had an eye that clouded over, so I set up a quarantine tank and a dip tank. The quarantine tank has a major ammonia spike going on and it appears to be cycling, so that’s probably lost. Today, I noticed that his eyes are really cloudy, he has...

I noticed someone suggested an algae refugium to reduce nitrates in a system. What exactly is this and how would one go about setting it up?

Alright, I've conceded that I added fish too quickly to my 75 gallon tank (75 lbs live rock, 80 lbs LS, Protein Skimmer, assorted corals, 2 small lions, 2 damsels, 2 percula clowns), but you live and learn, especially when you listen to people at LFS. My problem is that I can't get my ammonia to...

I'm planning on building a new tank. I'm starting out with LR & LS and will eventually convert it to a reef tank with fish. It's a 125 gallon with stand, hood, etc. The LFS reccomended the following: Tank, hood, stand Thermometer 2 36" 10k actinic lights Kent Protein Skimmer 3 Power Sweep Heads...

I'm planning on building a new tank. I'm starting out with LR & LS and will eventually convert it to a reef tank with fish. It's a 125 gallon with stand, hood, etc. The LFS reccomended the following: Tank, hood, stand Thermometer 2 36" 10k actinic lights Kent Protein Skimmer 3 Power Sweep...

Don't worry if you're overpopulated with a clean up crew, if there's not enough food, there will be some die off. I know that sounds harsh, but that's what happens in the wild also. Watch your horseshoes, they get big fast, sometimes up to 12 inches across, so be prepared to move them to a...

Don't worry if you're overpopulated with a clean up crew, if there's not enough food, there will be some die off. I know that sounds harsh, but that's what happens in the wild also. Watch your horseshoes, they get big fast, sometimes up to 12 inches across, so be prepared to move them to a...

I have two Lionfish, one an antennatae and the other a Russells. The Russells is pretty small (head to tail about three inches) and the antennatae is around 6 inches. Neither one would eat (though I am mysteriously missing two cleaner shrimp and three chromis) for about two weeks and the...

Steel: Welcome. This community is awesome. Supplement your info here with some books and you're on your way. I just got started and I mistakenly added both an antennata lion and Russell's lion (slightly smaller but still a Volitan) to my tank. They're pretty hardy fish and actually thriving...

In this forum I've talked with several people about R/O units and I am now convinced that I need to buy one. Since I am starting another 125 gallon tank, tne unit will pay for itself just in H20 from the market. Question: Can I hang a R/O unit on one of my chemical drums I am currently storing...

mattjtitus: Thanks, that's what I needed. Unfortunately I have about a half dozen books, and they all say something slightly different. Your explanation about the bacteria helps. Did a 10% water change, got rid of the 2 anenomes and everything is crystal clear. Ammonia fell to .15 so that's...

Sorry, let's try this again. I have a lion that seems to have cloudy eyes, maybe even pop eye and I want to quarantine him. I have a 20 gallon tank (lion is an antennatae so he's small -6-7 inches-), but also have a few questions: 1. Should I put LR or LS in it? 2. If so, should I let the tank...

What steps should I take to set up a hospital tank?