Back into Saltwater

[Bozburn]

Hey everyone,

Back into saltwater after being away from it for about 8-10 years. I had a 125 gal back when I was in college and now that I am in a house I am going to be in for a long time, with a good career and an understanding wife I decided to get back into it.

I now have a Planet Aquariums 260 gal tank, Trigger systems sump, Apex, G4 Radions, Nyos skimmer and mp60s.

I got water in the tank back in July and have put some fish in there, but had an ich outbreak last month and now am down to just a Pintail Fairy Wrasse. Trying to decide on what to do next, try and catch the wrasse (not going so well) and QT it and let the Ich die out or just slowly add back fish and manage the Ich. Glad to be on the forums and will start posting more!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[reaper93]

Welcome!!

 

[ScubaFish802]

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

If I were you I would use a fish trap to get the wrasse and go fallow to eradicate ich. It takes a while but if you don't it will inevitably kill more of your fish if they get stressed by something as simple as a power outage and temperature drop.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Big Smelly fish]

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Welcome!!!

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome back to the party.

 

[jsker]

Hello, welcome to R2R and back to the hobby!!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Kraig]

Welcome!

 

[Jonify]

Welcome back! Wish I could have a tank that big in my tiny apt!

 

[Bozburn]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

If I were you I would use a fish trap to get the wrasse and go fallow to eradicate ich. It takes a while but if you don't it will inevitably kill more of your fish if they get stressed by something as simple as a power outage and temperature drop.

Thanks! Going to start using a different trap tonight and do that. Hopefully get it knocked out this fall and get back to slowly adding fish!

 

[bnord]

Welcome and sorry fo the setback
good luck with trap, but he needs to come out, could be asymptomatic and a source of a low level shedding of the Ich

sounds like a nice tank, it will be back on track soon..

 

[Bozburn]

Will get a build thread started when I get back on vacation! Thanks everyone.

 

[Rp8]

Welcome to the reef

 

[ABQ_CHRIS]

Hello and welcome. Sorry for your ich setback.

 

[CoralB]

Welcome. !!!