pewter_jean
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Well after all the losses last week, I was hoping things were settleing down. I haven't loss any fish since Friday. But it looks like I may not be so lucky.
Even after doing 30 to 40 gallon water changes, everyday or two. It looks like round two is about to start.
After the first round I was down to about 6 fish,
Tonight when I feed them, I noticed that most of them look to have a whiteish film starting to cover them. Their eyes are cloudy, and the tomato clown is covered with white spots. The sailfin tang is covered with the same film and has black (pepper) spots. The flagfin angel is covered with the white film, no spots yet. The longspine cardinal, who always was fairly active in the tank, now is just sitting in the corner, he didn't even come up to eat. The film is on him also, just not as bad. The cherub angel, and the diamond gobie look good so far, no film and the eyes are clear. But don't know what tomorrow will bring. There is no way to catch these guys, too much rock work for them to hind in, and I am afriad if I keep chasing these guys around the stess would for sure do them in. So I have come to the conclusion that I have to sit and wait for it to run it's corse.
So I guess I have to ask the next question, What is the next step after this has finished everything off, and is done running amock.
Will I need to drain the tank, and scrub everything down, to restart the tank? Or will I have to wait for the system to break down the junk in there, and rebuild itself up, basically recycle itself. I realize that, that will take a few months, I really don't have a problem with that,, gives me time to decide and research this next setup, I am thinking along to lines of reef with only gobies, blennies.
Oh, will what ever this crap is in my tank, will it effect my corals, I do have to say, my hammer is looking very happy, must be all the nitrates in the water.
Even after doing 30 to 40 gallon water changes, everyday or two. It looks like round two is about to start.
After the first round I was down to about 6 fish,
Tonight when I feed them, I noticed that most of them look to have a whiteish film starting to cover them. Their eyes are cloudy, and the tomato clown is covered with white spots. The sailfin tang is covered with the same film and has black (pepper) spots. The flagfin angel is covered with the white film, no spots yet. The longspine cardinal, who always was fairly active in the tank, now is just sitting in the corner, he didn't even come up to eat. The film is on him also, just not as bad. The cherub angel, and the diamond gobie look good so far, no film and the eyes are clear. But don't know what tomorrow will bring. There is no way to catch these guys, too much rock work for them to hind in, and I am afriad if I keep chasing these guys around the stess would for sure do them in. So I have come to the conclusion that I have to sit and wait for it to run it's corse.
So I guess I have to ask the next question, What is the next step after this has finished everything off, and is done running amock.
Will I need to drain the tank, and scrub everything down, to restart the tank? Or will I have to wait for the system to break down the junk in there, and rebuild itself up, basically recycle itself. I realize that, that will take a few months, I really don't have a problem with that,, gives me time to decide and research this next setup, I am thinking along to lines of reef with only gobies, blennies.
Oh, will what ever this crap is in my tank, will it effect my corals, I do have to say, my hammer is looking very happy, must be all the nitrates in the water.
