Hippo tang white patch on the face

[An ngo]

I understand I was speaking "in general".

Thanks for your advice, if my sponge doesn’t seed enough 1 month. Should I use Bio sphera and soak my sponge in?

 

[HotRocks]

Thanks for your advice, if my sponge doesn’t seed enough 1 month. Should I use Bio sphera and soak my sponge in?

I always use biospira to Kickstart biofilter in a newly setup QT. It is critical your biofilter is capable of processing ammonia prior to adding fish and beginning treatment.

Another good one according to a recent study done by @Dr. Reef is the fritz turbostart 900

 

[An ngo]

I always use biospira to Kickstart biofilter in a newly setup QT. It is critical your biofilter is capable of processing ammonia prior to adding fish and beginning treatment.

Another good one according to a recent study done by @Dr. Reef is the fritz turbostart 900

But should I use bio spira when treating ick shield?

 

[4FordFamily]

But should I use bio spira when treating ick shield?

Yes.

Here’s a thread on ick shield. It’s not an effective treatment, unfortunately.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-life-spectrum-ick-shield-snake-oil.196750/

 

[An ngo]

Yes.

Here’s a thread on ick shield. It’s not an effective treatment, unfortunately.

I know but Cooper treatment need too much work and I almost of town so imI want to keep it simple

 

[4FordFamily]

I know but Cooper treatment need too much work and I almost of town so imI want to keep it simple

Copper is pretty simple. I think above all you want a treatment that’s going to work. Treating with several snake oil products first is a lot less simple than doing it right the first time

 

[An ngo]

Copper is pretty simple. I think above all you want a treatment that’s going to work. Treating with several snake oil products first is a lot less simple than doing it right the first time

You right that why I use scale for dosind powder. Have you ever use ick shield pellets?

 

[4FordFamily]

You right that why I use scale for dosind powder. Have you ever use ick shield pellets?

No I have not. The science was never in it’s favor so I opted for tried and true methods.

 

[An ngo]

No I have not. The science was never in it’s favor so I opted for tried and true methods.

Let see my tang in couple day in this product. If something happen I woulc change to cooper method

 

[An ngo]

My qt start cloudy after a week. What should i do????

 

[4FordFamily]

My qt start cloudy after a week. What should i do????

Did you use bacteria in a bottle to cycle? I generally use BioSpira or Dr Tim’s although Fritz Turbostart 9000 seems to be the best (but I’ve not used it personally). Use a seachem ammonia badge to monitor ammonia.

 

[An ngo]

Did you use bacteria in a bottle to cycle? I generally use BioSpira or Dr Tim’s although Fritz Turbostart 9000 seems to be the best (but I’ve not used it personally). Use a seachem ammonia badge to monitor ammonia.

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I used biospira last week and I’m having amonia badge. The color on the badge still yellow which seem as safe range. The water just little bit cloudy

 

[4FordFamily]

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I used biospira last week and I’m having amonia badge. The color on the badge still yellow which seem as safe range. The water just little bit cloudy

Could be a bacterial bloom. Keep an eye on it, it can eat up oxygen and foul the water fast. Large water changes are your friend in those cases.

 

[An ngo]

Could be a bacterial bloom. Keep an eye on it, it can eat up oxygen and foul the water fast. Large water changes are your friend in those cases.

I will keep track on those. When making water change, I have to dose ick shield with proper amount for those right?

 

[4FordFamily]

Ick shield is nearly useless, Unfortunately. I wouldn’t dose any of it. But you know our opinion of that product

 

[An ngo]

Ick shield is nearly useless, Unfortunately. I wouldn’t dose any of it. But you know our opinion of that product

Lol I could see my tang doesn’t have any parasites on its skin, but my fish tend to hide a lot and turn white when I came especially at night, but it has normal blue during daytime. I’m not sure he heal up, but no more white spot on it skin.

 

[4FordFamily]

Lol I could see my tang doesn’t have any parasites on its skin, but my fish tend to hide a lot and turn white when I came especially at night, but it has normal blue during daytime. I’m not sure he heal up, but no more white spot on it skin.

Unfortunately it’s iust a matter of time...

 

[An ngo]

Unfortunately it’s iust a matter of time...

You right, my fish doesn’t eat much like before and try to hide a lot. During treatment, do we expect its color fading??

 

[4FordFamily]

You right, my fish doesn’t eat much like before and try to hide a lot. During treatment, do we expect its color fading??

It’s possible. Not a good sign though can be sign of infection.