bigmatt1992
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im seting up a qurintine tanke rite now but now my water is starting to turn green from the algea idk what to do
my yellow tang has white spots on it help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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vr697getta
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do not put any live rock in the qt tank just put some kind of decoration a fish can hide behind. also i feed my fish with garlic that helps boost there immune system. i had what looked to be inch over a year a ago one just one fish and the fish fought it off. i caught it early and only on one fish at the time. never seen if since.
bigmatt1992
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jeff from aqua world said put 2 small pieces in so they can hide and dose normaly the copper i did a huge 30 gallon water change on the main tank to try to get rid of some of the phospates so will see how that goes go the tang and blennny in the quritine tank now
vr697getta
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from what i was told the liver rock acts as a filter and removes alot of the medicine and if you put in live rock you can't put it back in your display
bigmatt1992
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i used ugly pieces of base rock just to give the fish something to feel more comfterable and not to stressed and buck i didnt not use ro water i didnt have the funds this time out to pic up 30 gallons worth i had juste enonogh for the salt and medicen i didnt get paid this week ( what little i do ) but im looking into geting a uv steralizer jeff said this would help and probly would kill almost all the algea so does anyone know of anyone that is selling a uv unit
o0xerog0o
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Did you set up your entire system without RO water? If you did use RO water when you set it up, and for your water changes, where did you get it from? I'm thinking tap water is probably not going to help you with your algae bloom...
Good luck, hopefully you don't lose anything. Once you get everything back in running order, you really should slow down with doing so much in such a short time.
Good luck, hopefully you don't lose anything. Once you get everything back in running order, you really should slow down with doing so much in such a short time.
bigmatt1992
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ya i think i learned my leason i never yoused ro water no one warned me this could happend or i woulda used it everytime i feel so dumb
buck50bmg
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Buy a RO unit, you dont need a UV.
You need to limit PO4 in your tank. RO/DI does this. A water change may help alittle but your tap water still has PO4, so you will never get it down to where it needs to be.
I run a huge RO/DI and a GFO reactor and PO4 for me is .012 via Hanna.
You can get some good water at Walmart too.
You need to limit PO4 in your tank. RO/DI does this. A water change may help alittle but your tap water still has PO4, so you will never get it down to where it needs to be.
I run a huge RO/DI and a GFO reactor and PO4 for me is .012 via Hanna.
You can get some good water at Walmart too.
miatawnt2b
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Rock will cause the copper to become less concentrated. I don't know if it is because it absorbs or what? But with rock you need more copper than the dosage over time. Copper is very toxic though so don't just arbitrarily add more without a good copper testkit. Just stick with plastic decoration and a sponge filter.
Rock will cause the copper to become less concentrated. I don't know if it is because it absorbs or what? But with rock you need more copper than the dosage over time. Copper is very toxic though so don't just arbitrarily add more without a good copper testkit. Just stick with plastic decoration and a sponge filter.
cloakerpoked
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Agreed. PVC is cheaper than live rock, and would be suitable for hiding spots anyway. Under no circumstances should you put that rock back in your system for several years, and that's only if its being cured the whole time. A UV MIGHT help a little with the problems, but not enough to make it worth buying one. Get an RO or RO/DI unit first.
bigmatt1992
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looks like thats what ima have to do go buy a ro/di unit or go buy ro water from somewere in the mean time does anyone know anywere in the city that is cheap and how much it is out walmart buck ill be out century three way today and i might stop out there at like midnight
bigmatt1992
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ok well i took a look in my tank just now with the lights on and wikth the water change there is very little alge left and i left the lights off all day yesterday to help aid in the battle and im cutting my light cycle down to about 5 hours instead of 10 and my mom is going to pick up ro/di water today does antone know were i can pick up a cheap ro unit
miatawnt2b
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there was one in this forum a few days back for $40 I think.
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bigmatt1992
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yA i just pmed him pleeding for the sale lol i really need it i hate seeing this stuff happen to my tank it feels like a part of the fam lol i spend so much time on it but if anyone else knows of anyone else let me know i really need one and am desprest rite now
cloakerpoked
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Got mine for $140 off ebay shipped to my door.
bigmatt1992
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aqua world has 50 gal. a day for $130 so i might look out there but im looking for use if possible
