kvosstra
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Hi all, - (sorry for the long post)
I have recently upgraded from my 40g to 180 gallons SPS dominant tank and I want to add a number of fish over the next 2-3 months. The large tank was set up from an established 90 gallon from a friend and there are 5 fish in the tank - all disease free, 3 beautiful leopard wrasse, mandarin goby and an adult chevron tang. There is a 40g refugium and 40 gallon sump - all fish are fat and happy.
In the past I have also had a 150g SPS reef which was taken down beause I moved - and I treated some diseased fish with copper - but the fish died either from the copper treatment or insufficient water changes (ammonia).
So, Now that I have the space to do this correctly, using either the 90 gallon tank or the spare 40 gallon tank for my QT- I would like to treat my fish. So what copper should I use - what test kit is the best? Can I use amquel to detoxify the ammonia, or do I need to do constant water changes? Should I use an extra skimmer I have lying around - powerheads in the tank - bubble filter with bacteria (I have a few sponges I could use) - etc. What's the best way to set this up to reduce morbidity and mortality of my fish?
What about for bacterial infections? Is one of the treatments better than others? Should I treat for bacterial infections at the beginning, or only if they are appearant on the fish?
I will likely be treating a school of anthias (3-5 lyretail's). then Some small pairs of goby's, dartfish, firefish - I would like to treat these at the same time. I would then like to add 2-3 more reef safe wrasses - flashers or something like a lineatus, or rhombis wrasse, then finally a larger more aggressive fish like a powder blue tang.
So, finally - should I treat all fish> (I assume yes), I will try to do this in the order of less aggressive to more aggressive - so maybe the goby's first.
Finally, any links to some extended reading would be appreciated, so that I can be better informed as to the current "best practices" and materials out there - since it has been a few years since I have introduced any new fish to my tanks and I know that there are many new products which claim to be "cure all" etc. Obviously, I will not treat the display - so no need for anything that is "reef safe."
Thanks - I appreaciate any and all information. I have kept and successfully maintained SPS and aquaria for a number of years, I have also treated fish, but with little success - But, now I would like to do this correctly, since I have the space and the patience to actually QT my fish - instead of just dropping them into the tank.
-Kyle
I have recently upgraded from my 40g to 180 gallons SPS dominant tank and I want to add a number of fish over the next 2-3 months. The large tank was set up from an established 90 gallon from a friend and there are 5 fish in the tank - all disease free, 3 beautiful leopard wrasse, mandarin goby and an adult chevron tang. There is a 40g refugium and 40 gallon sump - all fish are fat and happy.
In the past I have also had a 150g SPS reef which was taken down beause I moved - and I treated some diseased fish with copper - but the fish died either from the copper treatment or insufficient water changes (ammonia).
So, Now that I have the space to do this correctly, using either the 90 gallon tank or the spare 40 gallon tank for my QT- I would like to treat my fish. So what copper should I use - what test kit is the best? Can I use amquel to detoxify the ammonia, or do I need to do constant water changes? Should I use an extra skimmer I have lying around - powerheads in the tank - bubble filter with bacteria (I have a few sponges I could use) - etc. What's the best way to set this up to reduce morbidity and mortality of my fish?
What about for bacterial infections? Is one of the treatments better than others? Should I treat for bacterial infections at the beginning, or only if they are appearant on the fish?
I will likely be treating a school of anthias (3-5 lyretail's). then Some small pairs of goby's, dartfish, firefish - I would like to treat these at the same time. I would then like to add 2-3 more reef safe wrasses - flashers or something like a lineatus, or rhombis wrasse, then finally a larger more aggressive fish like a powder blue tang.
So, finally - should I treat all fish> (I assume yes), I will try to do this in the order of less aggressive to more aggressive - so maybe the goby's first.
Finally, any links to some extended reading would be appreciated, so that I can be better informed as to the current "best practices" and materials out there - since it has been a few years since I have introduced any new fish to my tanks and I know that there are many new products which claim to be "cure all" etc. Obviously, I will not treat the display - so no need for anything that is "reef safe."
Thanks - I appreaciate any and all information. I have kept and successfully maintained SPS and aquaria for a number of years, I have also treated fish, but with little success - But, now I would like to do this correctly, since I have the space and the patience to actually QT my fish - instead of just dropping them into the tank.
-Kyle
