Is my tank ready?

[Mrwood12]

Hello I'm new to saltwater tanks .....I have a 125 gallon with 70lbs of live rock...a canister filter and a protien skimmer ...2 300 wat heaters holding steady at 78.5° this tank has been set up for 2 months about....all my levels ammonia and ph nitrate nitrites all good have a clown fish in the tank since set up....tank started to grow white tube sponge and green algae as well....is my tank ready for our puffer?? How do I know thank you

 

[James M]

If you completed your cycle then yes your tank is ready for live stock

 

[Bryson.bobby]

If you do start adding fish, don’t add too many at a time.

 

[Mrwood12]

If you completed your cycle then yes your tank is ready for live stock

Is there a way to actually know the clown fish has been fine had ich for a bit in tank but havent seen on the clown for a month now

 

[James M]

Is there a way to actually know the clown fish has been fine had ich for a bit in tank but havent seen on the clown for a month now

If you haven’t seen the clown in a month it’s died. Don’t add anything wet to the tank for 76 days to allow the ich to completely die off

 

[jeffchapok]

If you haven’t seen the clown in a month it’s died. Don’t add anything wet to the tank for 76 days to allow the ich to completely die off

James, I believe you misread that. He said he hasn't seen spots on the clown in over a month.

 

[Mrwood12]

James, I believe you misread that. He said he hasn't seen spots on the clown in over a month.

Yes the clown is fine ich free havent seen ich on the fish after treating the fish a month ago and has been ich free

 

[James M]

James, I believe you misread that. He said he hasn't seen spots on the clown in over a month.

I did but I would still do the fallow and QT

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R @Mrwood12 !!! If all your parameter are good, you can add a fish but one at a time. I would give a week apart for the bacteria to grow. Don't forget to post some pics of your tank.

 

[Mrwood12]

!!! Welcome to R2R @Mrwood12 !!! If all your parameter are good, you can add a fish but one at a time. I would give a week apart for the bacteria to grow. Don't forget to post some pics of your tank.

Here's one

 

[lapin]

How did you treat the clown fish for ich?
Was it treated in your tank or removed and treated?
Reason, if the clown got over ich this does not mean the next fish you add will not get ich It might be still in your tank.

 

[Mrwood12]

How did you treat the clown fish for ich?
Was it treated in your tank or removed and treated?
Reason, if the clown got over ich this does not mean the next fish you add will not get ich It might be still in your tank.

I took clown to a separate qt tank then turned my main tank up to 87 degrees for a month and treated that tank as well with parashield then a month ago I put clown back in and havent had a sign of ich since so I'm hoping it's gone

 

[MSB123]

I took clown to a separate qt tank then turned my main tank up to 87 degrees for a month and treated that tank as well with parashield then a month ago I put clown back in and havent had a sign of ich since so I'm hoping it's gone

In your other post, you said you turned it to 92 degrees

 

[Ursala]

Dont add too many fish at one time, but yes it should be good. Are you doing a FOWLR? They will eat coral.

 

[sfin52]

In your other post, you said you turned it to 92 degrees

Close enough for government work;)

 

[MSB123]

Close enough for government work;)

Yep.

 

[Jon M.]

Why is your water level so low? Also raising the temp does not kill ich. Nothing does except running fallow due to the life cycle.

 

[Salty Lemon]

Let me tell you a story...I set up my beautiful tank and listened to the advice of the staff at my local fish store (lfs). He told me that there is ich everywhere and quarantining isn't worth it. So I listened because I was newish to the hobby, I didn't do my own research, (which everyone should do) and I now have ich in my very expensive tank. I keep it at bay with regular water changes, good nutrition, a UV sterilizer, and everyone is healthy. But the ich is always there. It never leaves. Every time I add a new fish, he develops ich. I currently quarantine my fish, but I can't do it the recommended way. I only use copper if I think there is any chance that my new fish have velvet, etc. Otherwise I quarantine and try to get the flukes and internal parasites out of them, then I put them in my ich-filled aquarium after a few weeks of supervision. I always hope they are healthy enough to battle off the ich. Right now I have two tangs that are about ready to go in my display tank. They are beautiful and healthy, but tangs and ich are synonymous. My purple tang in my display tank is healthy and fights it off no problem and I never see a speck of white on him, but I'm terrified of adding my new fish. I may have gone through weeks of quarantine for nothing if they can't fight off the ich when they first move in. What I'm trying to say, is if you have a chance to go fallow right now with a new set up, do so. You do not want to be me with a huge tank full of fish and have this problem.

 

[sfin52]

Let me tell you a story...I set up my beautiful tank and listened to the advice of the staff at my local fish store (lfs). He told me that there is ich everywhere and quarantining isn't worth it. So I listened because I was newish to the hobby, I didn't do my own research, (which everyone should do) and I now have ich in my very expensive tank. I keep it at bay with regular water changes, good nutrition, a UV sterilizer, and everyone is healthy. But the ich is always there. It never leaves. Every time I add a new fish, he develops ich. I currently quarantine my fish, but I can't do it the recommended way. I only use copper if I think there is any chance that my new fish have velvet, etc. Otherwise I quarantine and try to get the flukes and internal parasites out of them, then I put them in my ich-filled aquarium after a few weeks of supervision. I always hope they are healthy enough to battle off the ich. Right now I have two tangs that are about ready to go in my display tank. They are beautiful and healthy, but tangs and ich are synonymous. My purple tang in my display tank is healthy and fights it off no problem and I never see a speck of white on him, but I'm terrified of adding my new fish. I may have gone through weeks of quarantine for nothing if they can't fight off the ich when they first move in. What I'm trying to say, is if you have a chance to go fallow right now with a new set up, do so. You do not want to be me with a huge tank full of fish and have this problem.

A paulb style of reefing. I love it. Thats how I do it.

 

[Mrwood12]

A paulb style of reefing. I love it. Thats how I do it.

Yes I ask about it and they all say ich is never gone just certain things help keep it in control and have a qt tank just in case I see any on fish but yes just trying to get it right and not have a big problem if rushed it or not good advice thank you