dh350twin
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So I am starting over my 300 gallon reef tank. More less.
I have it fully stocked with fish and the last one I had gotten was supposed to have been thru a full QT and treatment. I acclimated and put him in my sump so no aggression would follow. Well long story short he wiped out all my fish one by one. Devastating!
So I decided to re-locate the tank to another area in my home. I took all live rock and coral and placed them in a 150gal stock tank and they are doing well.
The tank has been cleaned and moved to its new home. All new rock has been added and new sand and water. The rock and corals will go in soon.
I want to replace my fish and I am a tang lover, my thoughts were to buy a large enough tank to QT and Treat them for 10 weeks or so the add them all at once to limit the aggression and territorial behaviors.
There will be about 10 tangs along with some smaller clowns and chromis and misc. all the tangs will be small to medium in size. 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 in.
To get to my question I am trying to buy all the tangs first or at least the less hardy ones and get them treated and then add the rest as they become available. It isn't possible to buy them all at once because of availability.
I am new to treating them, I have done hypo several times with success however I do not want to lose anymore fish and want to learn how to treat these animals properly for all issues not just ich.
So if I follow the advance aquarist protocol for treatment and add a new addition to the QT tank do I start the whole treatment process over and do I do so everytime there is a new addition until the last one gets here? If so is there any harm to the ones who have been in there the longest?
What treatment would you recommend for this. Keeping in mind new additions arriving probably weekly or bi-weekly?
I have it fully stocked with fish and the last one I had gotten was supposed to have been thru a full QT and treatment. I acclimated and put him in my sump so no aggression would follow. Well long story short he wiped out all my fish one by one. Devastating!
So I decided to re-locate the tank to another area in my home. I took all live rock and coral and placed them in a 150gal stock tank and they are doing well.
The tank has been cleaned and moved to its new home. All new rock has been added and new sand and water. The rock and corals will go in soon.
I want to replace my fish and I am a tang lover, my thoughts were to buy a large enough tank to QT and Treat them for 10 weeks or so the add them all at once to limit the aggression and territorial behaviors.
There will be about 10 tangs along with some smaller clowns and chromis and misc. all the tangs will be small to medium in size. 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 in.
To get to my question I am trying to buy all the tangs first or at least the less hardy ones and get them treated and then add the rest as they become available. It isn't possible to buy them all at once because of availability.
I am new to treating them, I have done hypo several times with success however I do not want to lose anymore fish and want to learn how to treat these animals properly for all issues not just ich.
So if I follow the advance aquarist protocol for treatment and add a new addition to the QT tank do I start the whole treatment process over and do I do so everytime there is a new addition until the last one gets here? If so is there any harm to the ones who have been in there the longest?
What treatment would you recommend for this. Keeping in mind new additions arriving probably weekly or bi-weekly?
