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My Blue Tang has ick and also has a an open wound not related to the ick. I believe another fish caused the wound. I want to copper this tang in a QT. Will the copper make the wound worse? Will the tang suffer being in copper with an open wound? Thanks

I have Quarantined all my fish. My last addition was a Blue Hippo Tang which I coppered in a QT. It showed no signs of ick for the 4 weeks it was in the QT. Placed him in my 90 gallon DT. After about 3 weeks in the display it now has ich. How did that happen? None of the other fish are showing...

I have a 1 month old 300 watt Hydor Theo Heater that is stuck on. I have it set for 78 degrees but noticed it got up to 88 before I noticed it. Luckily no fish died. I have an email in to Hydor asking about a replacement. Not sure I will get an answer back. Does anyone know if there is a way to...

I have a 80 gallon high tank thats been running for 6 months. For flow I have the return from my sump giving flow at the surface of the tank. Then I have to 2 koralia 2 setup on the back wall of tank that point towards the middle of the tank. If you look at the picture you will see how they are...

I just got a new frag of zoas yesterday. They haven't opened yet. I noticed this featherduster looking thing in the middle of the zoas. It closes if you try to touch it and it opens if left alone. Not sure if this is the reason my zoas aren't opening. Anyone know what it is?

So I just got a Green Bubble Tip Anemone and it was looking really good. On the second day I wake up only to find it stuck on the powerhead. So I turned off the powerhead and gently helped it out of it. Most of the tentacles where mashed up and some where missing and then some where ok. Doesn't...

So I have a Black true perc clownfish that I have had in my 80 gallon tank for about 3 months now. I put in a slightly bigger orange true perc clownfish. Immediately the smaller black one went after him, the bigger one held his own pretty good. Now after about 8 hours they are swimming around...

I have had a Clown fish that I bought in a QT for 5 weeks now. He had a mild case of ich which I got rid of with copper. It took 3 weeks of cuppermine to rid him of the spots that looked like ich. Its week 4 of running cuppermine because he has a white spot on the white part of his body. You can...

I have a Clownfish in a QT. Its been in there going on week five. It has white salt grain like marks on his bottom fin also 1 spot on his body and 1 little bigger grain on his top fin. I tried to take pictures but they didn't show up on the pics. Today is day 10 treating with Cupramine daily...

I have a new clownfish in a QT. I think it has ick. So I will treat with Copper. I have hob filter running carbon. During the Copper treatment I have read that I should take the carbon out, but does that mean that I can still leave the hob filter running with the mesh that holds the carbon?

I have a clown fish in a quarantine tank right now. He currently has no signs of any diseases but after battling Ich in the past I am paranoid and I would like as a preventative matter to dose QT with Copper. Will that hurt or kill the fish if it ends up being it had no diseases to begin with?

I have an 80 gallon tank with 2 clown fish, 1 yellow tang, 1 chromis and 1 yellow watchmen goby. I wanted to complete my stock with getting 1 male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse and 1 or maybe 2 female McCosker's Flasher Wrasses. I was only able to setup a 10 QT. Should I quarantine them in there or...

I currently have 1 black and white clownfish. At first I just wanted one but now I have the itch to get another one to pair with it. Will I have a problem pairing it being that I am adding them about 2 months apart?

I have an 80 gallon tank with live rock. I had 1 Kole Tang, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Flasher Wrasse, 1 Clownfish, 1 BiColor Basslet, 1 Yellow Watchmen Goby and 1 Chromis. I didn't Quarantine any of the fish which was a big mistake. The Kole Tang came down with ick. I didn't act quick enough as I wasn't...

Is it beneficial to put Carbon in a mesh bag and throw it into the sump? I don't have room in my sump for a filter or reactor. Thanks

I will slowly be turning my 80 Gallon tank into a reef tank So Im looking to add fish that are reef safe, peaceful and have some color. So far I have 2 Chromis and I'm looking to add these: Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse Diamond Watchman Goby Royal Gramma Basslet I would love to add 2 tangs 1...

I use to have a 20 gallon tank and got 2 Ocellaris Clownfish as my first fish. Any fish I tried to add after that my Clownfish would harass to death. They killed a total of 3 fish that way in the 20 gallon. I now upgraded to an 80 gallon tank and added my Clownfish and then 4 Chromis. The...

I have an 80 gallon high tank with 20 gallon sump. I currently have 4 Chromis and 2 Clownfish. I would like to complete my stock by adding a blue and yellow Tang. I can get a very good price at my lfs if I get them at the same time. So would I have a problem adding these two at the same time...

I have a 20 gallon high sump for my 80 gallon high tank. To start I want to put live sand which is coming from a tank I am breaking down and live rock in the sump. To do that do I have to put a light on it in the sump?

Is a heater needed if your Metal Halide lights keep your tank heated?

I am cycling my 80 gallon tank with live rock, base rock and 2 pieces of raw shrimp. Now that my ammonia is at .50. Should I now take out the 2 pieces of shrimp? thanks

I have a Current metal halide light fixture with Double Ended Metal Halide Icecap light bulbs. I remove the glass cover. Then it looks like I just pull up to remove the light bulb but its not coming out and I don't want to pull hard enough where I break it if this isn't the correct way to remove...

I got a 4 stage RO/DI system that is rated at 75 gpd but it is only giving me 1 gallon an hour if that. Any suggestions on how I can get this closer to the 75 gpd rating. I have it hooked to the outside faucet. Thanks

I am upgrading to a 80 gallon tank that I would like to eventually make it reef. The person that I bought the tank from is also selling 48 inch Metal Halide lights which have 2 x 150 watt bulbs. He is selling it for $220, this seems to be a good price. Would those lights be good for my reef? I...

I am upgrading my 20 gallon tank to a 80 gallon tank plus a 20 gallon sump. I am looking into getting an RO/DI water filter, but have read that you lose up to 4 gallons of water for every 1 gallon of RO/DI water. So when I first fillup my tank if I use an RO/DI I would get 100 gallons of...