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New Reef Ich Problem

View Poll Results: Do you use a quarantine tank?
Always. Corals included	4	9.30%
Fish only. Corals are dipped	9	20.93%
Only when fish are sick	1	2.33%
Rarely/Never	29	67.44%
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02-15-2012, 05:38 AM

Aquattro

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

It gives you the bacteria to put in your QT

Zactly. A huge factor in my fish loss was not having a mature biological filter to use on the treatment tank. Huge NH4 spike caused damage to the gills of most of the fish, which when sick, made it impossible to recover. A foam block fully matured would have avoided that.

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