BigEZ77
Member
Hi All,
Haven't been here in some time. Was out of the hobby for awhile and got back in over a year ago with a small 30 gallon tank. My coral were already outgrowing the tank...planning to upgrade to a new Waterbox Infinia Frag 175.6 in the spring. In the meantime, I found an unbelievable deal on a resealed G1 Reefer 450 so figured I'd get that for now (a couple months ago) until the WB upgrade to have more space for the time being, and then can sell it for much more than I paid for it. Also have since sold the smaller tank so am not running a QT.
I typically buy my fish from one LFS who does a full treatment and QT, or Reef Paradise in GTA (shipped) as they do the same thing. But recently I bought and Exquisite Wrasse and got it from another LFS where I'm not sure what their protocol is, thinking Wrasses are pretty bullet proof due to their slime coat, but looks like I was wrong (could have been fin rot, he is now gone). Big mistake, will only buy from my trusted LFS's with verified protocol moving forward.
A little more backstory...I set up a UV a couple days ago and my skimmer started making a ton of micro bubbles yesterday. I didn't think anything of it, thinking it would sort itself out overnight. Woke up this morning, still sending out a ton of micro bubbles and now my McCosker and Longfin wrasses won't come out, seem to be breathing heavy and are very lethargic...from what I can see, they don't appear to have any visible signs of infection. My Spotcinctus clown seems okay and just hanging out in her nem. I have a CB baby blue tang arriving today and not sure what to do without a QT...any help is greatly appreciated! See chronological order of events below...
-McCosker, Longfin and Spotcinctus are all pre-existing fish.
-Got the Exquisite late last week, started showing signs of what I think are fin rot shortly after. White ragged areas on fins. Blossomed to (the day before yesterday), his whole right side fin and area around it totally white. Had to get rid of him, RIP. Other fish all looked fin yesterday.
-Set up an Aqua UV 25 watt yesterday (pump speed with head loss at 525gph, did a bucket test before setting up). Pump in overflow of sump and returning to the return pump chamber. Once installed (and I have no idea why), the skimmer (in the middle chamber) started creating a ton of microbubbles. Thought it would sort itself out shortly so left it overnight.
-Came down this morning and noticed it was still making a ton of micro bubbles. Shut down the skimmer and UV light/pump early this morning, and have been off since. I will dismantle and clean the skimmer later today and test in a bucket.
-Both wrasses are in the rocks, when shining a light, I see they have their 'stressed' coloration and are breathing heavy. I touched the McCosker a bit with my soft reef tweezers and he moved, but went elsewhere to lay down. Doesn't appear to have any white issues on him. The Longfin is a little more difficult to see, but from what I could see, no white issues.
-Now I have a (not cheap) baby captive bred blue tang arriving today.
-Water params are all in check, inverts and corals look fine.
This obviously is a lot of issues to be having at once. Would love to get your thoughts and what I might do when the tang arrives later today. I.e. do you think it's the micro bubbles? The symptoms of the wrasses seems like it could be that (lethargy, possible paralysis, breathing heavy), but I guess it could be a ton of things. Could it be the new UV, could it be the fin rot, etc? Any suggestions on how to handle this are greatly appreciated!
Haven't been here in some time. Was out of the hobby for awhile and got back in over a year ago with a small 30 gallon tank. My coral were already outgrowing the tank...planning to upgrade to a new Waterbox Infinia Frag 175.6 in the spring. In the meantime, I found an unbelievable deal on a resealed G1 Reefer 450 so figured I'd get that for now (a couple months ago) until the WB upgrade to have more space for the time being, and then can sell it for much more than I paid for it. Also have since sold the smaller tank so am not running a QT.
I typically buy my fish from one LFS who does a full treatment and QT, or Reef Paradise in GTA (shipped) as they do the same thing. But recently I bought and Exquisite Wrasse and got it from another LFS where I'm not sure what their protocol is, thinking Wrasses are pretty bullet proof due to their slime coat, but looks like I was wrong (could have been fin rot, he is now gone). Big mistake, will only buy from my trusted LFS's with verified protocol moving forward.
A little more backstory...I set up a UV a couple days ago and my skimmer started making a ton of micro bubbles yesterday. I didn't think anything of it, thinking it would sort itself out overnight. Woke up this morning, still sending out a ton of micro bubbles and now my McCosker and Longfin wrasses won't come out, seem to be breathing heavy and are very lethargic...from what I can see, they don't appear to have any visible signs of infection. My Spotcinctus clown seems okay and just hanging out in her nem. I have a CB baby blue tang arriving today and not sure what to do without a QT...any help is greatly appreciated! See chronological order of events below...
-McCosker, Longfin and Spotcinctus are all pre-existing fish.
-Got the Exquisite late last week, started showing signs of what I think are fin rot shortly after. White ragged areas on fins. Blossomed to (the day before yesterday), his whole right side fin and area around it totally white. Had to get rid of him, RIP. Other fish all looked fin yesterday.
-Set up an Aqua UV 25 watt yesterday (pump speed with head loss at 525gph, did a bucket test before setting up). Pump in overflow of sump and returning to the return pump chamber. Once installed (and I have no idea why), the skimmer (in the middle chamber) started creating a ton of microbubbles. Thought it would sort itself out shortly so left it overnight.
-Came down this morning and noticed it was still making a ton of micro bubbles. Shut down the skimmer and UV light/pump early this morning, and have been off since. I will dismantle and clean the skimmer later today and test in a bucket.
-Both wrasses are in the rocks, when shining a light, I see they have their 'stressed' coloration and are breathing heavy. I touched the McCosker a bit with my soft reef tweezers and he moved, but went elsewhere to lay down. Doesn't appear to have any white issues on him. The Longfin is a little more difficult to see, but from what I could see, no white issues.
-Now I have a (not cheap) baby captive bred blue tang arriving today.
-Water params are all in check, inverts and corals look fine.
This obviously is a lot of issues to be having at once. Would love to get your thoughts and what I might do when the tang arrives later today. I.e. do you think it's the micro bubbles? The symptoms of the wrasses seems like it could be that (lethargy, possible paralysis, breathing heavy), but I guess it could be a ton of things. Could it be the new UV, could it be the fin rot, etc? Any suggestions on how to handle this are greatly appreciated!
