 patrick wrote:
To all: Wow, what an amazing group to offer so much help and direction in an absolute chit storm. I will certainly be joining the club and I want to thank all who took time out of their lives to offer their experience/insight. |
The reason the WMAS is 10 times larger, per capita, than any other club
in the world is because we really go out of our way to help each other.
It looks like the UV Sterilizer had been keeping the little buggers
under control but it had lost it's usefulness because the UV tube was
old and weak. I agree with your conclusion that the "deep clean and
addition of new fish" stressed the tank to the point that the parasite
found an environment perfect for reproduction.
Ozone use, as you described it, was probably not significant enough to make the difference. The new UV tube is what did the trick.
If you would like to improve your pet's environment even more, to make them really happy, to make
it so nice that if the UV goes out the parasite won't again sweep
through the land, give some thought to my previous questions and post a
pic of the tank.
If I was able to visit in person and actually see your tank, as I have
with hundreds of hobbyists since we began the WMAS, the long list of
questions would have been asked as we
talked story and
looked at your tank. In the absence of that visit, and to save time, I
simply created the list of questions. We really can help you improve
your reef aquarium and your enjoyment of the hobby, if you will take the
time to answer the remaining questions below.
- Does the tank smell like the ocean or does it have a fishy smell?
- What are the Alk, Ca and pH levels of this tank?
- What is the pH level at 6AM (before sunrise and lights on)
- What algae is growing in the tank and how much of it?
- How fast is water flowing throughout the tank itself. what pumps and how are they placed?
- What garlic product and how is it being dosed?
- Pic of the tank?
I would highly recommend asking Adam and Dion if you could
pay them each a visit and learn how they keep a healthy environment in
their aquariums.
And finally, this is yours truly "in" one of my best Refugium-less tanks, TOTM November 2008.
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Edited by Mark Peterson - December 11 2011 at 10:16am
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