So I am now having my 2nd battle with ich after restarting my tank. Please if you have a moment take the time to read and I’m all ears on anyones advice. Also I really do not have the space nor money to start a quarantine set up.
so I bought my tank from a friend of a friends probably just over a year ago now. I had a few corals and got my 55 gallon tank up to about 8 fish. Then ich struck, I didn’t notice the ich until I lost most the fish(rookie mistake). I was told there is no reef safe cure for ich. Shortly later I lost all my fish. Then I had some personal financial trouble, and my wave maker broke.My corals died next. well finally I had the money to restart the tank. The tank had sat fallow for 90 days which is what was recommended to me by my friend and even someone at a LFS. So I bought decent wave makers, did a 50 pct water change. Added a few fish(every fish I added has been dipped in ruby reefs hydroplex). Then a few real basic corals. Things were going great. Currently all my corals are helthy open and I even have 1 piece of SPS that is looking great. However the other day I posted my fire hawk fish was MIA. Now yesterday my fox face(most recent addition) has white Dots all over him! The other fish all still look ok. At one point I bought the polyp lab medic stuff as a just in case. I started using the recommended does of 1 level scoop twice a day. This is really nerve racking and upsetting! I was doing so well this time!! Can anyone offer advice to save my fish ?? Does polyp medic work? I’ve seen people swear by it and others call it snake oil. again appreciate anyones help.
tank set up
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55 gallon tank w/ overflow
refugium filter
FluvalSmart light
jeabo wave makers one set as master one as slave
levels
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ph 8.2
ammonia 0.25
nitrite 0
nitrtae 5-10ppm have a lil difficulty judging the color.
temp : 78.5
fish
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firehawk fish(assumed dead haven’t seen in 4-5 days)
pair of tomato clowns
leopard wrasse
fairy wrasse
cardinal
scissor fish
royal gramma
fox face(has white spots) was last addition
tomini tang
so I bought my tank from a friend of a friends probably just over a year ago now. I had a few corals and got my 55 gallon tank up to about 8 fish. Then ich struck, I didn’t notice the ich until I lost most the fish(rookie mistake). I was told there is no reef safe cure for ich. Shortly later I lost all my fish. Then I had some personal financial trouble, and my wave maker broke.My corals died next. well finally I had the money to restart the tank. The tank had sat fallow for 90 days which is what was recommended to me by my friend and even someone at a LFS. So I bought decent wave makers, did a 50 pct water change. Added a few fish(every fish I added has been dipped in ruby reefs hydroplex). Then a few real basic corals. Things were going great. Currently all my corals are helthy open and I even have 1 piece of SPS that is looking great. However the other day I posted my fire hawk fish was MIA. Now yesterday my fox face(most recent addition) has white Dots all over him! The other fish all still look ok. At one point I bought the polyp lab medic stuff as a just in case. I started using the recommended does of 1 level scoop twice a day. This is really nerve racking and upsetting! I was doing so well this time!! Can anyone offer advice to save my fish ?? Does polyp medic work? I’ve seen people swear by it and others call it snake oil. again appreciate anyones help.
tank set up
——————-
55 gallon tank w/ overflow
refugium filter
FluvalSmart light
jeabo wave makers one set as master one as slave
levels
———-
ph 8.2
ammonia 0.25
nitrite 0
nitrtae 5-10ppm have a lil difficulty judging the color.
temp : 78.5
fish
———
firehawk fish(assumed dead haven’t seen in 4-5 days)
pair of tomato clowns
leopard wrasse
fairy wrasse
cardinal
scissor fish
royal gramma
fox face(has white spots) was last addition
tomini tang
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