No, I mean this...matt612 wrote:I know i answered that with noJRC3 wrote:I think he's referring to the protein skimmer remark.
matt612 wrote:... when i went marine i spent £1000 on my skimmer alone
fin and tail rot
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Re: fin and tail rot
There are many knowledgeable fish keepers on this forum willing to help and give great advice...The advice is free; What you choose to do with it gives it value.
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Re: fin and tail rot
I've been telling you from your very 1st post to take both fish back.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: fin and tail rot
I know what he meant and no i was not jokingJRC3 wrote:No, I mean this...matt612 wrote:I know i answered that with noJRC3 wrote:I think he's referring to the protein skimmer remark.matt612 wrote:... when i went marine i spent £1000 on my skimmer alone
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Re: fin and tail rot
they are not letting me refund them.Pufferpunk wrote:I've been telling you from your very 1st post to take both fish back.
Re: fin and tail rot
give them back then without the refund then mate, your tank is not ready for fish yet.
there is a very common saying for reefers that applies nicely here. only bad things happen quickly. a marine tank takes time to be ready, takes time between fish to be ready and takes time to care for.
what you need is 0 ppm amm, 0 ppm nitrITE and under 25ppm nitrATE (0 is better but is not always possible)
ammonia is very toxic to fish, stops them breathing well and will kill them. you could try to use a product like prime to detoxify but its not going to help in the long run. take the fish back, wait, test, wait, test and do water changes. untill your water chems are good you will not keep a fish alive.
there is a very common saying for reefers that applies nicely here. only bad things happen quickly. a marine tank takes time to be ready, takes time between fish to be ready and takes time to care for.
what you need is 0 ppm amm, 0 ppm nitrITE and under 25ppm nitrATE (0 is better but is not always possible)
ammonia is very toxic to fish, stops them breathing well and will kill them. you could try to use a product like prime to detoxify but its not going to help in the long run. take the fish back, wait, test, wait, test and do water changes. untill your water chems are good you will not keep a fish alive.
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Re: fin and tail rot
Better you take the loss than the fish.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: fin and tail rot
How much were the two fish? Consider how much it will cost to do 50% daily water changes to keep them in the tank. Also, my fish store gives me store credit of 1/3 of their selling price when I bring fish to them.
There are many knowledgeable fish keepers on this forum willing to help and give great advice...The advice is free; What you choose to do with it gives it value.