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Terry, To try to briefly :) answer you questions, I have many years experience as a professional aquarist and a home hobbyist, (FW and SW) and have used the low salinity treatment on several occasions for SW protozoan (Crypt & Amyloodinium) outbreaks with minimal success in both a professional...

Jessica, Leave your show tank as is, no meds, no low salinity (my opinion still) (esp. if you have inverts), but I would still recommend the water changes and gravel vac's, it's better to be safer than sorry. It needs to be fish (host) free for a month. Quarantine tank...no live rock, no...

You should clean your return lines as part of your regular maintenance routine. You can buy brushes with extensions to clean your hoses. If you have clear hoses especially you'll get some algae/detritus build up, regular cleaning should do the trick. :) wolfie

Notice that I did not say that PS wasn't a form of mechanical, my opinion is that it fits more as chemical. There are two schools of thought and different aquarists have different opinions. Surfactant compounds in the water are pushed totally out of solution (i.e.,not just trapped in floss)...

Protein skimming is chemical filtration, there is reaction at the air/water interface...producing foam and removing organics and inorganics. What are you using for mechanical now? Mechanical is the physical removal/trappng of particles, i.e. floss, pleated filters etc... You should have all...

Emerald crabs will eat your decorative algae, other cleaners should be fine. If you want your feather dusters to be displayed turn the rock around. You will probably kill them if you try to move them once they have secured to a larger rock. :) wolfie

You can use bleach as a disinfecting agent for equipment (about 1tbsp/gallon). You can then use a dechlorinator, i.e. Amquel or STS to remove the chlorine. It is used by public aquariums as standard practice. Use two buckets one with bleach, one with Amquel. Soak (after scrubbing with tap...

It sounds like HLLE. There are a variety of causes but I would investigate the following: 1. Do you have adequate lighting? (possible vitamin D deficiency if poor lighting) 2. Do you give him a vitamin supplement? Vita Chem is an outstanding product that you can put in food or directly in the...

Tangs have very small scales and bruise very easily. Another tankmate may have nibbled on him, or he may have hurt himself on equipment/rockwork. As long as the mark is black it will generally heal and go away...if there are any open sores or redness...you have an infection and he needs to be...

Jessica, You last wrote "Here's a scenario...In my 20 gal hospital treat all my fish (no live rock) with this copper based med & food you referred too & lower my salinity next to nothing in my main tank?? What about lower the salinity in my hospital while being medicated? I really need this to...

I would break down the whole system, bleach and dechlorinate all equipment. You need to start over from scratch as far as cycling. For both fish to kick it so quickly...there was a problem in the tank! No sense in potentially harboring parasites for future fish! For an effective quarantine...

Nikki, Sounds like disease. Is/was your trigger breathing heavy/gasping at the surface or was he scratching? What was wrong with your other fish? Have you added any new animals? Temperature fluctuation? Did this start right after your last water change? I need more detailed info to help...

Ozone generators, used properly, can be very beneficial in the marine aquarium. Water is crystal clear, keeps algae down, and it helps keep inhabitants disease "free". Sanders makes a great generator. Running it through your PS ensures good contact time and offgassing. Never run an airstone...

Deuce, After your chems are stable and your water quality is good (you'll have some activity due to the live rock), a good cleaning crew consists of animals that will keep algae in check, substrate stirred and detritus free, and will keep fish inhabitants parasite free. I would recommend turbo...

Bangai's are generally very territorial and do best as mated pairs in large aquariums. Too many of these species in one tank and you end up with a bloodbath! I'll add to everyone else's question...how large is your tank???? wolfie

Puffers/boxfishes/trunkfishes can also produce toxins into the water when they are under stress, which can kill tankmates. Research carefully before buying these animals! Never encourage them to puff up! :) wolfie

Anthem is right, the most common causes of popeye are environmental, bacterial/parasite or damages. But your fish can get air embolysms in their eyes and gills due to super saturation of DO from too much air coming directly into your tank, which then can further escalate into infections. If...

It sounds like something may have died and/or you have a bacterial bloom. You need to do a large (50%) water change, don't add anymore tank supplements/clarifier etc... Those are band aids your problem is somewhere in the filtration. Monitor your water quality and take inventory of your...

Are you still treating him? Sometimes fish will go off their feed during treatments. The live brine soaked in vits is a good as is the algae. Ocean Nutrition Seaweed Selects (green) is usually a tang favorite. You may also want to try frozen Mysis. Your live food will probably get the...

Anemones have very soft bodies (like their jellyfish cousins) and can get sucked up into very small spaces. Roaming is a problem with anemones and you have to ask yourself why is it moving. Usuallly they move around when they are unhappy for some reason, i.e. poor lighting, poor water movement...