Desjardini Sailfin Tang

Ms. Mermaid · Jan 28, 2013

Okay guys need some advice here.......
I have a Desjardini Sailfin Tang with HLLE and I have been reading that Carbon and poor diet can cause HLLE not sure how true all that is...
I want to get the BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor â€“ Dual.... I would not be able to run the carbon side of the reactor would I if that is really true that carbon causes HLLE.
Is that correct?

MKOTAR · Jan 28, 2013

just my opinion
I would run carbon passive in sump keep good water quality
and try to get it to eat a good diet of frozen pellets and nori. also can try to soak foods in selcon or vit c
as long as you can get to eat a good amount of good stuff it should start to go away. may want to check your tank also for stray voltage have heard that to be a cause as well

Downbeach · Jan 28, 2013

How big is your tank? If it's too small the fish may feel stressed. There is some evidence that certain types of GAC (lignite) is a contributing factor. I have a few tangs, use the BRS ROX 0.8, in a reactor 24/7 for many years, and have never had a problem. I think the consensus is the main factors are going to be: stress, water quality and diet. It may be a combination of all. So, you might review those three possibilities in your system. If you aren't feeding any type of algae, I'd start adding some to their diet. I use a magnetic clip, that works great.

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Ms. Mermaid · Jan 28, 2013

My tank is a 125 gallon tank. I feed Nori sheets everyday along with the home made fish food along with selcon & garlic ran out of the Vit C though. Veggie flake food as well. I will read that article and check for stray voltage.

AJ Reef · Jan 29, 2013

If you are feeding what you say you are. Then it must be the carbon. Our Desjardini had some HLLE when I got it a year ago. You can hardly tell now.

Ms. Mermaid · Jan 29, 2013

He looks the dame size as mine. I just wish his would heal up. It has been about 6months since I moved him into the 125 and there has been no carbon in this tank but he was in a tank that did have carbon in the filter system I was using. I guess it is going to take a long time to heal it is pretty deep.