Dr. Dai Phan
Aquarium Advice Freak
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- Jun 13, 2008
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Hi all,
After watching the PBT in the dealer tank for over two weeks, I decided to try this beautiful specimen. I got a 10 gallon tank with basic HOB filter and filled it up with water from the main tank. Readings are WNL except for Nitrate which is at 3 ppm. I put in a big piece of LR and some red algae. Per recommendation of the LFS, I was advised to use "Ick-Attack" instead of "Cooper-Safe" since the later will contaminate the main tank when the fish is transfered (even without water from QT) as I was told. This morning, he got ICK all over and the bottle says that it is reef safe with "herbal" ingredients. I have never had any luck with herbal stuff so I think Coopersafe may be more effective? So should I leave this alone or should I replace with some water (new or from main tank?) then try Coppersafe?
I know I am gonna to take a beating at this but my main tank is as follows:
1. 125 gallon with 20 gallon Sump (red and green Caulepra algae and 24 hours lighting).
2. Marine land 100 gallon rated skimmer, 3 Kora powerheads, 3 blue and 3 white T5 bubs (Nova extreme).
3. 3 Toad stools, one candy cane, one pulsating xena, 3 finger corals, 2 green bulb looking corals, one green star polyp.
4. 4 green chromis, 8 yellow tail damels, 1 yellow wrasse, one blenny, one foxface, 4 tomato clowns, one Pajama cardinal, one mardarine fish, one fire shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp, two urchins.
4. 20 gallon PWC every two weeks.
The highest Nitrate ever recorded is 20. Everytime, after PWC of 20 gallons, the Nitrate drops to 3 ppm. There corals are doing fine except the Toadstools that at time go into retreat for many days. There are pink algae all over the rocks and thriving. I give Iodine drop every other day.
OK, with that please advise me on my QT protocol and comment on my set up with the future PBT tenant. Thanks Dai
After watching the PBT in the dealer tank for over two weeks, I decided to try this beautiful specimen. I got a 10 gallon tank with basic HOB filter and filled it up with water from the main tank. Readings are WNL except for Nitrate which is at 3 ppm. I put in a big piece of LR and some red algae. Per recommendation of the LFS, I was advised to use "Ick-Attack" instead of "Cooper-Safe" since the later will contaminate the main tank when the fish is transfered (even without water from QT) as I was told. This morning, he got ICK all over and the bottle says that it is reef safe with "herbal" ingredients. I have never had any luck with herbal stuff so I think Coopersafe may be more effective? So should I leave this alone or should I replace with some water (new or from main tank?) then try Coppersafe?
I know I am gonna to take a beating at this but my main tank is as follows:
1. 125 gallon with 20 gallon Sump (red and green Caulepra algae and 24 hours lighting).
2. Marine land 100 gallon rated skimmer, 3 Kora powerheads, 3 blue and 3 white T5 bubs (Nova extreme).
3. 3 Toad stools, one candy cane, one pulsating xena, 3 finger corals, 2 green bulb looking corals, one green star polyp.
4. 4 green chromis, 8 yellow tail damels, 1 yellow wrasse, one blenny, one foxface, 4 tomato clowns, one Pajama cardinal, one mardarine fish, one fire shrimp, 2 cleaner shrimp, two urchins.
4. 20 gallon PWC every two weeks.
The highest Nitrate ever recorded is 20. Everytime, after PWC of 20 gallons, the Nitrate drops to 3 ppm. There corals are doing fine except the Toadstools that at time go into retreat for many days. There are pink algae all over the rocks and thriving. I give Iodine drop every other day.
OK, with that please advise me on my QT protocol and comment on my set up with the future PBT tenant. Thanks Dai
