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hmmmmm.....i keep my tank at 78-80 and i am currently treating my tank with copper (level is .25) to kill my ich. these guys are inverts right, so how is he surviving in my tank? by the way i got my sand from the beach and i live in hawaii. so i dont know about them needing cold water.

i got some sand from the beach. it must be a sand flea or crab or whatever you want to call it. it must be from the live sand i picked up from the beach. thanks for the ID.

ok there we go. thanks all for teaching me that. now, what the heck is that??

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did it work?

Originally Posted by Tizzo Well, until he find photobucket, here is the pic he needs an ID on... wow i cant figure this out....im sorry im really bad with computers. anyways thanks tizzo for doing that for me. explanation of creature: its about 3/4 inch long 1/2 inch wide pretty fat, thick it...

ok i dont know how to post and when i do try my file sizes are too big. if someone could pleeeeeease email me at slumberking@gmail.com and i will send you the picture of this thing via email. it looks like a huge (1/2 inch) pod sort of. i am so confused at what this thing is

does my pic work? if not how do i post a pic?

thanks scuba. ill leave it in a couple more weeks. all is looking good. except my tang is starting to get a little darker up by his head, like going from white to tan. im a little worried about him, but ive seen fish change color al the time and for no apparent reason so i think he is ok. still...

thanks for the replies all. dont worry, i learned my lesson about trying to add fish and it wasnt a fun lesson. i wont make that mistake again. as for the copper, yeah i guess i shoulda gone hypo. i just heard so many people say that like 1 or 2 of their fish were the only ones to make it thru...

wow thats a while......but how long until i should start removing the copper?

scuba- that makes sense. im not adding any fish into that tank for at least a couple months after the ich is totally gone and the tank is back to perfect conditions. thanks for all the help, i feel a lot better and am ready to put this hastle behind me and straighten this thing all out. beth-if...

ok i will stay away from the live rock for a while. so carbon and water changes over a long period of time. sounds good. i dont really plan on adding any inverts tho, just the live rock but i will wait.scuba do you think my theory on why my fish died is accurate? 3 of my original fish i added...

ok thanks for shedding some light on the subject. i was thinking that maybe the reason they died is they couldnt adjust to the copper in the system. going from no copper to copper may shut down their system or sumthin i dunno. the only reason i added fish was cuz the lfs owed me a maroon clown...

thanks sweetdawn. that post really helps me. i know exactly what to do now

like i said i already read tons of stuff (including your FAQ) and understand all of the complications of using copper. I have no intention of putting inverts back into my tank. My ammonia has been consistantly at zero through this process. could it be possible that i have a second disease in...

55 gallon and i heard from several people (on a different site)that if i took out my inverts and live rock i could treat in my main tank without problems. As for my levels, all have been very close to if not right at zero the whole time. my copper level is at about .15-.20 i thought the copper...

i am so confused and frusterated right now. my tank got ich about a month ago and i did some research and decided to copper treat my tank. i put in exactly how much the bottle said. here is where i am totally confused. i have lost like 4 fish during the treatment. here is a summary of what has...

even if you do water changes like every day?! will live rock just die if i put it in there? oh well i guess i dont have to have inverts. what level did you keep the copper at?

thanks beth. the reason i decided to go with copper was because i got scared off of hyposalinity. i heard from a few people that they lost a lot of fish. also, i heard it was really really hard to get the salinity to stay at the right level. too high, ich survives, too low, fish die. i guess i...