Hi guys, My newly set up 180g tank has struck some bad stuff. An overview of my tank:
Tank has been setup for about 2 months. I have about 150 lbs of cured live rock that I have been cyling for about 5 months. 100 lbs of dead finely crushed coral sand. I use NSW that I get from our local aquarium which is supposed to be filtered, and has no living organisms in it. I have been using this NSW in my 2 year old 75g sps dominated reef with no problems whatsoever. All fish in the 75g have always been healthy. The 180 has a Reeflo Orca 250, a turbo twist 12x UV sterilizer, Mag7 return and I am using 2 Modded Maxijet 1200s for circ. This 180g is supposed to be a FOWLR, and my intentions were to have multiple (3-5) large angels in the tank. When I set everything up, I tested the water for a month, and all params were in check, pH was stable, temp was stable, no amonia, nitrites, nitrates. I had a 5 inch Blue Angel and 5 inch Blueface angel in a qt holding tank for the past 3 months. I put those fish into the 180g. They were doing great. I then introduced a 8 inch imperator. For the first 2-3 days, it was eating everything in the tank. On the 3rd day, it stopped eating and was covered in what seemed like ich (white spots all over and eyes were slightly cloudy). I took it out and put it in a hospital tank treated with Furazone Green ( I know I was supposed to use Cupramine, but didn't have it at the time). Well, after a day in the Furazone green, I looked at the fish, and it was sliming, and the skin was slothing off. Well after another day, it didn't make it. I didn't stop there. I bought a 5 inch Passer Angel and put it in there with out qt'ing. After about 3 days in the tank, same thing, stopped eating, eye cloudy, started sliming then died. I added a Dragon wrasse into the tank, and it is completely healthy, always eating and no signs of disease. I have since removed the Blue angel and brought him back to the LFS. Right now, I have no fish in the tank. How do I know if I have flukes or velvet or something else. Symptoms for fish are:
-Skin sliming/slothing off
-cloudy eye
-white specks-looks like ich, but larger
-fast respirations
-not eating
-lying on their side=dead
So, what are my options. My plan is to leave the tank without fish for 2 months. Should I do this in addition to anything else. I do have hermit crabs, some starfishes, sun coral and some sponges in the tank at the moment. I have learned my leason from this ordeal and will QT from now on. I guess I was lucky because I never QT'd the fish in my 75g reef and everything is good wit that tank.
Is my substrate that I'm using going to be a problem in the future. I don't think it is arogonite, but finley crushed coral or is that the same thing...I don't know.
Tank has been setup for about 2 months. I have about 150 lbs of cured live rock that I have been cyling for about 5 months. 100 lbs of dead finely crushed coral sand. I use NSW that I get from our local aquarium which is supposed to be filtered, and has no living organisms in it. I have been using this NSW in my 2 year old 75g sps dominated reef with no problems whatsoever. All fish in the 75g have always been healthy. The 180 has a Reeflo Orca 250, a turbo twist 12x UV sterilizer, Mag7 return and I am using 2 Modded Maxijet 1200s for circ. This 180g is supposed to be a FOWLR, and my intentions were to have multiple (3-5) large angels in the tank. When I set everything up, I tested the water for a month, and all params were in check, pH was stable, temp was stable, no amonia, nitrites, nitrates. I had a 5 inch Blue Angel and 5 inch Blueface angel in a qt holding tank for the past 3 months. I put those fish into the 180g. They were doing great. I then introduced a 8 inch imperator. For the first 2-3 days, it was eating everything in the tank. On the 3rd day, it stopped eating and was covered in what seemed like ich (white spots all over and eyes were slightly cloudy). I took it out and put it in a hospital tank treated with Furazone Green ( I know I was supposed to use Cupramine, but didn't have it at the time). Well, after a day in the Furazone green, I looked at the fish, and it was sliming, and the skin was slothing off. Well after another day, it didn't make it. I didn't stop there. I bought a 5 inch Passer Angel and put it in there with out qt'ing. After about 3 days in the tank, same thing, stopped eating, eye cloudy, started sliming then died. I added a Dragon wrasse into the tank, and it is completely healthy, always eating and no signs of disease. I have since removed the Blue angel and brought him back to the LFS. Right now, I have no fish in the tank. How do I know if I have flukes or velvet or something else. Symptoms for fish are:
-Skin sliming/slothing off
-cloudy eye
-white specks-looks like ich, but larger
-fast respirations
-not eating
-lying on their side=dead
So, what are my options. My plan is to leave the tank without fish for 2 months. Should I do this in addition to anything else. I do have hermit crabs, some starfishes, sun coral and some sponges in the tank at the moment. I have learned my leason from this ordeal and will QT from now on. I guess I was lucky because I never QT'd the fish in my 75g reef and everything is good wit that tank.
Is my substrate that I'm using going to be a problem in the future. I don't think it is arogonite, but finley crushed coral or is that the same thing...I don't know.
