EMERGENCY-What is this brown stuff on my foxface?

[Makubex]

My ammonia is currently near one as I just added biospira to this 125-3 days ago, i run 2 reef octopus hob for up to 125 gallons each, a marineland emperor hob filter for 90 gallons(I was gonna use a canister filter but i was told freshwater filters arent that useful in sw), got like 100 pounds of live rock, proper water movement, water temp is 72.7f. Salinity is 1.031

 

[reeferericb]

You’ll need to upload a picture instead of the video

 

[Makubex]

Here are some photos

 

[Makubex]

You’ll need to upload a picture instead of the video

Done

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Temp too low, salinity too high for starters. Start with water changes to get that ammonia down along with some seachem prime, asap.

 

[Makubex]

Temp too low, salinity too high for starters. Start with water changes to get that ammonia down along with some seachem prime, asap.

Ok then what

 

[sfin52]

Looks like it scrapped it self up on rocks

 

[Makubex]

I forgot to add my livestock... its:
This 6" rabbitfish
4-3.5" tangs,
3" picasso
2 cardinals
1 engineer goby
2 clownfish
Maybe too much bio load?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here are some photos

This is post injury or bacterial. You can use Ruby Rally pro safely in display tank to address it or if it worsens, in quarantine treating with seachem Neoplex or Kanaplex

 

[Makubex]

Looks like it scrapped it self up on rocks

My BAD, temp is 76.2f. .... here ill send y'all a video of him whoever needs a better picture, yes it does look like heavy scraping but theres a tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny x3 same thing at the end of its right and left fins... I had a 55 gallon before(1.5 years ago) with nitrates, ammonia, nitrites through the ROOF x20(literally!) in the beginning of the cycling process, no fish got sick and bio spira cured everything in 3-4 days.

 

[neo1738]

My BAD, temp is 76.2f. .... here ill send y'all a video of him whoever needs a better picture, yes it does look like heavy scraping but theres a tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny x3 same thing at the end of its right and left fins... I had a 55 gallon before(1.5 years ago) with nitrates, ammonia, nitrites through the ROOF x20(literally!) in the beginning of the cycling process, no fish got sick and bio spira cured everything in 3-4 days.

Not sure why you think it's ok to have ammonia w fish but just like in humans they act funny and can't think right. Could def cause the fish to not swim properly and scrape into things etc. Get ammonia down stat.

 

[Rmckoy]

Ammonia needs to be zero or everything will start dying .

salinity of 1.031 is very high as well .

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Go buy some ammo lock or something similar to buy you time until your tank is cycled. Slowly bring down you salinity. It really is not fair to the animals you are keeping to have them in such an environment. Like others have said, ammonia and nitrite should be zero. I usually try to be supportive on this forum but this is poor form!

 

[vetteguy53081]

My ammonia is currently near one as I just added biospira to this 125-3 days ago, i run 2 reef octopus hob for up to 125 gallons each, a marineland emperor hob filter for 90 gallons(I was gonna use a canister filter but i was told freshwater filters arent that useful in sw), got like 100 pounds of live rock, proper water movement, water temp is 72.7f. Salinity is 1.031

Also- It is Safe to Quickly lower salinity- Not raise. Assure your tester is calibrated and accurate Before making salinity changes.

 

[Makubex]

Salinity is 1.029 not 1.032... ammonia is way lower than 36 hours ago, it went from .9 to .5 very quick, nitrite and nitrate have significantly went down as well to "safe levels" but the ammonia is still .5, i remember I could not get it lower than .5 1.4 years ago, it was frustrating, maybe too much bioload-cant remember, too long ago, would copper power-sulfate work here? Thanks, also should I decrease my livestock? I think is fair for a 125 fowlr

 

[doubleshot00]

Is this a brand new tank?

And a canister filter works just fine for a salt tank.

 

[mehaffydr]

Did you cycle the tank or just add in all of those fish soon after getting set up?

 

[Makubex]

Is this a brand new tank?

And a canister filter works just fine for a salt tank.

A couple rocks/1 skimmer/powerhead/ came from my 75 reef, a canister can create anoxic areas is what i heard, those gases are deadly when introduced to your aquarium..

 

[mehaffydr]

You should lower the salinity to 1.026-1.026, Its still high

 

[Makubex]

Did you cycle the tank or just add in all of those fish soon after getting set up?

I added bio spira, this stuff cycles your tank in a few days, I also added a couple live rocks/skimmer/powerhead, has worked before