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Today I broke down my QT and replaced it with a slightly smaller tank-20 gallons. Everything going in got sterilized. Filter media was replaced. Water will be set to hypo salinity for new fish. Since I have decided to use hypo, rather than medication, I have added a minimal substrate of sugar size sand and large crushed coral and shells, along with a large, dead coral skeleton. I seeded the sand bed with a cup of substrate from my display tank and added a little ammonia, to help start up the bacteria. The filters are running, but I'm leaving the lights out for now, to give the bacteria a head start over algae.
I'm determined to properly QT fish, without killing them. Seems like a simple goal…
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As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance,
our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey
Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018
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