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The flushing sound you hear in one of the firefish. Went last night. I have been doing water changes on a regular basis keeping it at 1.009 but I can't get the Ammo down. It is now off the chart. I have been using Ammo-Lock cause that's all the LFS has in stock. Don't know if the reading I...

How much water do I need to change out each day and am I better off using water from my DT and just cutting it with fresh RODI water to bring it to 1.009?????? It's a 20 gallon Xtra tall QT...........

Started HYPO a week ago last Saturday. The tank has been at 1.009 since the following Tuesday (9 days at 1.009). This past weekend I had an Ammo spike and had to use Ammo-Lock cause I couldn't get any Amquel. I have been following the directions on the Ammo-Lock and today it seems things have...

I had recently moved a falco hawkfish from the QT to the DT and kept feeding the QT after he was moved. There was a good BIO load in the QT prior to putting the 2 firefish and copperbanded butterfly in the tank. for some reason the butterfly broke out with ICH 2 weeks into quarintine and I am...

My QT has been set up for over 5 months and has even QT'd a fish before going into the DT. I started HYPO last weekend and now have a real bad ammonia spike. Did a 30% water change and still have around .3. WHAT TO DO. Water changes seem to be making it bad cause I feel as though I am...

Started the HYPO precess thursday night leaving the Firefish in the QT. It seemed right away that the white spot were getting smaller. They are still there and I have about .004 ppt to go before I get the water to 1.009. The little pink spot on the side of the Butterfly has not gotten any...

Thanks for the input. I do kinda like it and figured it would be a nightmare to scrape off. Guess I'll leave it until I figure if I am going to be breaking down the tank cause there is lots of it...... Thanks again............. Cory

Don't know if this is the right fourm for this question, but I have let Coralline grow all over the back glass of my DT. At first I thought it might be pretty cool and I wouldn't have to worry about cleaning the glass if it was completely covered with Coralline. The problem is that now there...

I started HYPO this evening and will ask question/post as the process goes forward..... Just wish I could have moved the firefish to the DT before the HYPO but I know better........ Thanks folks...... Cory

Could really use some help with this one. The dots are still there but have not multiplied. I original one on the right fins seems to be a little bigger but he still has lots of energy and eats like a horse. I don't think it's ICH cause it has not gotten worse. Have no idea what to do at...

I guess at this point I need a little advice as to my next move. 2 more white dots have appeared on the tail and 2 on the other fin. The Butterfly is still very active and has a real good appitite. Not sure if this is ICH or not. Any suggestions would be very helpful. The firefish don't...

Thank GOD for QT's. I will NEVER place anything in my tank again without going through QT first........ Hopefully its not ICH and they can go in the tank on schedule. If not I guess I will have to HYPO...... Cory

As luck would have it I just got home and it now has a small one on the tail. It looks clumpy almost like a really small cotton ball and is on the very edge of the fin and tail. I will have to wait til the lights come on in the morning to get a better look. Will post what I see then..... I...

I placed a Copperbanded Butterfly in a QT 2 weeks ago with 2 Firefish. All came from same LFS. Everyone has been doing fine (eating, swimming around, etc.). I noticed last night that the Butterfly has a single white dot on its right fin. That's it nothing else. Wondering if it is possible...

I guess my question is, since I had to rebuild my tank 2 years ago I have not seen any signs of ICH in the tank at all. Is it possible for the parasite to lay dorment in wait for a new fish (that has been QT'ed) and could be a little stressed? I read an article that refered to fresh water...

Nothing in the tank was QT'ed before being added (guess I've been lucky til now). The only thing I have added was a Featherduster about 8 months ago, and like I said in the first post it will be about 2 to 2 1/2 months before I am able to start QT'ing anything. I am just wondering if those...

My QT has been set up for 3 weeks now and I don't plan on putting any fish in it for some time due to travel for work. I wanted to ask this question however. My 90 DT has no issues with ICH (that I know of) at this time. Once I am done traveling I plan on using the QT to add more fish...

He died on Monday night.......

It's really not so I will keep it up and going all the time. Since this is really my first experience with Hypo I will take quite a bit away the the lesson and will be a little bit more prepared next time.... Thanks again Cory

I use DT plankton for my DT so I figured I'd use that....