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    New tank gone south quick

    gravel is from lps too. GH reads 75, and KH reads 120 (both via test strips since my reagent kit does not test these).
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    New tank gone south quick

    no - resin rock only, no shells.
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    New tank gone south quick

    Update: ich seems under control now, in the end lost 6 of 8 fish but did learn a lot (thanks to those who had a part in that!). Will start dropping temp again in a day or so. One of the two fm platies that survived has fin damage - wonder if that will heal? Got that Aquarium Pharm. liquid...
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    New tank gone south quick

    Salt and heat - thanks, any idea where to find info on different FW species tolerance to salt, or all should be ok for a short period and.. well it is better than ich? On the test strips/ammonia, that makes total sense but either way likely get the test kit Fishyfanatic recommended for peace of...
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    New tank gone south quick

    Ok, will do on the test kit and water change. Was planning a 50% tomorrow night due to time. Thanks for that. I have one airstone inside one of the resin caves (it has a hole on top), one flex wand buried under gravel and an air disk - all on the airpump through a gang valve (different...
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    New tank gone south quick

    Came into some cash around the holidays, so finally bought that 80 gal tank I have wanted for a while. First time with an aquarium, but did tons of research and felt pretty good. Community tank seemed to be the best way to start, so headed in that direction. Got an emperor 400 filter, 2 200w...
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