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UPDATE...Made a temporary hospital tank and used a canister filter and pump for aeration and filtering. Put some plastic foliage and other items in the tank with the Tang to give it a place to hide. Then I added 200 mg of Erythromycin each day for 7 days and did 25% water swaps every other day...

Sorry it took this long to get back with you Beth and thank you for all the info. I am not sure what type of substrate I have. I bought the tank and setup from a fish store and they did all the instal. Would it help if I sent some pics of the tank and filtration system? I would really like...

That makes total sense which is why I didn't clean the balls until they started to get really filmed up. I figure that high pressure RO/DI water will wash away the debris but maintain the bio asset. This tank is located in our store and was set up 6 years ago with 2-3 inches of bio substrate. I...

If rinsing them in RO/DI water is cleaning, then yes. Is that the proper way? I'm not familiar with the frequency and method for cleaning bio balls. Any suggestions? Bottom line, I have been taking care of my own tank for over 5 years now and things appear to be doing ok. But to the the eye of...

I have always assumed, through limited reading and watching pro tank service people, that a 50% swap every few weeks was ok. I guess I am gonna have to do some more research on the subject but I appreciate the info. As far as filter media and such goes, I have a sump pump that goes through a...

It was a few days after the water change that we noticed the rash, but I have been doing 45gal water changes, at 3 week intervals, for the past 5 years. We have always kept the turbulence to a minimal with temps and salinity matched. There is plenty of places for the fish to hide in the tank and...

Thanks for all the help!! I can do that but do I really need the bio balls in the QT? It will be 45 gallons of fresh salt water for 1 Tang. I don't think there will be enough time for the water quality to get bad. Or am I brain farting some other variable? I have been know to miss the easy...

AH! That makes sense! Forgot about the bio balls and substrate bacteria. I'll get on the garlic treatment immediately. About a hospital tank. I use RO/DI water in a clean 45 gallon rubbermaid garbage can on wheels, for my water swaps. I add the proper amount of salt and circulate it for 2 or 3...

I have read a bunch of threads about this type of red spotting on Yellow Tangs but haven't gotten any true idea what it is and how to treat it. I have a 90 gallon fish only tank with this Yellow Tang, a Niger Trigger, 2 Clown fish, a small Damsel fish and one Chocolate Chip starfish. It is a...