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  1. younngballa88

    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    So if im reading this right your saying ick will not survive in any tank without fish for longer then 6 weeks?
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    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    The hippo is eating fine and he looks 100% better. None of my other fish show any sings of any issues. They all look great. The hippo is still in his hospital tank and i have been watching the levels to make sure he wont die due to amonia ect ect. I do watch changes often in the tank and am...
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    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    Well i wanted to say thanks for the one person that actually answer my question. As for those that just reply with criticism thanks for reminding me why i DONT use this site anymore. This form is for help not to be yelled at or made out to feel like an ass just cuase im trying to help my...
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    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    Tang looking very good again in the hospital tank. Been on meds for 3 or 4 days now. How long should i continue to treat and how long should i keep him in the hospital tank???? Tanks
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    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    Originally Posted by sepulatian Before you pull a hippo out of the display and throw him into a ten gallon, and start adding chemicals, give us more information. How big is this fish? Is the ten cycled? What else is in your display? Adding an active tang into a ten gallon, uncycled, tank is...
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    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    Also what should i run in the fluval? just media or should i use carbon ,nitrate sponge..... ? please help me out here and thanks so much
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    Please helpmy favorite fish Has ich (hippo tang)

    PLease help me this is my favorite fish. He has ich pretty bad. I have set up a 10 gallon tank with just water and a fluval and heater and am pulling him out as soon as i catch him. Please help what should i do? I have ich meds and i have a heater. What should i keep the temp out for him cause...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Originally Posted by small triggers if you are gonna build a canopy, just buy a cheap set of T5HO lights to add to your current set, thats my personal (and less expensive) opinion I was planing on building a matching canopy. I figured i would most likely just buy another nova extream and use...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    we use t5 nova extreme lighting. i have tp get a bigger one or get another smaller one but im waiting for the funds for that ha ha. Picturs look like that cause i cover the flash cause i dont like how they look with a flash
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Black sand black background 130ish gallon system with overflow and 1 inch return pvc. protein skimmer in the wet/dry along with the heater once i get a new one. Right now there is a mated pair or percula clowns,and there long finger anemone(not taking the move well at all ) Yellow tang, niger...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    pictures for now i will get more upasap after i get more rock for the bridge work i have planned
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Originally Posted by small triggers why are you vacuuming the top of the sand? and make sure when you place your rock you place it on the base of the tank, and not ontop of sand. ok sorry guys but my Internet is still not right but. I vacuumed the sand cause all the cloudy water would just...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    hey guys sorry my internet is down but tanks is almost fully clear again. im going to vacume the top of the sand tonight and add rock and stuff. Ill take pictures and add more info once my internet comes back up. Im using a buddys comp now
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Its supposedly an instant cycle type aragonite sand. Again i said Supposedly... Say just add fish when it clears up but im not going to trust that,waiting for it to clear to do my rock work and wait a week or two to be safe and make sure no cycle or nothing happens. Its guaranteed it wont. Also...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Very very dirty lol. I just added the black sand bed.
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Originally Posted by GWhunter There are two options on the return siphon issue. One is to install a check valve in the return line. Lowes has them and I'd recommend going a size or more larger than the pipe size to keep the flow restriction to a min. This can be an issue if the flow is...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    I did i test today to check what would happen i case of a power outage. (not often but sometimes) Anyway the water drains till below the overflow. BUT then after a few seconds starts draining out the return pipe as well which is quite lower then my overflow box. My sump cannot hold all the water...
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Is it recomended to use carbon? I just got back from the lfs and got rock,sand and some other goodies. I will post pictures tonight after im finished.
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    130 Gallon tank build. Few cycle questions and where to go from here.

    Ok today my tank is finally full and the wet/dry and overflow that i plumbed are working great. The water is mixed and in the tank heating the the right temp. So i have water in the tank only. My questions are what do i want to cycle with in the tank??? sand and rock? also do i want to fill the...
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