Sorry been away--Marine Velvet cleanup

[blackcloudmedia]

Sorry Ive not been more active on here for awhile. Ive been busy with school and work. But more importantly....I lost all of my fish in one week. I believe it was marine velvet....per simptoms. Nothing I did helped and they all died. Save one....Blue Damsel. three dollar.....blue damsel....Anyways I tore down the tank and hospitalized whats left of the tank, and started my 75 Gal all over. Any advice for steralizing the rock yet saving the beneficial organisms would be appreciated.

RIP: Blue SPot Grouper; Two yellow Tangs; Hawaiian SPotted Puffer; 4 Perculas

 

[Len]

Sorry to hear about that

Wait it out. Marine Velvet, like many parasites, will die out without a host. After a few months without any hosts (I'd give it 3 to be safe), your tank should be good to go.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

K so Ive got the tank back up and running. Gave all the live rock a freshwater dip of 30 seconds, gave the tank plus sand an overnight freshwater fillup. And all livestock (that was left) was quaranteened. If I spelled that right lol. The super damsel appears to be much happier- no scraping against rocks or strange behavior.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

SUper Damsel and the ricordeas

 

[blackcloudmedia]

Anyone know how to get rid of hair algae?

 

[Len]

Wait a few weeks (months is preferable). If the damsel is asymptomatic during this time, then add fish slowly and observe.

As for the algae, it's a small patch from what I can see. You can try various inverts like Emerald crabs and snails, but I would personally just remove that rock. I've found my green algae will only grow in certain spots of my tank, and once I remove these areas, they don't grow back elsewhere.

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry to hear of your losses. Velvet is just awful...hopefully this will be your one and only experience with it.

Consider hanging tight for a few months (as Len suggested), and then slowly repopulate. Best of luck!

 

[blackcloudmedia]

cool thanks for the tips. I cant get rid on the rock though its got some of my favorite zoos on it