Mos read your comment thought it was referring to ich didn't see "plates the glass"is that much coraline a bad thing or something?
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Mos read your comment thought it was referring to ich didn't see "plates the glass"is that much coraline a bad thing or something?
Ohhh no plating coraline lolMos read your comment thought it was referring to ich didn't see "plates the glass"
That makes way more sense than plating ichOhhh no plating coraline lol
Yeah lolThat makes way more sense than plating ich
By hang on back do you mean a carbon filter, like the one my 10g came with, or something else? Any suggestions on what type of powerhead?This is what I'd use:
What you do (simplified edition):
- small tank (crappy 10g is fine since your fish are small)
- a hang on back filter
- cheap power head
- heater
- ammonia alert badge
- some sort of bacteria in a bottle (dr Tim, fritz, bio-spiral, whatever)
- Copper power
- API copper test kit
- PVC elbows for the fish to chill in
Use the nitrifying bacteria to soak the hell out of the sponge in the HOB. To further keep ammonia down: water changes & net out any uneaten food. its easier if you feed tiny bits and make sure each piece is eaten.
- get all the gear in the tank
- mix in new water
- add in enough copper power to get to 1ppm
- add the fish
- raise copper to 1.5ppm in 48 hours
- over the following 48 hours get to 2.0ppm
- over the next 48 hours get to 2.5ppm
- leave the fish in 2.5ppm copper for 30 days (so its 30 days in 2.5ppm. NOT 30 days total)
Speaking of water changes!!!! pre-dose the water change water to 2.5ppm. do NOT let the copper level drop. do not add new water then try to guess how much copper you have to add. Its 100x easier if the water is pre-dosed.
By hang on back do you mean a carbon filter, like the one my 10g came with, or something else? Any suggestions on what type of powerhead?
By hang on back do you mean a carbon filter, like the one my 10g came with, or something else? Any suggestions on what type of powerhead?
Eh, the clown and gramma are okay, but the sharknose goby is still covered (though acting pretty normal), and the fire fish, though has no more ich spots, has very beat up skin and is acting like he’s ready to go. But, I suppose anything could happen. So would a basic Top fin Silentstream carbon filter be alright, or should it also have biomax and sponge like the sump filtration?How are the fishes lookin?
Im unsure of which is better but I can confirm the Fluval sponge is a nitrate factory and shouldn't be used for very long even in a display. One of the first things I upgraded was the sponge to the intank basket and my algae literally disappeared in a week.Eh, the clown and gramma are okay, but the sharknose goby is still covered (though acting pretty normal), and the fire fish, though has no more ich spots, has very beat up skin and is acting like he’s ready to go. But, I suppose anything could happen. So would a basic Top fin Silentstream carbon filter be alright, or should it also have biomax and sponge like the sump filtration?
The Top Fin silent stream filter should be adequate enough, you don't need carbon because that absorbs the medication that you will use. It's a good idea to have bio max but I don't think you need it since you don't have much fish. Just do water changes to keep ammonia down but make sure every new water you add-in has the same level of copper to keep the copper level the same assuming that you will use copper to treat the fish.Eh, the clown and gramma are okay, but the sharknose goby is still covered (though acting pretty normal), and the fire fish, though has no more ich spots, has very beat up skin and is acting like he’s ready to go. But, I suppose anything could happen. So would a basic Top fin Silentstream carbon filter be alright, or should it also have biomax and sponge like the sump filtration?
Figured that with the carbon. Also +1000 on predosing copper into add waterThe Top Fin silent stream filter should be adequate enough, you don't need carbon because that absorbs the medication that you will use. It's a good idea to have bio max but I don't think you need it since you don't have much fish. Just do water changes to keep ammonia down but make sure every new water you add-in has the same level of copper to keep the copper level the same assuming that you will use copper to treat the fish.
Sorry for the loss. Is the qt tank set up?My sharknose goby died.
No i had the supplies and was gonna do the transfer this weekend.Sorry for the loss. Is the qt tank set up?
It happens. Now you know for next time. I see nice fish all the time at the lfs but I know my tank has ich with my one Clown so I don't bother wasting the moneyNo i had the supplies and was gonna do the transfer this weekend.
Oh, sorry I didn’t update this thread...Hey just curious how your fish are doing