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After keeping my yellow tang for a year, Ive had some of the same problems your experiencing. When mine hides and rubs on rocks it is starting to get sick. Next will be gradual fading of color and weight and fin loss. This occurs from reduced food intake. It may develop a bacterial skin...

From what I've learned on this site, Once you have fish in your tank, you want to mix and areate your salt water in a seperate container for at least 24 hours before adding it to your fish population. The reason being that raw salt added to water is irritating to delicate gill tissue.

See signature below and keep in mind it's a fish only tank, recomend some good canidates for addition to this tank. Thanks!

Thank you, I'll get a copy. Why does the envelope icon on my posts have a black dot over the flap?

I would like to find a good book(s) on Dietary Requirements and Care recomendations for Saltwater Fish. Thanks.

Thanks for all the help! I have gotten most of my bad habits from my lfs but it has been lacking it seems.... I need some good reference books. Can you recommend any that would be helpful? Thank you. Ken

Thanks Terry, The PH was at 8.2 yesterday. Is that marginally low and how can I keep it in range? As for disolved organics,perhaps thats it. I use a red sea eclipse protein skimmer that hangs on the back of the tank with a tube extending about 3 inches below the surface for water pick-up. I...

It's a tall 90 gal. tank. I just did a carbon and floss change yeterday and my water was at zero nitrate. I've been useing tap water till recently but have changed over to D/I water now. Thanks for replying!

My yellow tang gets this a couple of time s a year. No other fish have any problem. My water tests fine. Temp is 80. It's a red area on his side on the rear half of it's body but It will show up as red streaks and spots elsewhere if I allow it to continue untreated. I usually Q/T and treat with...

Tired of cleaning!!!:mad: Seeking recomendations on a cleaning crew. Thanks in advance:D

When is carbon exhausted? Is there a test?

I see so many great looking tanks and I wonder how they are maintained:confused: I get a greenish-brown growth on the glass that needs to be scrubbed off every week or so. is that normal:confused: The stuff grows on everything evevntually ( LR,water tubes, power heads etc)! What is a good,normal...