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hi thanks for the advice about the sea slime, i want all of you to read the e-mail i sent to my lfs about this situation. (thought u would like to read it) ********** I am disappointed with the advice I am getting from your stores. I purchased a 65 gal(saltwater) tank setup about a year ago...

i wonder if i am getting some kind of false reading, because my fish are fine, no deaths, not even the seahose, what is the symptioms of ammonia poisining ? everyone is eating fine.

it is spirling out of control, i am doing massive water changes 20 gal a day and the ammo is upto 3 ppm. i can't seem to stop it. i have went through 2 bags of salt and 100 gal of water, i don;t get it. i have cut back on feeding small portions every other day. all of my occupats are ok yet. but...

i got a supprise i had a hitchhiker in my lr that i just bought. it looks like an eel i beleve it is a banded eel. go figure 8O

" really think that a large part of the problem is that you are STILL looking for chemical fixes when water changes will fix the issue." -- No, i never was looking for a "chemical fix" just somthing to get me by untill i could get things right again. - i was looking to chemicals like we would...

btw i have not put the ammo lock in yet, still getting ideas. I did hear some chatter about garlic, but i did not realize it was used for this purpose. i thought it was used to get a fish to eat. If it can prevent ick i will do this reguraly! Is there a recomendation on how to prepair this ...

TCTFish isn't cycle the same thing(well close), i did a web search on nitromax and it looks like it comes in two bottles, one for nitrifing bacteria, and one with oxygenating bacteria. Obviously you feel this is a better product, - do you have any reasons that you beleve this ? I'm not saying...

i also put another 12 pounds of lr in my tank (cured)

ok i have completd a 30 gal water change here are the stats no2 < .1 ppm no3 5 ppm ph 8.0 nh3 .30 ppm sg 1.020 now i was going to use a product to put the ph back to 8.2 but i read the instructions and it said that if ammo is present that rasing the ph will cause the ammo to become more...

i think i will need to purchace some more lr.

i noticed that my no3 is down, does'nt that indicate the lack of bio activity ?

here are the stats as of tonight no2 .1 ppm ph 8.2 nh3 .75 ppm no3 5 ppm po4 1.0 ppm sg 1.022 tank size 65 gal canister filter skimmer been in successful opperaton for 6 months(until now):)

thank you seaham358 , tctfish, yes i do read but my problem is i am listening to th lfs. this is why i am here, i want to have a fantastic tank and i am willing to learn and make it right. all of the fish in my tank are herbavors, and the seahorse is the only carnavor. the seahorse is tank...

what ever i need for this kind of fish i want to do it, what are the conditions that i need to meet?

"As a side note, I must say that you should consider removing that seahorse from the tank after this is all said and done. The environment is less than optimum in its conditions." -- Why, do you think that the tank will no longer be right for inverts? what do i need to consiter to get my tank...

well, yes ammo lock is, but if you need to react to a potental disaster i feel it is a good thing, definately not perfict, but if it will keep my fish from expiring i will do everything i can. i just don;t know how long i should wait between doses untill i get this thing under control, i will...

I have had an active tank for about 6 months now, and i began to see a purple coating coating everything in my tank, i mistaknely thought it was corline algie, but after battleing this stuff for a while i finaly was able to descripe this stuff to a person at my lfs, and they said it was red...

I'm pritty sure it is ick , the lfs said it should clear up in about 3 days, on the fish, he does not seem to be getting any worse now. i will keep you posted. thanks for advice

i set up a qt tank with a hob filter with the filter removed, it was a 10 gal tank i took 5 gal from some salt water i was letting age, and 5 gal from my main tank, un fortunitatley i needed to get that 5 gal of water back in the main tank so i mixed some up and waited about an hour to to...

none yet will tonight asap, i don't need it to spread to the other two fish.

is it ick, if so i wil get some meds after work today

20 lb lr only nothing else i have a tank i can use for this, not setup yet

I have a new tank, with 3 clown fish in it. one of the clowns have white spots on the fin and on the body near the bottom of the fish. i noticed this 2 days ago, and it seems to be getting worse what could it be and could the other three clowns become affected. (btw the tank has cycled) - he is...

Just a thought i found that my local Wal Mart is selling ro water for 33 cents a gal. bring your own container. Best price i have seen. I don't know if all walmarts have this but it would be worth a look in your area.

check selenity make sure it is correct, that is how i did it , you have to add a little and wait for a while then test . the 1/2 cup per gallon is a good start but the specific gravity is the most important.