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QT doesn't need to come to a full cycle. Try pouring Bio-Spira on a sterile sponge for a few days. That will get you started. Or use a sponge from your parasite-free display tank. Make sure you have an ammonia badge.
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QT doesn't need to come to a full cycle. Try pouring Bio-Spira on a sterile sponge for a few days. That will get you started. Or use a sponge from your parasite-free display tank.
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OK I had to breakout the red sea test kit as the badge barely showed a color difference. I got a .4 AM reading ! Only time in a tank's life You want to see those numbers ! Any way, I poured my little bottle of Fritz turbo start in there. Man that stuff be stinky ! So now I have no more reasons to procrastinate getting this butterfly out & begin treatment. I'm more than a little apprehensive about doing this I don't want to blow it . Still have a few things to pick up. PVC fittings .air stones, reread the instructions and make some notes. So I expect to have a pic of the butterfly in tank #1 for ttm by this weekend.
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No Sir, . No meds or copper involved. Just the badge didn't match the Red Sea results. No biggie. On a side I almost used the pump that was used with the contaminated tank water to mix water for the 75. I caught it at the last moment ! Gotta pay attention to all details with this. !
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Tragedy has struck ! I found the Butterfly just now & the snails were having their way it. I was out and eating yesterday. Today gone. I most likely waited too long .That's 2 butterfly's Iv'e lost now. So at this point I have a pair of clowns in a 180 full of rock & infected with ich. I feel really bad right now. Not sure what I'm going to do. I'll be back.
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Ok Folks, Iv'e gotten over my Pity Party . I Know I don't have any other option other than removing the clowns . I haven't been feeling well lately so it will be next weekend. It's going to be a real pain . So I will use the ttm. I have everything I need. Clowns are tough fish so I think They will be OK. I just hate to disturb them in their rock pile .
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Ok, For the time being I'm not going to remove the clowns & treat them at least for a while. I won't bore You with details but I'm just not feeling well at this time. To be honest I'm not sure what I'll end up doing . I do have everything I need to treat a fish. I don't have a dewormer or such. I do have a 20 long qt where I can say "every new fish I ever buy " will spend some time in 1st ! So this 180 has been up & running for over a year now. I have manged to place only 2 fish some hermits , snails & 2 shrimp ! It's ok it will happen when it does. I still have the 75 That needs some fish. I'll work on that for the time being. Also I want to really thank all You Folks that gave me Your time to answer my queries ! 
