Recent content by jimmytank

Read this article and used and applied it thanks.

So we had to remove all the LR to catch the fish and we dipped them all FW for 3 min at least and added them to our fish only 55 gal. Treated now with coppersafe the 30 day version. We lost the black clown on Sunday Nov 5 after it had seemed to make it through our use of The dip and transfer...

We dosed again for the second day which brought us to Nov. 3 Friday. We could not tell if the medicine was working or not and still not sure what it was that completely worked, but I have no reason to believe that it may not have cured the velvet but I believe more than half of our stock were...

So on Wednesday Nov. 1, we headed to the LFS to see what they had. We had not made a positive ID of anything yet. They suggested a natural pharmaceutical that they said they were not as familiar with but trusted the company that made it. It was Protoshield. It’s rated as tank safe so I felt fine...

Over the next few days I will continue with a step by step of what we have done so far with outstanding success!

So here is how the story goes. We have 3 tanks; 1 a 125 gallon display tank, #2 a 40 gallon tank started in September with a Leopard Wrasse, midnight Blenny, and a small peppermint shrimp, 55 gallon started Nov. 1 (started with 25 gallons of water from # 1, 5 gallons from #2 and about 20 gallons...

Parameters on tank are good 0 nitrate no show of ammonia. I have a clown fish that's acted odd for a few days lethargic, color is poor. Just tonight has started rapid breathing but still lying on the bottom. Sound like anything other than impending death.

So I have a reef friendly tank. Adding more coral and reef type inverts often. I would like to know what test kit is best for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates and so on. I see a ton of posts that have exact numbers when all the kits I have give a range and you have to match a color. So am...

Update: fish looks great find are healing and looks so much better already. So about a week and a half.

Here is some pics

So random question. I introduced a purple fire fish to my tank. It got pretty beat up by a one of the other fish and I am wondering how long it will take before this fish starts looking good again? There doesn't appear to be any more picking but it was pretty shredded. Thanks in advance.

Update Trigger looks good it has been out a few times today. I guess it was just shy. Thanks for the reassurance. I thought it was typical but wanted to be sure.

I introduced a new trigger to my tank and it is hiding in the reef. Should I worry about it or is this normal?

So I noticed yesterday, that my Feather Duster's opening is crimped a little and it has not come out since I have noticed the crimp. Do you think it's a problem or a coincidence?

Cycle. Patience, cycle, more patience. It will pay off and your only talking a month or so. Toss a piece of shrimp in, in a bag. The crabs will eat it and it will cycle the tank and may not kill everything as you do cycle. The CUC is tougher than they get credit for. And stick with the smaller...