saltypatti
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I am new to the hobby and got alot of bad advice. I have a 55 gallon that is been up for 5 weeks and it is overstocked. I have lost 4 fish, but I think it is because I bought them from a bad store. He had dead fish in his tanks even at the end of the day and the other fish are eating it. I finally went into the last store we have. They have a great selection and have lots of knowledgeble sales people who are willing to help. They did not sell me anything today. good for them. They tested my water and said that it is still cycling and keep checking it to see if it is stable. I am concerned about a possible ick problem with a blue hippo tang, cloud eye now on the pj cardinal and I had a clownfish die of possibly brooklynella. It is hard to know for sure. I had a heniochus that died too, but I am not sure of what. He looked bad.
I started too soon and overstocked. Now all I want to do is save my animals. The first step is to keep watching them for signs of problems and catch them early. I plan to get a protein skimmer, better lighting and power heads, However, I want to buy a 140 gallon tank from this store, so I want to buy equipment for that tank. I can not keep the 55 for a QT. it is too big and I do not have the room. Eventually, I will turn a room in my house into pet room where I can have a QT , HT, and a tank to mix water. All in due time. I am not going to add anything now, and will try to treat for ick, but I need to ask here, how can I treat it without hurting the inverts. I do not have a place to keep them while doing OST. I am also not comfortable doing that unless I have a step by step quideline(for dummies I guess). I also want to ask what is the best way to mix up water. Can I mix my tap with a conditioner or should I use bottled purified and mix the salt then aerate. Can you aerate with a small pump like you would with drip acclimation???? If This is not good, I could probably buy a 20 gallon tank with a pump to use as my mixing water tank. Can I buy an acrylic one so it will not crack. I have a 20 gallon with a crack in it so I feel it is useless. Can I fix it???? Any help here is appreciated. I am looking into resource books soon!!
Thanks,
Patti
I started too soon and overstocked. Now all I want to do is save my animals. The first step is to keep watching them for signs of problems and catch them early. I plan to get a protein skimmer, better lighting and power heads, However, I want to buy a 140 gallon tank from this store, so I want to buy equipment for that tank. I can not keep the 55 for a QT. it is too big and I do not have the room. Eventually, I will turn a room in my house into pet room where I can have a QT , HT, and a tank to mix water. All in due time. I am not going to add anything now, and will try to treat for ick, but I need to ask here, how can I treat it without hurting the inverts. I do not have a place to keep them while doing OST. I am also not comfortable doing that unless I have a step by step quideline(for dummies I guess). I also want to ask what is the best way to mix up water. Can I mix my tap with a conditioner or should I use bottled purified and mix the salt then aerate. Can you aerate with a small pump like you would with drip acclimation???? If This is not good, I could probably buy a 20 gallon tank with a pump to use as my mixing water tank. Can I buy an acrylic one so it will not crack. I have a 20 gallon with a crack in it so I feel it is useless. Can I fix it???? Any help here is appreciated. I am looking into resource books soon!!
Thanks,
Patti