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Over the last few days I had a 15g qt setup and the multicolor developed fin rot and a cloudy eye, treated with furan 2 as suggested from LFS. As of this morning he died in qt. Still no idea what caused the scratching but my assumption is that the bacterial infection was caused by the...

When I cycled I used 50% water from first tank plus sea chem brand bacterial colony suggested from LFS in fresh salt water for the rest... Added angel just a couple days later as I do not have a QT setup and needed to remove one from original tank. So cycle was rushed but ammo has been fairly...

Just retested, Temp at 76 Ph: 8.0 Ammo: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 20 Multicolor is eating well, am feeding mysis shrimp with focus and metronidazole as that was suggested from LFS when illness seems present, also feeding spectrum pellets and marine supreme frozen blend for variety, all are eating...

First tank is doing fine and cycled for about a month, second tank (problem tank) has been up and running for two months. Water parameters last time checked: Ammo: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 10- 20 (coloration was between the two) PH: 7.8 Last checked was a couple days ago, am currently at work will...

Hi, in march I set up my first tank after reading the marine aquarium handbook 30 gallon power head compact filter, deep blue t-5 he lighting, 65g protein skimmer, 15# live rock, and live sand First inhabitants: Hermits and snails Purple sea urchin Serpent star 2 clowns, one has since been...

Cycle not quite complete, running a sponge and carbon filtration with power head, t5 high efficiency lighting. 20% water change done after 10 days... Additional 10 % done after 20 days. Just started week 4 of the cycle... Have seen no ammonia or nitrite spikes, nitrates hovered around 10-20 and...

Also had a bloom of brown diatoms last week

Hi, I'm new to the saltwater world (aquarium world in general) I have a 29 gallon tank and I just had the male in a pair of clownfish die last night. My first mistake, I am learning, is that I did not wait for a complete cycle to add hardy fish. I started with 17 pounds of live rock, 1 1/2 inch...