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Blue Dolphin.... My tang developed the same type of patches...kinda like a bleach spot....didnt know what it was until i put my hand in my sump and got a slight shock....i had almost 40 volts in the water...i replaced my heaters and installed a ground probe....problem solved....the patches...

no i havent gotten it yet...going to go soon..ill add some LR i have in my fuge as well UPDATE- i went and picked up a filter...maracyn2 and cycle.....got the qt up and running....... NOW HERES THE SHOCKER................ i put mu hand in the sump to put the biowheel in...

the temp stays between 78.6 and 79.5 pretty steady...noone around me has a sponge filter...could i use a hot with a bio wheel?

macman...when i tested for nitrite there is justa trace of color..i know it should be clear though..i didnt use the sand from the tank..i added 90 lbs of aragonite sand...there is about 120 lbs of LR.i will get some of the stabil or cycle stuff as well as the maracyn 2..could i use some of the...

mACMAN, parameters are good twmp-80 amm-0 trite-<.1 trate-<10 just a slight tint ph-8.3 phos-0 alk-normal range dkh-7 sg-35ppt testing with salifert(except for alk) i bought this set up as an established tank..took 14 hrs to get it set up and then a day and a half to get the fish into it,set it...

i had the LFS guy stop by my house last night...lives close by....he said it was a bacterial infection and definatly not ick...he reccomended a reef safe med called Rally? i have been buying stuff from this guy for years for my freshwater tank and he has been in the business for years... i hope...

Hey Ziggy thanks for the reply....i will do a cleaning as you mentioned, as for the cones....maybe i need spike strips around them!!!!!!!!!!

yes Roka i do have a refractometer...one of the smart things ive done!...can i use a hot filter like an emperor/penquin in the qt..and add some LR from my fuge or would i need to soak the bio filters in the fuge?

ok ..thaks Roka...going to set up the qt today

the interesting thing is i have a 75 gallon fresh water tank...had ick years ago and these spots dont look the same...these are smooth flat spots..not bumpy..i make their food and add garlic to the mix..should i wait a little while longer before i start any treatment..the other fish have no...

Hey Macman, thats what i was afraid of....i do have a sailin tang...a pj cardinal, a clown and a blue chromis in the tank as well...i guess ill set up a QT today and begin theprocess...how do you tell the difference between ick and lympho? and thanks for your quick reply

Hey, last night i noticed some white blotches on my hippo tang...im not sure what it is...he sometimes rubs against the coral...otherwise eating and swimming well...here are some pics...thanks for your help

Roka. yes i will get a pic later on this after noon and thanks for the quick replys

im getting a little nervous now..i hope its unfounded...all my parameters have stayed pretty good so far, phos and ammonia 0 and nitrate test color is almost clear...im just a little bit nervous about the algae and the small bubbles. Devilishturtle...i believe the algae i have is diatoms and...

ill try to get another pic....i just got back home and now i cant see it....i think its in the middle of the clump of chaeto...when he comes out ill try again...

thanks roka...ill get you a pic as soon as my son comes home...i cant figure out how to resize it!!!!!!!!

Hey guys, i got some chaeto yesterday and put it in my fuge...i noticed a small about 3/4" worm type critter living in the chaeto...any idea what ir is?...and some of the chaeto stings are turning a clearish almost white color...i suppose i should remove those? Thanks for your replys!

it was an existing system....120 lbs LR and i replaced the sand with aragonite...90 lbs...i think i went thru a spike or perhaps a mini cycle...did a PWC yesterday..parameters tested this morning: temp-78.9 ammonia-0 nitrite<1 nitrate<10...well below the color chart color...but has a slight tint...

Hey Guys, As some of you know i set up an established tank last week.. today i have noticed there are tiny bubbles appearing where there is algae..on the LR and the glass...none on the sand however. I was wondering why they are there all of the sudden. When i purchased the tank there was quiet a...

heres some pics!

Hey guys, wanted to give you an update since i was here last..i got the tank last sunday and spent the better part of 2 days putting it back together...was a lot easier taking it down...everything is doing well so far..seems like my rodi has been runnning non stop..lol...but al is well..i wanted...

Thank you all for your advice...it really is going to come in handy! Roka 64 fish are as follows 1-hippo tang 1-sail fin tang 1- p.j. cardinal 1-clown 1-blue reef chromis ? the fish are 3 yrs old and look very healthy...altough i think i read some where that the tangs will our grow this size...

thanks for your reply melosu58...can i still use a couple of pounds from the tank to seed the new sand...and what are my options so far as sand types? Agronite? i m going to need anout 150 lbs for a 2in sandbed and was wndering if i could mix the agronite with some other types of sand..i know i...

thanks surjer..i did read that thread as well but have some additional concerns aswell....thanks for the reply!

Hello All, im new to this site(just found it actually!)and glad i did, Im going to be purchasing an established 120 gallon tank w/ a 35 gallon sump/fuge, its a complete package including several fish, inverts, lr and ls. I want to make this move as stressless as possible for the inhabitants and...