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ok, one week or so before I left for vacation I posted about moving my Emporer from his 150 to a 220. here's the thread. he slowly went downhill. this is when installed a UV sterilizer as an aid (remember this statement)
then I had several fish die-off in my 220 including the Emporer a few days in a row, came to the conclusion it was velvet (diagnosed post-death of the Emporer, really it was the best guess by myself and a vet) I removed the remaining fish and ask how to dose CP chloroquine phosphate (not copper) here's that thread.
when I returned from my fishing trip my wife tells me that when placing her hands in the water to remove floss she got zapped and that it was not the first time she told me this, back then I wrote that off as a salt sting because I have never been popped when placing my hands in the tank. my son also confirmed getting zap when attempting to put his hands in as well. again I do not remember receiving any shocks when going into the water to get the survivors out ( remember this statement also).
so today I tested for stray voltage. Here's what I found. all corals, snails, crabs, and anemones are still alive and appear unaffected pre voltage test.
117.6 volts in the DT, It broke down as follows.
uv pump--113.0v.-- I placed this pump in some normal tap water and the voltage dropped to 5.6 but when I wiggle it around the voltage swings up to10v but did not hit my tested recorded 113.
a 300w heater -- 1v.
bio pellet reactor -- 1v.
return pump-- 2.6v.
SO HERES THE QUESTIONS? can the effects of stray voltage on a fish be displayed in the same manner as if the fish was affected by ich, velvet, etc. we know that when fish are affected by external parasites they flash and so on. do they behave the same if affected by stray voltage? If the answer is YES, Then does one still let the tank sit fallow? what is an acceptable stray voltage level?
should I move my adult emp angel to a bigger tank?
i am wondering if I should move my emperor angel out of my 150 reef (stacked rock scape)and into my 220 fowlers (negative aquascape). he seems to be having a hard time just fitting in places in the 150 now (my personal opion) and has been in the 150 his whole life. he is about 1.5x the size of...
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then I had several fish die-off in my 220 including the Emporer a few days in a row, came to the conclusion it was velvet (diagnosed post-death of the Emporer, really it was the best guess by myself and a vet) I removed the remaining fish and ask how to dose CP chloroquine phosphate (not copper) here's that thread.
Dosing CP not copper questions
Or dosing question. Does this statement TREAT FOR 10 DAYS. mean dose daily? CP Protocol #1 (preferred): Dose 15 mg/L (60 mg/gal) into a bare bottom, rockless QT (see pic below) and treat for 10 days. Sooooo.In a 10G Qt tank I intrupt this math to be as follows. 600 MG DAILY. that seems like...
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when I returned from my fishing trip my wife tells me that when placing her hands in the water to remove floss she got zapped and that it was not the first time she told me this, back then I wrote that off as a salt sting because I have never been popped when placing my hands in the tank. my son also confirmed getting zap when attempting to put his hands in as well. again I do not remember receiving any shocks when going into the water to get the survivors out ( remember this statement also).
so today I tested for stray voltage. Here's what I found. all corals, snails, crabs, and anemones are still alive and appear unaffected pre voltage test.
117.6 volts in the DT, It broke down as follows.
uv pump--113.0v.-- I placed this pump in some normal tap water and the voltage dropped to 5.6 but when I wiggle it around the voltage swings up to10v but did not hit my tested recorded 113.
a 300w heater -- 1v.
bio pellet reactor -- 1v.
return pump-- 2.6v.
SO HERES THE QUESTIONS? can the effects of stray voltage on a fish be displayed in the same manner as if the fish was affected by ich, velvet, etc. we know that when fish are affected by external parasites they flash and so on. do they behave the same if affected by stray voltage? If the answer is YES, Then does one still let the tank sit fallow? what is an acceptable stray voltage level?
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