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  1. dave96z34

    More work on my brakish river fish tank got somthing unusual today in the trap.

    I released him wouldn't eat mysis so it was just better to put him back.
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    More work on my brakish river fish tank got somthing unusual today in the trap.

    After the sea horse died I started working more on the tank system. Added a 16 gal sump with protein skimmer, UV and a 16 gal aux tank with some live sand as kinda a acclamation to tank living- refugium. Been building on my knowledge of salt water tanks so I don't make the same mistakes. Gotten...
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    Build up in sump return lines.

    Yes every other day right around 410 right now been trying to raise it up. From the 150 the river water is.
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    Build up in sump return lines.

    Didn't have any so keeping water level steady was more work then I had planed. New setup will keep it equal set for the skimmer. But yeah white flakey build up. Do I need to shrub my lines and if so how often?
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    Build up in sump return lines.

    Yesterday I had to change my sump out so I could work on the baffles. Refilled it started it up and the discharge ports shot a white flacks all over the display tank fallowed by protein skimmer going nuts! Still haven't got that running correctly... Having a hard time cleaning it up the mess. It...
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    Seahorse help?

    Thank you guys. Still feeling it I know exactly what you mean flower they are little characters. He always made me smile when he would land on the flat fish and try and grab his eyeballs on top of his head. Always bopping around the tank like he was listening to music. The little things like the...
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    Seahorse help?

    Poor guy and his friend.
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    Seahorse help?

    Sadly he got worse lost the hole fin and half the other fin. He couldn't hold on to any thing was just to week and fell off. I put him in the display so his good buddy the flat fish could say good bye. Spent the after noon laying on his friend. I put him down last night. He was suffering for to...
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    Seahorse help?

    He seems to be doing better it appears to have stopped advancing after the furan-2. Watching it like a hawk to see what its going to do,
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    Seahorse help?

    I got approved today thankfully.
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    Seahorse help?

    Seahorse.org is irritating the crap out of me. Last week I registered on there site went to my email and activated my account. Got this massage / (Thank you dave96z34. Your registration has been successful. The administrator wishes to preview all new registered accounts before posting...
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    Seahorse help?

    Were on day 4 on Furan-2 I cant tell if hes getting better or worse. It appears to be on the vary tip of the other pectoral fin (may be spreading) Going to keep going with the treatment. If its fungal I will need a different option?
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    Seahorse help?

    Hospital tank is running at room temp like the rest of my tanks 66-68 I put the tank the hospital tank on instant ocean life guard until I could figure out a better treatment option. Still waiting for membership approval for seahorse.org What concerns me is how effective life guard is being...
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    Seahorse help?

    The poor guy has some form of pectoral fin rot going on tip of it turned white and starting to fall off. I'm warming up the water for a hospital tank right now what products work best? All try to get a picture of get a pic of it
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    Seahorse help?

    Update Tank temp is actually about 70deg My digital coralife thermometer is so far out of cal its trash.. He's doing vary good my Nitrate and nitrite levels are almost 0 my ammonia is also undetectable. I put more live rock and some macro algae. I need a bigger tank thats the next step. All set...
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    Seahorse help?

    Flower I live on the mouth of the Thames river Groton CT the water is slight brackish depending on the tide. Center of the map. http://goo.gl/maps/0f560 The ammonia levels are good so macroalgae may be the way to go. Is there any way I can phase the blue rock out with out having to set up...
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    Seahorse help?

    Hes doing great! He just wasn't awake fully I guess he was sleeping when I came home. Hess bopping all over the tank today ripping around, leaning on his friend the flat fish and ridding the bubbles. I think he will be fine at 60 the river never really gets too hot in the summer maybe 75 at...
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    Seahorse help?

    I split my fish to two tanks to try and cut down on the other fish antagonizing him. I got 30lbs of beautiful live rock and my tank is starting to end cycling I hope. Under advice of the local reef store they said take the heater out he will do fine. Tanks new average is temp 60deg. The rivers...
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    Seahorse help?

    Turns out had an issue with nitrite and nitrate creeping up on me. I changed 15 gal yesterday and another 10 today. levels are still off. I use the water off my dock that test perfect. Maybe another 10 tomorrow. I run two filters a tara 20-40 and Aqueon 30 not ideal but I was hopping the gravel...
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    Seahorse help?

    OLD pic of him OLD pic of him
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