I need to talk to some one who knows what they are doing... I have a 65 gallon tank with about 30 lbs of fiji rock, purple anenomie, and a couple of fish. I had $200 of fish that died from ick and fungus and I need some help well alot of help. I need to sell my lights and get new lights people have told me. some kind of filter for the tank all I have is the 400 emeror and sea clone 100 protien skimmer. And a rio 1400 pump for flow. please tell me how i can get rid of the ick and fungus maybe some one can call and we can talk over the phone. But im pretty pissed and want to fix everything up. some one told me I have to wait 6 months b4 putting tangs or other non hardy fish in and corals. and i dont want to wait i need help please!!!!!!!!
need alot of help!
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ok first if you want to have fish again then your going to have to wait,6months is a long time,but it will give the ich time to starve and die.i would wait about six weeks and in that time turn your temp up to about 82 degrees.with out qt there is going to be a chance that you'll end up with ich or some other diease,and will end up losing all fish again.as for lights what kind do you have now?basic rule is to stop and slow down.if you dont you will be wasting money and killing off poor fishes.oh and if your going to upgrade your lights dump the seaclone and get yourself a better skimmer.HTH
this will have to be done slowly bringing the temp up one notch every few days.my tank temp is at 82 and i have no problem.feed your fish lots of garlic extreme and vitamins,to help build there immune system and fight the diease.or setup a qt tank and treat with coppersafe.NOTE DO NOT ADD COPPERSAFE OR ANY OTHER COPPER-BASED MEDICATION DIRECTLY TO YOUR TANK!.any equipment that you use in a qt tank should stay in a qt tank.
ok tap is bad and you'll need to get your self an ro unit.a qt tank is a tank you set up seperately(nothing fancy) and you'll be able to put fish in there so that you can make sure there not infected and if they are you can treat directly.its aka a hospital tank.what i would do first is invest in good lights,good skimmer and an ro unit(ro unit first).once you have these things you can get started on a sump.but for now focus on getting your fish better,and getting an ro unit.
I see you didnt believe in what i told you. You are going to fast and your biggest problem is that you are using regular tap water. If you want to add fish do so but they will not live. U are just gonna kill them. LIke i said wait 6 months. If you are inpatient then this is not the hobby for you. Go with freshwater fish or even brackish they are much easier to take care off. Patience is the key to success. good luck.
hey thanks but i will wait
Im ordering the rodi http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-2-110G...hZ002QQcategoryZ20756QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
i think you should get the same one many people recommend it to me so i will be ordering this one lol and umm sry but moms can be difficult itsnot my problem bro. your mom was tellin me she has a problem you speaking english lol wtf its America but w.e. lets focus on the tank. and lets see the rodi and what should i do with my old lights lol? and the sea clone 100 is bad everyone says? i have it right now.:tongueani
Im ordering the rodi http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-2-110G...hZ002QQcategoryZ20756QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
i think you should get the same one many people recommend it to me so i will be ordering this one lol and umm sry but moms can be difficult itsnot my problem bro. your mom was tellin me she has a problem you speaking english lol wtf its America but w.e. lets focus on the tank. and lets see the rodi and what should i do with my old lights lol? and the sea clone 100 is bad everyone says? i have it right now.:tongueani
to have a salt water tank you will need the folllowing
Money
patients ,,these are the 1st 2 things youll need to start a tank
now the hard stuff
tank--
sump --
skimmer --get the best one your pockets can let you buy
return pump --
power heads --
heater --make sure you get a good
chiller---if you tank gets to hot youll kill everything
RO-DI -to make clear purified water
Lights -
auto top off --
good test kits --
aqua tongs --- so you dont have to put your hands in the water all the time
hope i didnt leave anyting out ,but that should be the basic ,there are lots of other gadgets you can buy ,but aht is when you get a bit more experiance
and waht Mikey said above ,resreach and read ,when you think you have read enuff ,read some more ,question are also good ,but reading is the best info you can get
good luck
Ronen
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patients ,,these are the 1st 2 things youll need to start a tank
now the hard stuff
tank--
sump --
skimmer --get the best one your pockets can let you buy
return pump --
power heads --
heater --make sure you get a good
chiller---if you tank gets to hot youll kill everything
RO-DI -to make clear purified water
Lights -
auto top off --
good test kits --
aqua tongs --- so you dont have to put your hands in the water all the time
hope i didnt leave anyting out ,but that should be the basic ,there are lots of other gadgets you can buy ,but aht is when you get a bit more experiance
and waht Mikey said above ,resreach and read ,when you think you have read enuff ,read some more ,question are also good ,but reading is the best info you can get
good luck
Ronen
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