nuked tank kill count

untilthen · 07-09-2008, 03:25 PM

well story is my frogspawn died while i was on vacation... i believe it was due to alot of over feeding from my sitter... i noticed the tank was cloudy when i woke up the next day and pulled the frogspawn immediately... over the next few days the tank crashed...my regal tang and tomato clown also came down with ich... i did prolly 15 gallons worth of water changes from my lfs reef tank... and after 3 days of stress everything seems to be back on track... ich has been treated... i worked my ass off to save my fish but i lost a few other animals...

KIA:
2 blue legged hermits
1 scarlet hermit
1 snail

MIA:
peppermint shrimp

survivors getting purple heart:
watchman goby
tomato clown
baby regal tang
pistol shrimp
turbo snail
and my zoas are slowly coming back

JWarren · 07-09-2008, 03:36 PM

That's a bummer dude! Never leave your tank with a sitter!

lcstorc · 07-09-2008, 03:40 PM

Sorry for your losses.
How are you treating the ich?

untilthen · 07-09-2008, 04:08 PM

im treating the ick with quick cure and it seems to be working wonders... onlything thats weird is my goby either cant find his pistol shrimp buddy or wont pair back up wit him

blue_eyes53813 · 07-09-2008, 04:10 PM

Ahhh that stinks... Im sorry... hope it all turns around soon for you...

rlcline76 · 07-09-2008, 04:15 PM

Quick Cure in a QT I hope.
Off of the top of my head, doesn't that have a trace of formalin?

untilthen · 07-09-2008, 05:06 PM

yeah it does... why?

AndtheBonus · 07-09-2008, 06:47 PM

wow sorry to hear about the crash but I'm glad everything is getting back on track!

JWarren · 07-09-2008, 07:19 PM

Here is a link to some info for ya.

Use of Formalin to Control Fish Parasites.

That stuff is generally used as a dip or soak lasting up to one hour as long as the fish do not exhibit signs of stress. Whole tank treatments can be hazerdous. You will need to increase the oxygen levels in the tank and run lot's of carbon to pull out the chemicals.

rlcline76 · 07-09-2008, 07:31 PM

I also thought Quick Cure was for FW fish. I do not know its effectiveness on marine fish. The reason I ask is because if you put it in the display I would be afraid for your invertebrates.

I'm just sayin....

untilthen · 07-10-2008, 01:30 AM

it says its safe for inverts and has been working wonders so far... i was worried bout my zoas but they r coming back... so all seems well and i have a nano protein skimmer on its way so this doesnt happen again

yungreefer2410 · 08-05-2008, 02:08 PM

thats sucks. at least u didn't lose any of ur fish...

07-09-2008, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	nuked tank kill count well story is my frogspawn died while i was on vacation... i believe it was due to alot of over feeding from my sitter... i noticed the tank was cloudy when i woke up the next day and pulled the frogspawn immediately... over the next few days the tank crashed...my regal tang and tomato clown also came down with ich... i did prolly 15 gallons worth of water changes from my lfs reef tank... and after 3 days of stress everything seems to be back on track... ich has been treated... i worked my ass off to save my fish but i lost a few other animals... KIA: 2 blue legged hermits 1 scarlet hermit 1 snail MIA: peppermint shrimp survivors getting purple heart: watchman goby tomato clown baby regal tang pistol shrimp turbo snail and my zoas are slowly coming back __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-09-2008, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count That's a bummer dude! Never leave your tank with a sitter! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

07-09-2008, 03:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: nuked tank kill count Sorry for your losses. How are you treating the ich? __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-09-2008, 04:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count im treating the ick with quick cure and it seems to be working wonders... onlything thats weird is my goby either cant find his pistol shrimp buddy or wont pair back up wit him __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-09-2008, 04:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
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07-09-2008, 04:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count Quick Cure in a QT I hope. Off of the top of my head, doesn't that have a trace of formalin?

07-09-2008, 05:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count yeah it does... why? __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-09-2008, 06:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
AndtheBonus Plate Coral Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 775 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count wow sorry to hear about the crash but I'm glad everything is getting back on track!

07-09-2008, 07:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count Here is a link to some info for ya. Use of Formalin to Control Fish Parasites. That stuff is generally used as a dip or soak lasting up to one hour as long as the fish do not exhibit signs of stress. Whole tank treatments can be hazerdous. You will need to increase the oxygen levels in the tank and run lot's of carbon to pull out the chemicals. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

07-09-2008, 07:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count I also thought Quick Cure was for FW fish. I do not know its effectiveness on marine fish. The reason I ask is because if you put it in the display I would be afraid for your invertebrates. I'm just sayin....

07-10-2008, 01:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nuked tank kill count it says its safe for inverts and has been working wonders so far... i was worried bout my zoas but they r coming back... so all seems well and i have a nano protein skimmer on its way so this doesnt happen again __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

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