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  1. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    Day 13 This the second full day of dosing NoSickFish. This morning the Foxface again had about a dozen tomots white spots that showed up overnight. By mid afternoon all the white spots were gone, which has become a consist happening with this fish. It is still breathing rapidly, which I take...
  2. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    Off topic comments. Some times I wonder if fish have more intelligence than we give them credit for. I observed the purple tang all day siding up to the more dormant ich spot covered fox face and fanning him with is pectoral fins for several hours, almost like I’ve seen fish do over their...
  3. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    Day 10 Bad news, the Powder Blue died this morning from the ich in its gills. Also, today I received in the mail a little bottle of NoSickFish I ordered a week ago. Time to change my approach. The vodka dosing seemed to make the tomonts drop off the fish within about eight hours, but they...
  4. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    Thanks for the advice. I have a fish trap I made and have used successfully in the past. The problem is since introducing SPS it is very difficult to install it into a very limited space in the front of the tank. With the tank being deep and round, nice for looks, but a pain in the butt to...
  5. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    I don't think you read the beginning of this thread. I am in total agreement with the use of a QT and tank fallow approach to solving an ich problem is the best solution. My problem is that in my show tank, it would very difficult to catch all the fish and not lose and/or break up a lot of SPS...
  6. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    It's been an interesting and educational few days. Day 7- Fish look clean of any ich Day 8- Of the three fish affected by the ich, purple tang, powder blue tang, and fox face; the fox face has had one small ich mark show up and the power blue has several small ich spots and is showing some...
  7. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    I believe the increase in bacteria mucus from the fresh clean carbon source is the key to what is happening. I believe this increase is happening not only on the outside but on the inside and through out the gills also, where trophonts are attaching themselves. It is this internal breakout...
  8. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    After 6 days of Vodka dosing treatment. Before: After:
  9. ldrhawke

    Possible New Treatment for Ich within a reef tank

    About a week ago I purchased a green bubble anemone. I made a stupid error while adding it to my tank. I accidentally allowed the water in the bag to flow into the tank while trying to remove the anemone from the bag. The next morning my purple tang was covered with ich white spots. Obviously...
  10. ldrhawke

    Losing my snails

    Have you treated your tank for anything? Current leak and copper getting into the water from a submersible that is going bad? Use a milliamp meter, water to ground to check. Once copper has gone into solution and gets into the live rock, it doesn't always show up in a copper test. At least...
  11. ldrhawke

    Losing my snails

    I just posted this in Boomers chemistry section. You may have had a small submersible pump go bad and leak copper into your tank, which I think is at the heart of my present problems. In any case it is something to consider and should be a concern for everyone. Using a cheap copy of a decent...
  12. ldrhawke

    Any solution to possible Copper problem

    No longer have the #$%^& SEN pump. All my other chemical parameters test out fine. I just ordered a copper test kit. The way the shrimp, snails, and crabs go belly up when they hit the water, I think copper is the highest culprit on my list. Boomer had written about using a copper medical...
  13. ldrhawke

    Any solution to possible Copper problem

    About 6 months ago I experienced a Sen 900 submersible tank recirculation pump failure. The internals of the pump failed and windings shorted out. The pump continued to run so I didn't notice it until all the coral started to die and tank temperature increased 15 degrees. When I figure out...
  14. ldrhawke

    Skimming 101

    I haven't been on this thread or list for awhile. Now that I have been using my skimmer for a number of years I have come to the conclusion, " Human nature is to often make the simple complex" Sizing a skimmer isn't as complex as we make it. My skimmer is over sized for my system, and that is...
  15. ldrhawke

    Got a problem with my skimmer "I think"

    I'll go back to my original comments......set up your skimmer so it can't skim so wet. When you see it skimming heavy, lower the level in the skimmer an inch and give it a day to restabilize. Setting up the over flow bottle so that it can flow back into the tank if it over fills isn't the end...
  16. ldrhawke

    Got a problem with my skimmer "I think"

    I'm for simple simple......looks like you have room for a gallon milk jug to me.:rolleyes:
  17. ldrhawke

    Got a problem with my skimmer "I think"

    I wouldn't worry too much......I looked at your tank photos. You have very little bio load with only a few fish and few coral in the tank. The skimmer is probably set a little too wet and simply is taking off every time it sees enough organic waste, from excess feeding, in the water to remove...
  18. ldrhawke

    Reef 35 years old this month

    I didn't mean the nutrients from the bottles going into the tank. I meant where the nutrients in the empty bottles ended up before they went into the tank empty...:lol: All your boating parties confirmed my suspicions. :p Your using the vodka process on youself and not your tank.....good to...
  19. ldrhawke

    Reef 35 years old this month

    Great tank Paul......I've only got 32 more years and I'll catch up to you.:badgrin: I know your nutrient secret. It's that empty Heinekens bottle in your tank:lol:
  20. ldrhawke

    375 Gallon Project Under Way

    Actually it is quicker and easier to simply cover the plywood inside the stand with the cheap white fiberglass sheeting they sell at Home Depot for kitchenwalls. Glue it on like formica and route the edges. It works our well.....and will look good for a long time. attached is my partially...
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