Jongalt26
05/03/2016, 12:06 PM
Well looks like my lps reef tank got a bit of ich, It showed up on my 2 year old tang a couple of days ago (with no other signs on other fish at the initial outbreak) however last night it has spread to another fish. I'm not certain how it got in the tank considering everything was QT'd 4-5 weeks prior to entry (observation QT only, no copper nor hypo) Although i did throw in a handful of cheato from my LFS and forgot to dip it.
But I digress.
My DT is stocked with the following: orange spot rabbit, hippo, 2 firefish, bonded pair of clowns, midas blenny, algae blenny, diamond watchman goby and a juvenile porc puffer.
My 29 gallon QT is currently housing a purple tang which was to be the final addition to my DT.
I am in the process of rebuilding a 93 gal. cube and intend to replace all of the old equipment / plumbing etc. However I do have my old equipment that i can get up and running as a hospital tank by the weekend to start a hypo treatment. It looks like my only viable options are hypo, copper or TTM. Im going to rule out TTM do the quantity of fish and im not in a rush since my DT will need to be fallow for 72 days.
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I'd love to get answers to the following questions, these are ones that i've been researching but cant seem to find solid answers to.
1. Is there any benefit if i run copper in the hospital tank (in lieu of hypo)? I will not be using any of the old equipment with exception to the glass tank itself which includes a corner overflow. Or will copper always be present in the tank / overflow? I intend on building this as a FOWLR when I am done with the ich issue
2. The ich is in the early stages (well under 1 wk), my bonded clowns are not showing any symptoms and they are the most valuable fish in the tank. I would love to pull them out and place them in my current QT w/ my expensive purple tang so they dont have to go through hypo, is this a really bad idea?
3. For my hospital tank setup, is this ok: tank, filter socks, sump, protein skimmer, return, small powerhead. A small seed sponge that ive had in my main tank, 1/2 quart of marinepure spheres from my main tank (to be thrown out after use), ammonia lock and possibly some leftover chemi-pure elite bags that i have laying around. PVC pipes and clay pots for fish coves. Are there any suggestions or modifications? Since there is nothing to cycle I would add the fish in after temp, alk & ph match my current tank.
4. How can i keep my sand sifting diamond goby alive since i wont have any sand, my algae blenny, who refuses to eat nori, also poses an issue
5. and how the heck can i catch all of these fish? the problem ones will be the two firefish and the goby (we rarely see the goby). Im thinking the easiest way will be to cast a net on the bottom surface and wait.
6. For my fallow tank i intend on feeding my inverts & LPS (chili / roids) however what i cant determine is will i have to dose ammonia as well to keep my LR cycling?
7. Does anyone know why people claim to have success when nothing is done about the ich and to just to let it run its course?
Thanks a lot,
Jason
But I digress.
My DT is stocked with the following: orange spot rabbit, hippo, 2 firefish, bonded pair of clowns, midas blenny, algae blenny, diamond watchman goby and a juvenile porc puffer.
My 29 gallon QT is currently housing a purple tang which was to be the final addition to my DT.
I am in the process of rebuilding a 93 gal. cube and intend to replace all of the old equipment / plumbing etc. However I do have my old equipment that i can get up and running as a hospital tank by the weekend to start a hypo treatment. It looks like my only viable options are hypo, copper or TTM. Im going to rule out TTM do the quantity of fish and im not in a rush since my DT will need to be fallow for 72 days.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
I'd love to get answers to the following questions, these are ones that i've been researching but cant seem to find solid answers to.
1. Is there any benefit if i run copper in the hospital tank (in lieu of hypo)? I will not be using any of the old equipment with exception to the glass tank itself which includes a corner overflow. Or will copper always be present in the tank / overflow? I intend on building this as a FOWLR when I am done with the ich issue
2. The ich is in the early stages (well under 1 wk), my bonded clowns are not showing any symptoms and they are the most valuable fish in the tank. I would love to pull them out and place them in my current QT w/ my expensive purple tang so they dont have to go through hypo, is this a really bad idea?
3. For my hospital tank setup, is this ok: tank, filter socks, sump, protein skimmer, return, small powerhead. A small seed sponge that ive had in my main tank, 1/2 quart of marinepure spheres from my main tank (to be thrown out after use), ammonia lock and possibly some leftover chemi-pure elite bags that i have laying around. PVC pipes and clay pots for fish coves. Are there any suggestions or modifications? Since there is nothing to cycle I would add the fish in after temp, alk & ph match my current tank.
4. How can i keep my sand sifting diamond goby alive since i wont have any sand, my algae blenny, who refuses to eat nori, also poses an issue
5. and how the heck can i catch all of these fish? the problem ones will be the two firefish and the goby (we rarely see the goby). Im thinking the easiest way will be to cast a net on the bottom surface and wait.
6. For my fallow tank i intend on feeding my inverts & LPS (chili / roids) however what i cant determine is will i have to dose ammonia as well to keep my LR cycling?
7. Does anyone know why people claim to have success when nothing is done about the ich and to just to let it run its course?
Thanks a lot,
Jason