My 210g Mixed Reef System

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So I have a top quality reef system up, running, and cycled, its been like this for a while but it got hit by ich... Twice.
I am hiring someone to maintain it because its been hard on me and this past outbreak really hit me hard.
I will post pictures in the future.
The stocking list so far is.

Dispar Anthias
Naso Tang
Purple Tang
Squaretail Tang
Ruby Head Fairy Wrasse
Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse
4 Line Wrasse
Coral Beauty
Premium Snowflake Clown, Pair
 

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Hello and welcome to R2R!

Ich has hit the best of us so you're not alone hahah

Definitely post pics!
 
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Definitely, lost $2k of fish, from ich, always seems to hit when your just finishing stocking your tank
 
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Update Coming
 
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Update: Put in the order for the fish minus the 4line wrasse and Naso tang, to my wholesaler, no worries I will eventually get a Naso
 

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Are you going to quarantine or just manage the issues? I’ve lost thousands on fish to ich and velvet and flukes... now quarantine everything to have peace of mind.
 
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Are you going to quarantine or just manage the issues? I’ve lost thousands on fish to ich and velvet and flukes... now quarantine everything to have peace of mind.
Actually im sending them all to my bud and he's going to quarantine all my fish and corals for atleast 2-3 months
 
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Update: So removed all the fish and going fallow, then I will start corals and introduce the fish
 
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Just sifted the sand, this js the tank right now
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Oh hell ya follow along and Ill post a pts. Got island of Hammers, mushrooms, yumas, some toadstool leathers, and capnella
 
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Fish are in qt are 12 Dispar Anthias, Longnose Hawkfish, Wrasse, and lawnmower
 
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Update!!! Had some weird chemical warefare and lost all Euphyllia and most lps but just got the fish:
10 Dispar Anthias
1 Large Longnose Hawkfish
1 flame Hawkfish
1 Purple Tang
1Lawnmower Blenny
1 Yellow Coris Wrasse
1 Ruby Head Fairy Wrasse

this is only the first round I’m still hoping to get
Naso tang
Genicanthus angels
Square tail Bristletooth tang
2 Clowns
Swissgaurd Basslet
And some more that haven’t been decided on like more wrasse
 

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