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Posted: March 28 2011 at 11:30pm |
My powder tang has what looks like couple white spots on it side and one on its fin. Could this be ich? Looks kinda like a pimple I guess is a way to describe it. Im posting a pic best one I could get. One is right behind the eye behind the white line running from top to bottom and other spot is right in middle of his side above what looks like a vessel. He also has one on his fin. But he acts fine and eats good. 
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:07am |
Very likely! I'd be greatly concerned and would inspect him closely first thing in the morning.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:11am |
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Is here something I should do tonight? what steps should I take?
I actually started feeding them with garlic like 3 days ago. and did tonight.
Edited by BnK - March 29 2011 at 12:12am
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:15am |
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Keep feeding with garlic for sure.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:26am |
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keep up with the garlic and add a grounding probe if you dont have one. good luck, let us know.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:34am |
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what is a grounding probe?
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:45am |
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you have electrical currents running through your tank from heaters, powerheads, pumps ect. test your tank with a voltage tester just the glass is fine. anyway inverts and fish do not like this especally tangs. it stresses them they get sick.....after i added one i have not lost a tang. even a powder blue.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:45am |
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grounding probe eliminated stray voltage in your tank
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:48am |
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they are also for safety, if your heater breaks ect. it will help take the current out of the water so you dont get zapped. they are about $20 easy to put in. just plug into a grounded outlet and stick in sump/tank. everyone should have one!!
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:48am |
I will have to look into those tomorrow then. thinkin more that it is ich before my lights went out he had some more spots on his fins. 
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:51am |
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aquatic dreams is where i got mine. good luck again
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:59am |
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well just did my readings my levels are all good but my nitrate is 80 so im doin a water change now
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 1:03am |
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that protein skimmer not doing its job.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 1:09am |
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Yea im thinkin it is not set up right or something. glad I had water already mixed
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 1:17am |
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I bet the fish you are missing is why your level is that high
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 9:18am |
How does he look this morning? That will be a key sign.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 11:56am |
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well lights aint on yet. But he dont look worse. he still is acting fine swimming all around chasing anything that he thinks is food lol.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:15pm |
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An even better way to reduce N compounds(Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates) is to have a good clump of Macroalgae in the Refugium and the display tank and turn on at least the Refugium lights 24 hours per day. If you would rather not have the display lights on 24 hours, at least extend the photoperiod by several hours for a week.
Algae can eat a ton of Nitrogen pollution very quickly, where a water change only reduces pollution by the percentage of the water change.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:22pm |
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First of ALL Mark I have plenty of algae in my tank I live the lights on my sump up to 12 hrs a day sometimes more.
As for buyin and killing fish its my money I will buy fish If I feel. Im SO tired of you tryin to be big brother of the fish world. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. My tank has been running fine the readings fine I have a total of 10 fish in a 95 gallon tank. Most are lil fish my powder tang is the biggest one. As for the fish that died they were bought from a LFS that many people on this forum have had fish die from and I believe my eel had some to do with this.
Oh wait maybe I will just buy a fish a yr to satisfy you.
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 12:33pm |
Kind of have to side with Brett on this one. Sometimes Mark's helpfulness isn't all that helpful, and not so easy to take.
Brett- keep a close eye on that fish, especially in the morning hours. If it gets worse I'd be prepared to pull it out.
Adam ps- skimmer beats algae in removing those compounds
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