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  1. drtash

    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    My case of ich began about a week after purchasing LR from my local p--c- store. They had a major outbreak in there store. The tank I purchased the cured rock was in a separate tank. I thought I was ok. That piece of rock was the only new investment into my dt. I would assume it came from...
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    so you quarantine all brand new lr and ls for 3 weeks?
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    how long do you recommend quarantining new live rock and sand?
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    i did a fresh water dip today with my harliquen wrase.. It looked like i killed him. When i put him back into the tank he was swimming upside down. He is currently rightside up and hidding under a phony rock. Scary thing. He is my prize posession.
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    how soon after hypo would you start seeing the white spots disappear? two weeks?
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    i am using a refractometer....salinity is 1.013 today... i will start to bring it to 1.009 today and tomorrow
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    Beth according to your article you mentioned not to use a deep sand bed. I was not sure how many inches was considered deep so i took most out.
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    the 125 gal tank i put the live rock into was empty and up and running. I forget the name of that ich solution....If rid ick was with malachite...than it was not rid ick....the stuff I used was more like kick ich. I am using a refractometer and I will be bringing the salinity down over 48...
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    I broke down today my 220 gal fowlr tank. I have been battling ich for over 1 1/2 months. Did the rid-ich....did nothing.......tried the hyposaline for 1 month...just raised it back to 1.020 last week. Today I noticed again Ich "white spots" all over my harliquin wrasse, spiny box fish...
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    Turbo Twist 12x 36W UV Sterilizer ????

    what do you guys think of this UV sterilizer?
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    suggestions on buy a UV sterilizer

    what do you think about Turbo Twist 12x 36W UV Sterilizer
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    suggestions on buy a UV sterilizer

    I have a 220 gal fish only tank. what uv sterilizer would you recommend buying. I also have a 40 gal sump underneath
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    Ich in 220 gal tank.....suggestions

    The experts on this website claim hypo is 1.009.....When I tell all the local fish store people they all claim that it is way to low. What is the truth?
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    Ich in 220 gal tank.....suggestions

    Note... I started the hypo process and then re-read the Beth Report, where it stress, not with live rock.
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    Ich in 220 gal tank.....suggestions

    Ok here is the story. About 3 weeks ago my 220 gal fish only tank came done with ich. I freaked out and went the easy route.... I purchased a bunch of Ich-Attack. Treated for about 1 week as the bottle said. It did not seem to do anything.... For the past 2 weeks I have been doing the...
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    Fuel Surcharge???

    Can anyone from SWF tell me there shipping prices
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    Fuel Surcharge???

    Does anyone know if SWF dropped the fuel surcharge by FED EX? Now that fuel has gone done 50%. Hard to buy from them if its still in effect. Please let me know
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    120 gal tank in orange county NY

    opps!!! Sorry about that. I guess it would help if I listed the price. Listing for $900
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    refractor

    Yes, I love my refratometer. I use it all the time. My hydrometer that is currently in the tank is so far off the mark. Not sure why I still have it in the tank.
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