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Ok boys and girls here is my story. My LFS had an open house after store hours a short time ago. They asked new people and some more knowledgeable hobbyist to sit down and have an informal discussion on the hobby. I left saying to myself wow I miss that start up enthusiasm. Getting new corals...

Originally Posted by srfisher17 You're probably right Joe. I just got into the habit of running everything through QT a long time ago; and my "teacher" said that ich isn't the only problem that can be caught in QT. All it takes is one use of a net, etc, used in a tank with fish and then used in...

Originally Posted by Jstdv8 the LFS I buy most of my stuff from does not seperate coral from fish so his coral and fish are in the same tank

lighting requirements

I personally think its very rare to transfer ick from my LFS in its divisional stage simply because they segregate their coral from their fish.

Originally Posted by spanko When men on the chessboard Get up and tell you where to go And you've just had some kind of mushroom And your mind is moving slow Go ask Alice I think she'll know Remember what the dormouse said Feed your head Feed your head

Originally Posted by spanko Don't have any mushroom, but I so seem to remember from time to time about these. It's like I flash back for a second and can see these in my hand, then it's gone again. Think I need help Joe? no just crank up the jefferson star ship

you may want to seek out Spanko he has much experience with shrooms

Originally Posted by CAM78 where is it Joe? can't find it. Got pics of your new lights? https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/vb/s...old&highlight=

Originally Posted by Jstdv8 30 days 18 hours so 5 to 6 weeks just to be safe

check out marine land pro lighting that is what i just upgraded to, seek out my thread "out with the old"

exactly that's why you must take the longest time frame you believe in and start when you remove the fish and assume that's when the parasite was introduced into your tank in its stage where it is attaching to something in your tank to start division

Originally Posted by Beth Hard to QT many corals due to light requirements. Keep in mind that soft corals can not carry ich, but the rocks they are mounted on can. QTing corals for a week is a good idea, as long as they are not QTed with fish!. If you buy corals locally, you can make...

IMO nothing wrong but minimal gains if any

I was still talking about the fallow thing. sorry, should have specified. I guess I don't see why you would need to fallow for the whole cycle since there are no fish present and two of the stages are hosting stages. if when you remove the fish from the DT to the QT the ick parasite falls off...

ok, now a whole other animal Not so fast I guess I still don't understand why you need to add up all the stages of the life cycle when two of them OK lets say you are treating with copper now copper is toxic to ick in the free swimming stage BUT to be sure we have killed all of the parasite in...

It doesnt even have to make sense to me why you do it. All I'd like is confirmation from the people I trust the most in this hobby You are much too good a hobbyist to just accept what others do. If It does not make sense to you then ask questions and research some more. If you do not understand...

Originally Posted by deejeff442 hey joe these mantis sure can chow down some food .i ran out of snails in my 90 and 250 tanks.kept picking till all gone.so i went to my lfs and bought $35 worth of snails.a couple different kinds.i figured i would put them all in. about 15 of them the bigger...

Originally Posted by Jstdv8 I read that same article Joe. But like cranberry said I don't know wheather thats based on facts or if someone just made it up off the top of thier head because it seemed like a good idea. I don't know if it came from a journal or an online article. Look, all Im...

Originally Posted by srfisher17 I just have to ask Joe: Can ammonia really accumulate during a 3-4 min FW bath? No I think its overkill to add a product like prime but then again it can only help