Acclimation Quarantine set up Professional help Please!
Hey All,
I've been in the hobby for a little more than a year with a 75 gallon and 30 gallon sump, MSX octopus, vortech powerheads, aquamedic spacelight halidies + actinics, 110 pounds of fiji rock, a new 1/4 hp current chiller, 15w uv sterilizer, carbon/phosban reactors (AKA the whole kit and spent way more than I planned which I'm sure we all have)
I have been having great success with my corals, dose daily calc and alk (some sps not getting the full color I have been looking for but still really nice) but AWFUL luck with ALL my fish. I had been buying from Saltwaterfish.com and other MR reefers - I've heard good reviews about SWF.com but I have always gotten ich that wiped everything out 3 times (I'm about $600 in the hole with fish). I have speculated that it was temp flucuation (hence the chiller), then shipping stress, tried quick freshwater dips.. I haven't gotten it right and I'm really frustrated and hesitant to buy. Should I just buy from stores local?
I REALLY want to get this right this time. I have a 30 gallon tub from target, some rock, a powerhead, heater, and just ordered a penguin hang on bio filter for a quarantine tank. My plan is to fill the QT tank with 15g of tank water from my display and 10 gallons of fresh salt water (an ok ratio?). Drip Acclimate the fish for 45 or so to the QT tank water measure ph and salinity, and keep an eye on them for a week. (Is just a heater enough to keep the temp right? Do I need any lights? I have also heard that dipping them in quick cure before putting them in new water is a good way to kill parasites. Any truth to this?)
If they are eating and look alright I will temp acclimate to my tank and put them in.. Please give me suggestions on this!!
Merry Christmas!
J
Hey All,
I've been in the hobby for a little more than a year with a 75 gallon and 30 gallon sump, MSX octopus, vortech powerheads, aquamedic spacelight halidies + actinics, 110 pounds of fiji rock, a new 1/4 hp current chiller, 15w uv sterilizer, carbon/phosban reactors (AKA the whole kit and spent way more than I planned which I'm sure we all have)
I have been having great success with my corals, dose daily calc and alk (some sps not getting the full color I have been looking for but still really nice) but AWFUL luck with ALL my fish. I had been buying from Saltwaterfish.com and other MR reefers - I've heard good reviews about SWF.com but I have always gotten ich that wiped everything out 3 times (I'm about $600 in the hole with fish). I have speculated that it was temp flucuation (hence the chiller), then shipping stress, tried quick freshwater dips.. I haven't gotten it right and I'm really frustrated and hesitant to buy. Should I just buy from stores local?
I REALLY want to get this right this time. I have a 30 gallon tub from target, some rock, a powerhead, heater, and just ordered a penguin hang on bio filter for a quarantine tank. My plan is to fill the QT tank with 15g of tank water from my display and 10 gallons of fresh salt water (an ok ratio?). Drip Acclimate the fish for 45 or so to the QT tank water measure ph and salinity, and keep an eye on them for a week. (Is just a heater enough to keep the temp right? Do I need any lights? I have also heard that dipping them in quick cure before putting them in new water is a good way to kill parasites. Any truth to this?)
If they are eating and look alright I will temp acclimate to my tank and put them in.. Please give me suggestions on this!!
Merry Christmas!
J
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