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Originally Posted by ASH  what do you mean how long did my tank cycle? |
How long was your tank set up before you added any fish or livestock? Saltwater tanks need to cycle for 6-8 weeks to build up the biologically filtration before you add any livestock.
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Originally Posted by ASH substrate? |
What do you have on the bottom of your tank? Sand, crushed coral or just a bare glass bottom?
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Originally Posted by ASH Sorry but i'm very new to this whole tank thing...Nobody told me that this could happen when i started all this...telling me that i'm headed for a catastrophy is not helping so please stop. |
Well would you like to hear the truth or just have us tell you everything will be alright?
If you haven't cycled your tank properly then anything you put in is not going to survive due to the stressful and unhealthy water conditions a cycling tank will create.
The ich is most likely being caused by the stress of the tank not being cycled. It will continue to be a problem unless you remove the stress factor which in this case would mean removing all the fish and and other livestock and allowing the tank finish cycling.