Is my tank ready?

Mrwood12 · May 22, 2019

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 · May 22, 2019

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

Bryson.bobby · May 22, 2019

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

Mrwood12 · May 22, 2019

James M said:
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 · May 22, 2019

Mrwood12 said:
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 · May 22, 2019

James M said:
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 · May 22, 2019

jeffchapok said:
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 · May 22, 2019

jeffchapok said:
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 · May 22, 2019

!!! 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 · May 22, 2019

spyder813 said:
!!! 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 · May 22, 2019

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 · May 22, 2019

lapin said:
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 · May 23, 2019

Mrwood12 said:
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 · May 23, 2019

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

sfin52 · May 23, 2019

MSB123 said:
In your other post, you said you turned it to 92 degrees

Close enough for government work

MSB123 · May 23, 2019

sfin52 said:
Close enough for government work

Yep.

Jon M. · May 23, 2019

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 · May 23, 2019

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 · May 23, 2019

Salty Lemon said:
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 · May 23, 2019

sfin52 said:
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