Beth, I'm Paranoid

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Hi Beth! I just lost a couple of Lions to some type of bacterial infection, you and TerryB seemed to think it was ich combined with something else. Formaline baths and hyposalinity saved my clowns, but I lost the Lions.
I was just looking through "The Marine Aquarium Problem Solver" by Nick Dakin, and the picture they show of Oodinium on page 72 is dead on with what I had with the large Lion, but the small Lion never showed these symptoms. Now, I seem to have a major 'pod bloom in the main tank while my two clowns are healing.
If it was velvet, should I quarantine the show tank for 60 days?
How could I be having a major pod bloom while the tank appears to be in such disarray? I'm confused to no limit right now, please steer me in the right direction.
What about using a UV sterilizer to make sure the bacteria is killed?

 

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Thanks for answering Terry, you also gave me a couple of hints when I was going through this ordeal and I apologize for not passing along a thank you.
The clowns have undergone treatment for 10 days and they seem to be fine. A single black bump on each one's head, but the graying on their tails and the salt and peppering has cleared up.
Your input helped a lot, in reference to page 76, there has been no scratching or rubbing by anyone and things are looking good for the clowns.
Right now my concern is my main tank. I have snails, hermits, a peppermint shrimp, a coral banded shrimp, two sea fans, and a major pod bloom, and some polyps that are mulitplying at an amazing rate. Yet, my NH3 seems to be in the .25 range. The tank has been up for three months (I know I moved too fast to stock) but I have never been able to get the NH3 down, I thought removing the bioload would help.
How could I be having a pod bloom if the NH3 is so high?