What's in your "Medicine Cabinet"?

raptor72

raptor72

Member
I tend to be reactive when it comes to aquarium problems, and was wondering what you kept on hand just in case.....
 
flower

flower

Well-Known Member

I know your looking for stuff like Amquel but ammonia was always the least of my worries.
I am more concerned with pests like aptasia or broken equipment.
Joes juice/aptasia X
Phosphate remover
A spare 20g glass tank in the garage and an extra 37g plastic tub.
Lots of extra spare parts, for the pumps and hoses.
Silicone
Crazy glue gel ( to re-attach coral)
Additives like Alk buffer, liquid calcium and such (always test first before use)
Edit:
forgot Lugol's
fish nets
RO water /prepared saltwater
Extra salt
Gel food..(Just in case because I got snowed in once and ran out of frozen food.)
Just ordered Lee's net breeder for the SH tank.
Most important..this site is my homepage so I have a whole lot of help in case of emergancy.
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
Prime
Amquel
Three different sized nets
MelaFix Marine
Lugol's Solution
ReVive
Inceptor
Aiptasia X
VitaChem Marine
Garlic (fresh)
GOOD FOOD
Extra salt
Ready made RO/DI and saltwater
Formalin
Some antibiotic for Pop Eye, can't remember the name
 
raptor72

raptor72

Member



I know your looking for stuff like Amquel but ammonia was always the least of my worries.
I am more concerned with pests like aptasia or broken equipment.

Joes juice/aptasia X
Phosphate remover
A spare 20g glass tank in the garage and an extra 37g plastic tub.
Lots of extra spare parts, for the pumps and hoses.
Silicone
Crazy glue gel ( to re-attach coral)
Additives like Alk buffer, liquid calcium and such (always test first before use)

Edit:
forgot Lugol's
fish nets
RO water /prepared saltwater
Extra salt
Gel food..(Just in case because I got snowed in once and ran out of frozen food.)
Just ordered Lee's net breeder for the SH tank.

Most important..this site is my homepage so I have a whole lot of help in case of emergancy.
Good info. I noticed you wrote super glue gel for corals instead of the epoxy. Any particular reason?
 
flower

flower

Well-Known Member
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Originally Posted by Raptor72 http:///forum/thread/385689/what-s-in-your-medicine-cabinet#post_3383721
Quote:
Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/385689/what-s-in-your-medicine-cabinet#post_3383623

I know your looking for stuff like Amquel but ammonia was always the least of my worries.
I am more concerned with pests like aptasia or broken equipment.
Joes juice/aptasia X
Phosphate remover
A spare 20g glass tank in the garage and an extra 37g plastic tub.
Lots of extra spare parts, for the pumps and hoses.
Silicone
Crazy glue gel ( to re-attach coral)
Additives like Alk buffer, liquid calcium and such (always test first before use)
Edit:
forgot Lugol's
fish nets
RO water /prepared saltwater
Extra salt
Gel food..(Just in case because I got snowed in once and ran out of frozen food.)
Just ordered Lee's net breeder for the SH tank.
Most important..this site is my homepage so I have a whole lot of help in case of emergancy.
Good info. I noticed you wrote super glue gel for corals instead of the epoxy. Any particular reason?
A good squirt of gel and hold in place for a few seconds and it's good to go. I have never used epoxy, I have used the putty, it doesn't hold very well..
 
1guydude

1guydude

Well-Known Member
Quote:
A good squirt of gel and hold in place for a few seconds and it's good to go
+1 i have super glue as well....just make sure the one and only ingredient is ethyl cyanoacrylate.
also have calc+mag additive
ph buffer just in case
stess coat
phtoplankton that i dont use lol
I NEED garlic additive and coral Rx or revive!
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator

like fresh garlic r u serious? like from the grocery lol just mash it up?
Yup. I mash it up and use the juice as a soak for the food. Sometimes chunks of garlic make it in as well. My hippo LOVES minced garlic
 
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saxman

Guest
Furan 2
Acetazolamide
Praziquantel
Metronidazole
Fenbendazole
Formalin
Meth Blue
Pelletized Antibiotic Food
Triple Sulfa
Neomycin
Ultimate
Super-Bac
Bio-Bandage
Wound Control
Catheter Sleeves
Catheters
Hypo Needles
Ass't syringes
All of the salt, nets, battery op pumps, extra everything are more or less "givens" that everyone should have.
Those are off the top of my head...I know there are others.
 
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siptang

Guest
Metronidazole
Quick cure - IMHO the best thing out there.
Formalin
fish nets
RO water
Carbon
Phosban
Silicone
Aptasia x (just in case but I have a butterfly for that)
Calcium buffer
Prime
Iodine buffer
PH buffer
extra air pump (for air bubbles or for my ozone)
extra return pump
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
I am not gonna list glue....that IMO is not medicine, LOL
I have
Probiotic Marine Formula
Ich Attack (LOL don;t ask)
reef dip coral disinfectant
Lugols
Maracyn 2
Amquel +
Triple SUlfa
Furan-2
Wound Control
Neomycin
Bio-Bandage
Clove Oil
Formalin
VITAMINS; Selcon, Vita-chem, Zoe, Zoecon, GVH food soak, and garlic gaurd
I ALSO HAVE melafix and pimafix, BUT I consider them FW meds
 
raptor72

raptor72

Member
Wow, a lot of that stuff I've never even heard of, but I guess I'll pick up on it as I move along. Thanks for all the input.
Garlic, huh? I've got plenty of that around.
 
gemmy

gemmy

Active Member
After looking at the "medicine cabinets" here, I have come to the conclusion I need to bulk up mine.
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/385689/what-s-in-your-medicine-cabinet#post_3384211
Really? Better than Lugols?
Much! One capful per 1-2 gallons (honestly, we stopped measuring). It's far less stressful to the coral, but I've seen much more come off than when using Lugols. We don't even us our Lugols anymore. When using Lugols, my SPS would take a long time to bounce back and would often turn brown for months, even when using LESS than the recommended amount. With Melafix, the polyps stay out, etc.
 
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