tyr-sog
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temp- 80
Salinity- .022 (hydrometer)
PH- 8.2
Alk- 5 meq/l
NA- 10
Am- 0
NI- 0
I'm really not sure whats going on in my reef tank. Last week I had something come through and wipped out my fish(in QT so no ammonia spikes in display). Originally I thought is was Brooknyella. Well I read and asked everywhere(including asking here and a couple of my lfs) what the duration of this disease was. Everyone said it was fish to fish so after a cuple of days(beth said weeks) you should be ok. So after a few days of having my tank empty I thought I would give it a shot again and start off with one fish. All paremeters have read fine throughout the whole ordeal and still do(just tested). So I acclaimate the fish, eats like a champ the first day. Second day I notice heavy breathing in the morning but still eating like a champ. I get home from work and eyes are cloudy but still eating. The morning of day 3 very cloudy eyes, fins decaying, breathing very rapid, not eating and hiding.
So I ended up getting the guy(valmegii tang) out this morning before work and put him in the qt. Already looks better all though still abit akward while swimming and galzed eyes. Fins still a mess but not to bad and breathing heavy but not as heavy. I stopped off and got some Marcyne 2 and dosed the tank half dose for tonight. Hypo is out of the question because I have a Hydrometer although the lfs(actually 2 both said) that a hydrometer is fine and thats all they use for hypo. Theres not a store in the area that carries refractometeres(is that what they are?).
Anyways, any ideas.
I did however use the hydrometer to drop the salinity a bit for easier breathing. Just like a point with freshwater.
Salinity- .022 (hydrometer)
PH- 8.2
Alk- 5 meq/l
NA- 10
Am- 0
NI- 0
I'm really not sure whats going on in my reef tank. Last week I had something come through and wipped out my fish(in QT so no ammonia spikes in display). Originally I thought is was Brooknyella. Well I read and asked everywhere(including asking here and a couple of my lfs) what the duration of this disease was. Everyone said it was fish to fish so after a cuple of days(beth said weeks) you should be ok. So after a few days of having my tank empty I thought I would give it a shot again and start off with one fish. All paremeters have read fine throughout the whole ordeal and still do(just tested). So I acclaimate the fish, eats like a champ the first day. Second day I notice heavy breathing in the morning but still eating like a champ. I get home from work and eyes are cloudy but still eating. The morning of day 3 very cloudy eyes, fins decaying, breathing very rapid, not eating and hiding.
So I ended up getting the guy(valmegii tang) out this morning before work and put him in the qt. Already looks better all though still abit akward while swimming and galzed eyes. Fins still a mess but not to bad and breathing heavy but not as heavy. I stopped off and got some Marcyne 2 and dosed the tank half dose for tonight. Hypo is out of the question because I have a Hydrometer although the lfs(actually 2 both said) that a hydrometer is fine and thats all they use for hypo. Theres not a store in the area that carries refractometeres(is that what they are?).
Anyways, any ideas.
I did however use the hydrometer to drop the salinity a bit for easier breathing. Just like a point with freshwater.
