NEED HELP!!!
MY TANK: 45 Gallon Pentagon tank that stands about 2.5 feet tall with crushed sea shell base, penguin biowheel filter, protien skimmer, satellite dual 55 actinic bulb, and a dual daylight 55 watt bulb.
I have been having a problem with what seems to be ICH. I have been doing monthly water changes, filter changes as required, and keeping the temperature at 78 degrees with a salinity level of .027. I haven't been able to keep fish any longer than what seems to be 3 weeks. They all go through the same symptoms of ICH...spots, lathargic, then die. I even heat my water to the same temperature of the tank when doing water changes and syphon the water in slowly.
I have a chainlink eel, pipefish, hermit crab that is about 3 inches long, cleaner shrimp and 2 anenome's. They don't seem to be stressing the fish out. I've even raised the temperature to 80 degrees and waited 5 weeks to make sure the ICH had run it's course the last bout I had.
Can anyone help me??? I love the hobby but it's costing me a fortune in livestock!!!
MY TANK: 45 Gallon Pentagon tank that stands about 2.5 feet tall with crushed sea shell base, penguin biowheel filter, protien skimmer, satellite dual 55 actinic bulb, and a dual daylight 55 watt bulb.
I have been having a problem with what seems to be ICH. I have been doing monthly water changes, filter changes as required, and keeping the temperature at 78 degrees with a salinity level of .027. I haven't been able to keep fish any longer than what seems to be 3 weeks. They all go through the same symptoms of ICH...spots, lathargic, then die. I even heat my water to the same temperature of the tank when doing water changes and syphon the water in slowly.
I have a chainlink eel, pipefish, hermit crab that is about 3 inches long, cleaner shrimp and 2 anenome's. They don't seem to be stressing the fish out. I've even raised the temperature to 80 degrees and waited 5 weeks to make sure the ICH had run it's course the last bout I had.
Can anyone help me??? I love the hobby but it's costing me a fortune in livestock!!!