dstoneburg
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So I purchased a used setup for dirt cheap to compliment my current tank. Had many corals LR and some fish. Most of the fish is going to be traded into the LFS, but there is a large(5") atlantic blue tang suffering from what seems to be HLLE. Theres numerous reasons why he may have it, from water quality(Hair algae out of control, thats an understatement at best) the gentleman hadnt done a water change in quite some time. Anyways, poor water quality, im unsure of his diet but that could be contributing. Also he was in a 40g tall tank. So this presents my question. HLLE has been reported to be caused by numerous factors such as what apply in this case - poor water quality, possibly malnurished, and stressed out by a small tank. My options are, I could place him into my DT and try to nurse him back to health. I could place him into my QT(10g). The problem with the QT is he already seems stressed by the small envoirment which may be the cause. So in this instance what would you do? I feel like I should put him into the QT and watch him for three weeks to be sure he is ick free. In that time I plan on feeding NLS thera a+ aswell as krill soaked in garlic and nori sheets soaked in garlic. Im hoping that with a good diet and good water quality I can get him back in shape. What do you think? Tell me what to do!