Hello!!

Brookfield, Wisconsin.

He said he heard it from alot of people not to run carbon on reef tanks.

Anyways, what your saying is, is that a Nirtrite spike is a indicator something wrong in your tank? like a recent ammonia spike? the puffer fish seemed he couldn't breathe at all, but when place into a tank thriving in oxygen (huge bubbler and other stuff) after an hour he was fine. I really want to know what happend to the tank..
 
Dont think so. All he got today was 7 pounds of live sand.
what are some good products to stop the spike in the tank? of whatever spike it was..
 
Hes got a reader attached to the tank that tells the temp, when to change the water, ect. Is there a reader u can put on your tank that tells when there a ammonia spike or any spike at all?
 
Sometimes it is from some cleaning solution used around the tank or someone accidently knocks over an item sitting on the hood.

Amquel, Biosafe and ChlorAm-X are three widely used ammonia binding products. Test for ammonia first as you don't need them if it is zero. Not bad to have on hand for emergencies however.
 
True, but if the ammonia is zero the nitrites should decline very shortly. If not, we can look at other causes over the next few days.
 
Alright! I'll just tell my friend when doing water changes to wash his whole arm. Also, i'l tell him to keep that ammonia stuff on hand.

have you asnwered my question about the Slime on the puffer that is toxic? and is there a reader u can put on your tank to monitor Ammonia levels 24/7?
 
I really can't say about the slime. Puffer fish do create Tetrodotoxin in their flesh and internal organs. However, there are only isolated reports of a Puffer nuking a tank. This may be that the toxin is not really produced by the fish but by a symbiotic bacteria in the fish's intestine. It may be that they lose that ability in captivity. I can't therefore say whether the fish had any adverse effects on your friends tank.

LR-live rock
DSB=Deep sand bed
 
Tom, evidently this fellow has purchased (and lost) 10 powder blue tangs. Please encourage him to stop buying these fish.
 
well it might be lower than 10 beucase i dont remebering him buying 1 every 3 months..This is all from what i heard out of his mouth. I do believe its lower
 
Losing any fish is not a good thing but it does happen once in awhile. However, a repeated history of losing livestock should make one rethink their husbandry practices. If I lost 3 fish over a three year period I would take a step back and see where my technique was lacking.

Yesterday, this thread was geared to help you get out of a pinch. Hopefully that is happening as I write. Still there are some problems that I could see in your replies. You do know that Puffers, of any type, belong in a Fish Only tank as they will nibble and kill corals? Tangs are reef safe but a 75 can only handle a single specimen of the smaller varieties. Go to some of the forums here that discuss corals and fish before purchasing fish or corals. Also get a couple of good books on fish, coral and husbandry. Don't rely on the LFS. Yours seems to be lacking or they would not sell you livestock that you need to constantly replace.

For the time being you, and your friend, may want to take a look at The New Tank Thread on proper methods for setting up and running a SW tank.
 
This may have been said, but mix some new salt water and test that with your nitrite test kit. Just to make sure your test kit hasn't gone bad.
 
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