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Todays pics of Spikes progress after four days of dosing with Melafix and Pimafix (See attached images below) Spike is doing better and my decision to risk dosing my DT paid off. my corals are fine just as listed as well as my snails and hermits. I decided to dose my DT to minimized stress on...

Originally Posted by Beth I don't want to harp, but why is this fish in a 10 gal tank? That is really an impossible scenario. I actually think it is deteriorating fins due to environmental conditions. How long have you had this fish? What is he eating? hes in my 10gal. because he's so small...

here are the new pics.

day 2: using MelaFix. Spike's condition has gone down hill quickly since yesterday. hopeing the medication will help. any ID or help will be greatly appriciated. pics up soon

nope nothing is in there that can get him. i'm thinking it might be fin rot.

nothing? really?

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OKi water parameters. PH 8.2 Ammonia 0 CA 380ppm KH 10°dkh Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Phosphates=0 SG=1.024@78°F

Spike my lion fish is losing his caudal fin(tail fin) this is two days after i used flatworm eXit (tho it says it wont hurt fish) i spent roughly six hours siphoning flatworms out of my tank so their couldnt have been many toxic juices from the worms dieing. in addition did about a 50% water...

thanks for the help. if anyone is wondering everything appears to still be doing well. my fish is still showing signs of stress but he's still eating and swimming

ok have been runing carbon for about 24hrs now. can it hurt my tank if it goes to long?

well that explains alot its not in CA :P i took me forever to find it.... well not after it was posted. sounds like its a good thing there not around me

Originally Posted by cmaxwell39 Your calcium, ph, and SG could all stand to come up a little. Most people try to target calcuim at 400-450, ph at 8.3 and SG at 1.024-1.026. I hope that you meant that SG was 1.023 and not 1.23. If it is at 1.23 it is way to high and I don't think that...

How long should carbon be run after using flatworm exit. atm i have about an 80% water change and carbon running. 1 hour? day?week? it does not say on the box. hoping to hear from someone with experience with this. btw this stuff works! killed em all in about 5 mins. spent about six hours just...

water parameter list. I've tested all i can, any other test suggestions. I'm just growing zoa's PH=8.0 CA=360 KH=10° NO3=0 NO4=<.25ppm SG. .23@82°F PO4=0 i use the API tests.

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water parameter list. I've tested all i can, any other test suggestions. I'm just growing zoa's PH=8.0 CA=360 KH=10° NO3=0 NO4=<.25ppm SG. .23@82°F PO4=0 i use the API tests.

IME as a new person to saltwater aquariums they get longer at night and shrink during the day. mine is only about 1/4 of an inch during they day but at night it's tentacles get out around 2 inches. but thats just IME

thanks for the help. it died anyways my crabs ate him :P

gratz....