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It was a light green with my API test. I think it was 1ppm. However, I did a water change after that (5 gallons). and the ammonia was gone. The next day I tested and the ammonia was not present with my API test. However, nitrates were at 80ppm. I did another water change (30 gallons) to bring...

Thank you....unfortunately. there is 4 feet of pvc pipe under my live rock...I cannot get in there (at least I do not know how to do this) without taking out and breaking apart all of the rock that I epoxied together. I have done a 50% water change. (It is a 120 tank). THe ammonia issue is gone...

Log In or Sign Up to View Above is a link to a video of my tank. (I think you need facebook to view it) It is a 120 w/ a 20 gallon sump. It has been established for about 5 years. Today I tested my parameters and there was an ammonia spike. I did a quick 5 gallon water change, and tested again...

Since I am using display water, can I simply net the fish and drop into DT, or do I need to reacclimate?

the method based on the above is to acclimate fish to QT and watch it every day. If anything odd is noticed then treat accordingly. If I pick up a small tang for my 10 gallon QT, I would observe if for close to a month in the QT. Do 3-4 water changes a week (10 percent each) and feed. Does this...

You all convinced me to set up a quarantine tank. It is now cycling. However, I am a little unclear as to what medications to use? My understanding is that it is best practice to treat the new fish in the QT to prevent and kill potential diseases. There is a ton of information out there and I am...

-how long do you leave the fish in there? do you need a light for a QT?

-thanks....but how do I prevent the QT tank from cycling? Would 20 gallons of water from my display do the trick?

update-the TDs is missing in action, but the distilled water seems to be working great, my polyp corals and fish look good....I have not seen any growth of nuisance algae yet. The parameters are solid.

I am starting to populate my tank with fish. I have been acclimating them and not quarantining them. I am debating whether or not to invest in a quarantine tank. 1-Is there really a need for a quarantine tank if you have a reputable LFS and the prospective new fish has been in their tanks for...

given that the inverts will die (I have a small clean up crew in there now), what do you use for a clean up crew in a predator tank?

I plan on a snowflake eel...I set up 3 inch pvc pipe behind the live rock to accommodate him.

The plan is to add a juvenile snowflake, lionfish, and a yellow tang. I am thinking about a dogface puffer. stella1979

here are some pics....unfortunately, I did not take a photo before rip cleaning. But imagine that all of the glass in the tank is covered in cyanobacteria and the live rock is laying in the sand covered in it as well..the first pic is a few days after the cleaning..there are 2 tomato clowns...

I have to figure out how to upload them from my phone!