Hlle ?

[starionesir]

I have a blue hippo tang that has lateral line erosion and only wants to eat mysis shrimp which isn't the best I know. I've been soaking it in selcon to try and help supplement and give plenty of nori on the clip every other day which is mostly eaten but it hasn't gotten any better. Any other ideas?

 

[hedgedrew]

What kind of carbon you running

 

[Dmorty217]

What kind of carbon you running

^ This, try pellets,formula 2, anything with spirulina in it.

 

[starionesir]

Carbon is from fluval.

 

[hedgedrew]

I'm not familiar with that carbon but there is no doubt dusty carbon that is run through too fast ie ground up can cause hlle. There are many studies on this. Most of us use Rox .8 carbon from brs either passively or in a very slow reactor. It makes a difference.

 

[hedgedrew]

If your surgeon is eating nori and bitamoins I would not look at diet. You can try Larrys reef frenzy food with the nori in there. But my bet is on the carbon.

 

[starionesir]

I will stop running Carbon right now then. Thanks for the info. Hope the fish can recover now.

 

[starionesir]

I do know the carbon comes in a bag and I've been cutting the bag and dumping it in one of my avast reactors. Not sure if that matters or not.

 

[Dmorty217]

I do know the carbon comes in a bag and I've been cutting the bag and dumping it in one of my avast reactors. Not sure if that matters or not.

Even if you rinse the carbon for 10 mins before adding it will still release dust into the water column. If you want to use carbon get the stuff Hedgedrew is talking about... He has 10's of thousands of gallons of saltwater and a collection of fish that cost more than most peoples homes... He knows what he is talking about

 

[Deinonych]

I'm not familiar with that carbon but there is no doubt dusty carbon that is run through too fast ie ground up can cause hlle. There are many studies on this. Most of us use Rox .8 carbon from brs either passively or in a very slow reactor. It makes a difference.

+1

BRS Rox 0.8 is awesome. Low dust and high surface area for adsorption.

 

[starionesir]

Thanks guys I really appreciate the info. I turned the reactor off this morning and will clean it out. Anything you recommend to help get rid of what has happened short of some large water changes?

 

[Deinonych]

Good diet and water quality are the only "cures" per se.

 

[starionesir]

I was meaning if it was the cheap carbon doing it is there a easy way to get the carbon dust out?

 

[Deinonych]

I was meaning if it was the cheap carbon doing it is there a easy way to get the carbon dust out?

Filter socks would help trap the dust if you have the ability to use them.

 

[HumbleFish]

Filter socks would help trap the dust if you have the ability to use them.

+1 Blow out your rocks really good to free any dust trapped in there. You'll never get it all completely out, but you can get most of it with some diligence.

 

[hedgedrew]

You run a skimmer. Should come out ins filter socks and skimmer. Even if you use a reactor for Rox. 8 let it run through a filter sock before your tank. Lot of black stuff comes.

 

[hedgedrew]

Thanks for the plug dmorty.

 

[starionesir]

Yes I run a protein skimmer but don't run filter socks for the sump.

 

[hedgedrew]

If you want to use carbon us the Rox. 8 from brs and risne it well with slow moving water and try using it in a very slow reactor with bag on end and tumble it slow. Very. Like just top layer moves a bit. Or use it passively in a sump somewhere where water passes near or through it. No tumble. In carbon bag. Do not grind this carbon hard. Its like size of pencil tip. But very stong and clean

 

[Dmorty217]

Thanks for the plug dmorty.

Please, thank you for sharing your passion with us on here! You and Ted have really set the bar high for the rest of us! How are you trio of personatus doing? Oh and your two wrought irons, peppermint angels, and all the other rare angels I won't list at this time?:beer: