29 gallon nano reef build

[JEnelson]

Hi I am starting my 29 gallon nano reef and need help. This is my first step into saltwater and I am super excited. I have my tank and rock and sand and everything set up and going threw my cycle. One problem so far I got a crossi demsel to help cycle and he ended up having ich but I am done treating that and everything is better now. The other fish I want to add is a gamma basslet and a pigmy dwarf angel and a pacciso percula clownfish comments

[JEnelson]

Pics so far

[JEnelson]

And then a goby shrimp combo and that's it for fish

[JEnelson]

Any advice will be much appreciated thanks

[NyteGTI]

when you treated for ICH did you do it IN the main display tank or a QT? how did you treat?

[JEnelson]

well first off we raised the temp to about 83 to 84 and yeah yes main tank since there is nothing in it yet and still cycling then we used garlic extreme once a day herbtana once a day and api super ick cure and general cure every other day for about a week and in a couple of days i will have my uv sterilizer for any straglers but after the week treatment we did about an 35% water change and put new filters in

[NyteGTI]

check the ingredients. if either contains copper I believe you're going to need to get the rocks out of your DT unless you don't care about keeping corals. Most Ich medications contain copper because that and hyposalinity are the only known cures for marine ICH.

[JEnelson]

Will the rocks keep the copper in them even after the treatment so i will never be able to have coral

[NyteGTI]

Somebody more knowledgeable than me please chime in but yes I believe they will. Its a big deal if your tank or rock has been in contact with copper. There's a process to remove it but it's a pain. Anybody wanna chime in here?

[JEnelson]

Yes please help

[Nyghtfire]

To my knowledge copper will make your rock and sand dangerous to inverts and coral permanently. The rock absorbs the copper and slowly leaches out. One of the reasons I recommend avoiding secondhand live rock.

[JEnelson]

None of the things I used said it had copper in it but it did kill the snails I had but the hermit crabs made it

[joy13]

There is a copper test you can buy Aquarium Water Testing: Salifert Copper Test Kit for Freshwater & Marine Aquariums I would also contact the makers and see if there is a problem with invertebrates and explain your snails died.

[JEnelson]

Thanks I'll have to pick some up now what do u think about the stocking of the tank

[carey]

Live rock will suck up the copper without a doubt. From what I;ve read and heard that's a done deal. You supposedly can remove copper from the tank and equipment but I doubt the rock.

[JEnelson]

I didn't use any copper sulfate to treat so I should be good right

[Nyghtfire]

If there was no copper yea you will be ok mate.
Just keep the copper in mind and if I was you id just buy a lonely frag and see how it goes first.

[JEnelson]

Yeah that sounds like a great idea don't want to go wasting money that I can avoid it

[JEnelson]

So I rearranged my rock so it dosent fall over when I get my cuc and put my uv sterilizer in to help control any future ich problems that shouldn't appear and dose anybody know anything about chemipure and puregin from seachem

[carey]

i run purigen and chemi pure elite in two of my smaller tanks and like it. It's pretty much a carbon replacement but it seems to last much longer than carbon does. The elite version of chemipure has GFO in it to help with phosphates.