xraymama
New Member
Well I thought I did a lot of preventative research before setting up my saltwater tank, but I guess not after reading several of the posts on here. I am definitely a newbee! I've had my tank set up for 6 months now (40gal long, 40lbs LR and 1-2 in of substrate). I my first fish was a juvenile volitan lionfish. Over the course of another month I added a CC starfish and a small yellow tang. Well.... my yellow tang developed a blood infection. I treated it and he looks better now. The lion fish started to get cloudy eyes and then they both developed what I believed to be ich. I went to my LFS for treatment and they gave me something(copper free) and three days later my lionfish died, UGH!. Now my tang has a white coating on it and it like to swim right in front of the power head. It is still eating. I do not have a QT tank. I understand now the importance of one! Any suggestions from this point? My parameters are:
PH 8.2
Temp 80/82 degrees
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20-40
SG 1.020
I have been doing small water changes twice a week because I did have a large spike in Nitrates. Oh yeah and a cycle of red slime algae.
Like I said, Definitely a NEWBEE.
PH 8.2
Temp 80/82 degrees
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20-40
SG 1.020
I have been doing small water changes twice a week because I did have a large spike in Nitrates. Oh yeah and a cycle of red slime algae.
Like I said, Definitely a NEWBEE.