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Hi, My system is a 125g with 3 250w MH and 2 160w VHO. Up to today I have had Actinic "03" bulbs in the VHO and XM 10K in the MH. VHO goes from 11 AM to 9 PM MH goes from 1 PM to 8 PM I got 3 new Aquamaxx 14K bulbs which I installed yesterday and now with the Actinic "03" the aquarium is too...

OK, some updated pics. It is nice to see the improvement although we have a long road ahead! Good diet and good water helps! And one of the Blue Tang

Here are some pics of the Blue Hippo that I rescued from a 46g with HLLE Before Today She is still improving, but looking a lot better

Posting some 2 week updated pictures. He seems to be settling in much better than the first couple of days and looks visibly better.

Posting some 2 week updated pictures. He seems to be settling in much better than the first couple of days and looks visibly better.

Originally Posted by Beth Unless the fish develops an infection, which could happen with deteriorated flesh and compromised immune system, HLLE would not necessarily effect vision. Be sure to keep excellent water quality (such as zero nitrates). Feed this fish 3 times a day, and offer algae...

OK, Full Tank Shot - Standard 125 RR so 6' long 1/3 shot in comparison to a Tunze 6000. Watching him swim back and forth convinces me he needs a bigger tank (he was in a 55 for the past 2 years!!!) but should I try to heal him first or get him into a bigger tank first? I don't know who will...

Well I got the fish from the guy. I can't believe that someone would have kept this poor fish in a 55g. The 125g tank he is in now will be too small for this guy if it is not already. Anyway, here are the pics of day I picked him up. The HLLE is bad. Hopefully he will recover. My plan...

Great, thanks. I will post pics.

A friend just bought a 55g tank off of Craigs that had a 5" Sailfin tang in it. The fish has a pretty bad case of HLLE. I am considering taking the fish and treating it in my tank as his tank is too small and he appears to be going through a small cycle. I picked up a Hippo Tang with a mild...

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I got her yesterday from a fellow reefer in the area who had her in a 46g tank. She is 3-4" long so not really that big. I don't know what his water parameters, but I keep mine very good. Zero for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. pH around 8.2 and a SG of...

Originally Posted by meowzer In the first pic it looks like some "flesh" is missing...if that is what I am seeing, then I say IMO yes...it is HLLE (w/o the line)...totally curable....feed really nutritious food and good vitamins...keep it in excellent water quality Thanks. I have read up on...

Originally Posted by meowzer Let me ask you this.....Do you have a QT? HLLE is 100% treatable....if you have a qt with excellent water, a stress free environment, and good food , and vitamins...if it is the beginning of HLLE you can cure it....Just know it is not an overnight fix.... You...

Originally Posted by dazed2040 I cleaned up the photo best I could, hope you don't mind...to me I would say no but I think to be 100% sure you need to see it in person or get a lighter photo. Attachment 225348 Thank you! John

I have never seen it. A guy has it in his 47 bow and wants to get it a bigger tank. I have just this picture. John

I am considering trading some coral for this hippo. This is the only picture that I have of it. Does the face look like HLLE? Thanks, John

First, sorry for the long post... I have a 125g Reef Tank in my basement. I have 2 dedicated 15A circuits to the tank area for power. Each circuit has a 15A GFCI recepticle on it. I have 2 so that if one trips, I don't lose 100% of the power to the tank. The tank has been set up since...

Originally Posted by Culp how long has your QT been set up for? This QT since Feb. The water was from the DT. The 4 pieces of LR were from the DT. When a fish is in there, I test for Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia daily. Never had a reading for Ammonia or Nitrite (after original cycle) and...

Originally Posted by shawna1972 How's the little guy doing? He did not make it. I just don't understand. He was at the fish store for 2-3 weeks and eating nicely. I put him in QT and for the first 3 days he is eating. After that, he stops and dies. So far, my "new" QT is 1 live vs. 3 dead...

Originally Posted by mantisman51 Did you drip acclimate it? Are there any other territorial fish, such a a yellow tang? Have you measured the water parameters each day? It is not uncommon to have an ammonia spike after a new fish is added after a couple days, due to the new bio-load. Do ou turn...