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Quote: Originally Posted by deejeff442 the ich that killed my fish came in on a coral.the fish were in the tank for 6 months then i added a couple corals. Thats awful bro. Sorry to hear that. I use RX Coral Dip, I assume it kills all those unwanted pests considering I have not had an outbreak...

Quote: Originally Posted by tangs rule I know - but they are TOTALLY worth it, and hey - it should last 15 years too! What the heck - It's only money - right? lol PS - yours is a little young guy - as the orange line at the base of his caudal fin (at his scalples) indicates he's just a...

Quote: Originally Posted by deejeff442 i had a 6 inch achilles .he died of a huge ich outbreak.but i have had alot of different fish over the last 25+ years and he was my favorite. congrats I hate to hear that. I have had my experiences with ich. I had an outbreak a long time ago and it...

Quote: Originally Posted by tangs rule Congrats on getting one! Mine I've had for 3 years now, and he is my favorite tang. He eats ANYTHING including collard greens. He was sold as a "medium" size - but he showed up as a small to be sure - like 1.25".....he's finally getting those wisps on his...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kylev Congrats on the achilles. I'll be purchasing one here in about 2 months so would love to know how this works out for you. Do you have any other tangs? Just curious cause I'm going to keep mine with a hippo and purple in a 280g hey thanks yes I have a powder...

Hello all So on Friday, I got my first Achilles Tang. He is 2-2.5" and is a very healthy fish. I have him in the QT right now and he is doing great! I was a little nervous considering the price and gamble. So far, so good. Usually if "ich" is or was in water column or already on the fish...

Thanks Al for the drawing, it looks great! I will update you when I begin the project.

Quote: Originally Posted by Al&Burke I think you could make a stand with a curved front all you would have to do is run 2x4 along the curve - make a top and bottom plate out of 2x10 cut to the curve then put your verticle member (2x4) for support - do you have a drawing of your tank or...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chain Rule for me. If it is/was wet, then quarantine it. I got so fed up with dealing with pests in/on my live rock I quit purchasing it and opted for just dead base rock. Takes alot longer to build the beneficial bacteria, but Im a patient person so time doesn't...

Hey guys and gals I need a little advice. So I am getting ready to build a house. I would like to have my tank in the in the living room. Beside the living room, there will be a laundry/aquarium room. This is where I want my sump, equiptment, QT tanks etc to be located. So between the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower I'm sorry but that is crazy. To start with coral needs certain light, and to be honest those very expensive lights are on my main tank not a QT and I think most folks are like me when it comes to lights. The reason you don't have a problem is that you get it...

Guys This is why we QT everything that we put in our tanks. I have NEVER had an aiptasia problem. I have purchased several corals online and put them in my QT tank. I have found one of these little devils growing on the rock of one of my new corals it was attached to and I exterminated it (by...

Florida Joe is correct. I am an industrial electrician (PLC Programmer) and I know/understand electricity. Everyone should use GFCI's for all of their aquarium plugins (anywhere in a wet/damp location). GFCI's detect as little as 5 mA or .005 A of fault current. 5 mA is pretty much harmless...

Hello I have the same problem with my Juv Queen Angel He has HLLE but it is getting better. I had to quarantine him for about 1.5 months bec of ich before he recovered. He was placed in a 10g QT. During the QT period, he got HLLE. Now he is in a 2 month old tank and it doing awesome. His...

Achilles hands down

The bumps are probably related to the "ich" parasite. This could be a result of scar tissue as a result of the burrowing parasites. Give it time. It should clear up as long as there are no parasites in the water column. BTW poweder blue tangs turn pale when stressed.

Try using a veggie clip and apply red marine algae. Angels naturally graze on algae constantly. I had the same problem with my queen angel but he began to pick at the alage and once he felt comfortable with the algae, he began to accept flake food. Good luck

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 True the Aquacontroller monitors alot of parameters, but you can't monitor salinity with it, so you can't be using that to judge the accuracy of your refractometer. conductivity does translate to salinity with a little math lesson.

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Correct. A quick question to the OP, what were you using as a reference to compare the accuracy of the refractometer against? I have an aqua controller 3 pro with a conductivity probe (lab grade) It's very accurate so that is how I am comparing parameters...