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Originally Posted by sk8shorty01 If I were you I would go up to about 1.025 for salinity. Most fish and inverts will fair far better at those levels. I think I would go with maybe a 20% change each week (or every other) until you can raise the salinity to 1.025, I would go up maybe .002 at...

Originally Posted by sk8shorty01 I think only the two puffers died. It might be a bad water change too, as I believe puffers (do to the lack of scaling) have a harder time with water quality changes. This could be the culperate. They also have a hard time with treatments and chemicals so a...

I wiped out my aptasia with a copperband butterfly fish.

From me. Bad idea?

No particular reason. That's where I've always had it. I'm going to do a 100% water change today and start with a clean slate. Maybe I'll set the new salinity level to 1.020.

Both of my puffer fish seem to be dying. I've had them since December and haven't had any problems at all. This happened the day after I did a water change. I did the water change like I always do using RO water. Salinity is 1.018 and Nitrates/Nitrites/Ammonia are all in check. PH was only...

I've been dealing with this stuff for quite some time. Can anyone recommend a way to keep my live rock clean? As of right not I have to scrub all of this stuff off of my live rock every 60 days. Here's two photos: The first is of the "crap" I'm talking about and the second is a rock that I...

One week. He's better now. That was wierd. Water parameters are all within specs.

What is wrong with this fish??

This is what happened to my puffer today. Luckily he's fine except for his left eye which is clouded over and swolen. I had no idea hermits would do that. Needless to say I traded both of them in tonight for feeders at my lfs. Here's right after he got him: Here's "Puff Daddy" freaking out.

Pulled all of the inverts and live rock out into a seperate tank, lowered salinity to 1.017, medicated the hell out of the DT with ParaGuard and fed lots of garlic. Also discontinued carbon filtration and skimming. All is well now except I loss one of the Choc Chips. Just in case you want a...

Are you saying to move all the fish or only the lion? If ich is in fact in the system how do I get it out of my rock & sand?

1.5" live sand Maybe 25 pounds live rock Small Lionfish Small Porc Puffer Small Sweetlips Clown Two Damsels Two Clowns Snowflake Eel (10") Two Hermits Two Choc Chips (If they survive) I know that with this set-up I'm going to have to upgrade tank size. That's the plan early next year.

It looked just like the photo earlier. I added QuickCure and he looks better now. Now I have a new dilema. After I added the ICH medicine my starfish are freaking out. See photo: I'm about to do a 20% water change. Maybe that'll help things.

Here you go: Ammonia: .4 nitrite: 0 nitrate: ~10 ph: 8.3 Alkalinity: ~170 SG: 1.020 temp: 83 kh: ??? FOWLR

75. I'm running a caninster filter, 18 watt UVS, & seaclone 150 skimmer.

No. I've been doing water changes, but I always match the temps.

I just noticed my lionfish like this a few minutes ago. His eyes are also clouded over. Puffer is also acting wierd (just sits on bottom -- very little activity). All of this started the day after I installed my UV sterilizer. What's going on here? I've tested my water and everything is...

While we're on the "What is it" subject please help me ID this. I'm still learning so don't laugh at this: Is this a worm or an anemone?

What should I do about it? I'm assuming "PEST" means I need to get rid of it?