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Started a carbon treatment this afternoon and THIS started happening to my yellow tang. If you look on the side, it is like its scales are peeling away. I thought I saw a little dot earlier today and NOW.......ITS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. PLEASE PLEASE HELP.

Thanks to everyone. Yeah, he chilled out after a day or so. Sorry for the delay to get back and thank you all. Regards :)

Ok, so I have had my yellow tang for about 2 months now. He has been chill, nice, friendly, yada yada. In the last 2 days he has been swimming around ALL THE TIME with his dorsal fin straight up in the air non stop ?? Take a look at the pic. Ironically enough, looks the same as the pic on the...

and now the search for lights start

Originally Posted by 40 galons its the lights sigh :(

Originally Posted by SCUBA Diva Also, check salinity/gravity. I got a bad batch of water from a LFS and they had extremely hight salt content. It was a real shock to my inverts! It took a couple large H2o changes to get every one happy. I lost some corals also. Salinity is perfect. The...

Originally Posted by SCUBA Diva How long has this been going on? What lights do you have it under and what are your water parameters? all parameters are good. UGH, this sucks :(

Originally Posted by SCUBA Diva How long has this been going on? What lights do you have it under and what are your water parameters? compact fluor 2 x 65 10000k and 2 65 actinics. All was well in the same lighting. I just dont know what happened. Was going to check parameters tonight. Did...

Originally Posted by Grue have you fed it? Grue yes

I dont know what is going on but can anyone tell me what is happening to my anemone ?? Please see pic one and then compare it to number 2. Its been slowly deflating, losing color, etc etc. Now it wont stay footed at all ?? HELPPPPPPPP :(

Originally Posted by Pjlovesbaskets I hope it is that easy! not clowning you at all but sometimes...it so not easy, LOL. I feel your pain.

wow, that is a drag. Sorry :(

sounds great guys.....I appreciate the input. How about I run it with the filters and the air pump to clean out what MIGHT be left inside the sponge and filter. Then run the dechlorination any opposition ?

UPDATE........he died :(

Hello All, Well I got my QT tank. 10 Gal, heater, air and filter. It was used and needless to say the last thing I want to do is use it to QT without sterilizing it. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this bad boy clean before putting any kids in it ?

Originally Posted by blownz281 yes. problem is the fan/fans on the hood won't be able to push the air away or get fresh air. so you would have to cut vents,or add a pusher and puller fan on to your wood cover. AH, got it. Thanks a million

Originally Posted by Jesses89 I also agree that it is a Sebae anemone. Looks like a sebae to me, and it looks dyed... but i could be wrong ... you can kill an anemone by over feeding it... and i also agree.. half a piece of shrimp is way too much. convbmw, How long has your tank been up and...

Originally Posted by blownz281 You won't have a heat issue as long as you have the T5 setup on legs and not sitting on the top of your tank. side note- my 20gal i have 96watts and my lid sits right on top of the tank a inch of clearance above my glass lid. I like glass lids for safety and...

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Well I admit my ID maybe off but with a specimine in as tough shape as that it is difficult to tell. IMO. As for your bulbs dont look at them as what is printed being the final decision. There are 3 things important when it comes to lighting, Bulb type...

Thanks PD, you are awesome and the best part is that this newbie understood what you are saying. here is the update on the anemone......he looks fine. Still not attached and I am concerned about that but he seems groovy. I will post update soon. thanks to all