Dan's 150 Rebuild

[Sobo's Reef]

Did another big water change last night and siphoned out a lot more. Its starting to come around. Have cyano in one small spot but I keep siphoning it up. Just battling brown stringy algae still on my rocks, back glass and overflows. I also used Revive on several of my zoas so hopefully that helps them out

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Okay I just set up my QT tank with old tank water and a filter that's been sitting in my sump for awhile. Got a powerhead, and heater as well. Picked up Cupramine(copper) and Paraguard(parasites). And of course when i was picking up this stuff, I grabbed a couple fish as well :/ Lol I hate myself.

Anyways. When should I dose copper and paraguard? Right away or wait a lil bit?

 

[dan_k]

Dan you pulled all the fish out of your DT?

 

[Sobo's Reef]

No. Set up a QT for new additions

 

[Sobo's Reef]

 

[dan_k]

Dan mandarin fish need pods and lots of them. Or can be trained to eat frozen from what I hear that's not easy do you have a big pod population?

 

[Sobo's Reef]

From what my sump looks like, yes there's a lot of them. I'm gonna try and get it to eat frozen and/or pellets while in QT. If not, maybe I'll buy some pods to repopulate my DT

 

[Sobo's Reef]

So treatment now or later? Both at once or different times?

 

[NJ Lunatic]

I have found it best with mandarins if you can get them to eat cyclopeeze or however you spell it. They rarely eat much frozen. I have had good results with the freeze dried and frozen cyclops. I keep 3 mandarins 1 mated pair and a moyers

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I have found it best with mandarins if you can get them to eat cyclopeeze or however you spell it. They rarely eat much frozen. I have had good results with the freeze dried and frozen cyclops. I keep 3 mandarins 1 mated pair and a moyers

Cyclopeeze, got it. Does it have to be freeze dried? I think I have frozen cubes of cyclopeeze in the freezer.

 

[NJ Lunatic]

I use both. The frozen should be fine....see if he goes after it....looks like a he anyhow.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I use both. The frozen should be fine....see if he goes after it....looks like a he anyhow.

How can you tell?

 

[NJ Lunatic]

It should be easy to tell if they are in the qt....he should home right in on them.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

It should be easy to tell if they are in the qt....he should home right in on them.

I'm confused, hone in on what? Lol I meant how can u tell if hes a he?

 

[NJ Lunatic]

Oh sorry...lol...2 fins on the back?

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Oh sorry...lol...2 fins on the back?

Its okay, its kind of hard to tell, he hasn't moved from the corner since I put him in the tank. Looks like 2 fins tho

 

[NJ Lunatic]

The one near the front should be tall and sharp if it is a male females have lile a rounder one

 

[Sobo's Reef]

The one near the front should be tall and sharp if it is a male females have lile a rounder one

That's what it looks like. He's a fat little guy tho.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

So back to my treatment question, anyone have any advice? Id like to start treatment tonight if I can.

 

[NJ Lunatic]

That is a good thing...when they are thinned out it is like impending doom