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[Usingthejohn]

Ok. So work on catching the remaining fish for qt. I have a decent 20g sump or use Shawn's to qt the fish. I can set up in my shed if I have to.


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Yeah. I have that. Just not enough room for the last 12 I have left

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[robert_ellis]

Yeah. I have that. Just not enough room for the last 12 I have left

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12 fish?


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[Usingthejohn]

12 fish?


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Yeah. Hence why I may end up giving a lot away.

2 leopards
1 melanarus
1 carpenter
1 xmas wrasse
Pair of cardinals
1 longnose hawk
1 falco hawk
1 coral beauty
1 purple tang
1 coral beauty
Diamond goby

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[mark.a.smith405]

No one in your area able to hold them? Maybe hit up your LFS see if they could set something temporary up for you. Might cost you a few dollars but then you won't have to repurchase the fish!

 

[robert_ellis]

Yeah. Hence why I may end up giving a lot away.

2 leopards
1 melanarus
1 carpenter
1 xmas wrasse
Pair of cardinals
1 longnose hawk
1 falco hawk
1 coral beauty
1 purple tang
1 coral beauty
Diamond goby

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Well I actually have 2 sumps you have a 20g and a 10 so I'm sure we can rig something up for all of them


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[mark.a.smith405]

Do you have a lot of coral? If not you could get rid of the coral and focus treating the fish in tank

 

[Usingthejohn]

Do you have a lot of coral? If not you could get rid of the coral and focus treating the fish in tank

Some acans. A few zoa colonies. Couple torches. Meteor shower colony. 9 nems.

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[robert_ellis]

Can't treat in tank because if the copper. Would never be able to have inverts in there ever. I also think you couldn't keep coral in there ever again.


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[reefes pieces]

Don't worry baby girl. U got some reef nerd friends and we'll help u get through ur issue. Keep all ur fish n coral and let's find a way to QT and run ur tank fallow for a minute.

 

[mark.a.smith405]

He could use another method besides copper. Hypo? Seems easier to pass off a few coral and drop your salinity than to set up multiple QTs for your fish. But I'm sure there are plenty of people willing to hold them

 

[Usingthejohn]

But to do hypo means very precise management no? I googled that before and it seems to require a lot of effort, no?

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[Usingthejohn]

Ok. Pulled out a dead cardinal. Any takers on what dies next?

FML

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[Six2seven]

Ok. Pulled out a dead cardinal. Any takers on what dies next?

FML

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Coral beauty. Sorry I hope not.

 

[Goober]

4:1 odds the other cardinal dies of being lonely

 

[Usingthejohn]

I hope nothing else dies...but im pretty much resigned to the fact that more will die

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[Usingthejohn]

Ok. What do I need to do to clear out whatever **** is in my tank:

Drain and bleach rock?

4-6 weeks fallow?

New rock and sand without draining the tank?

Maybe ill just sell everything....this **** sucks

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[TH64]

I think you just need to QT all the fish and leave your tank fish less for what like 12 weeks I think? That way the organism infecting your fish will die without hosts. I don't think you need to start over or empty the tank at all.

 

[Reefomeez]

John this totally sucks. I feel your frustration. Unfortunately is part & parcel with the hobby. I think it might just come down to this being a young system. Balance is a hard thing to achieve and it's an evolving challenge with a new tank.

You have a great fish stock. Give some away if you want but keep the ones you really like (like leopards, especially if they're pellet trained) and take these guys up on a QT tank. I have my fish in a trash can right now...you'd be surprised how easy it can be...I was. Hang in there and don't quit...this will just be a blip, trust me.

 

[h0ndap0w3r]

12 weeks fallow... have people hold your fish I have a 30g acrlic tank u can use if need be... tear that **** apart. .dry it all out and soak in rodi... rebuild...re cycle and make sure u qt everything u put it.... this is a great chance to correct anything u kaybhave dkne wrong or can improve on.

 

[Usingthejohn]

If I just toss out all my water, sand and rock, will I still need to do 12 weeks fallow? or can I shorten that timeline?

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