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[Spicer]

The 12g is actually a tank I have setup atm with corals.
I only had a Cleaner Shrimp, Six Line Wrasse, and Fire Fish in there.

The Fire Fish died of ich I would assume tonight.
Did a water change - About 2g. (Really handy having 10g sw ready at all times)

The cleaner is hard @ work on the six line wrasse who has ich, and the tang is just chilling around, with ich.

I could surely bring cured rock completely submerged home.
At least 15lbs of it or so.

Then some base rock.
Will 15lbs of cured lr seed 15-20lbs of base rock?

And also, can I just use the plain old hood lights for now?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Spicer

The 12g is actually a tank I have setup atm with corals.
I only had a Cleaner Shrimp, Six Line Wrasse, and Fire Fish in there.

The Fire Fish died of ich I would assume tonight.
Did a water change - About 2g. (Really handy having 10g sw ready at all times)

The cleaner is hard @ work on the six line wrasse who has ich, and the tang is just chilling around, with ich.

I could surely bring cured rock completely submerged home.
At least 15lbs of it or so.

Then some base rock.
Will 15lbs of cured lr seed 15-20lbs of base rock?

And also, can I just use the plain old hood lights for now?

Do you know what caused the crash in your friend's tank? Plunking the stressed out Tang into your previously established 12g may not have been a great idea as you may have introduced some nasty bacteria and/or parasites into that tank. That is, if the tang is sick because the old tank it was in was infected with something, you may have infected your 12g tank as well. Something potentially more devastating than ich like marine velvet (which in its early stages looks just like ich).

Before bringing anything from the other tank determine what caused the crash. If it was biological in nature then you'll have to take further steps..

yes, 15lbs of live rock will help seed your baserock.

For a fish only with live rock tank the "plain old hood lights" will be fine. The live rock does not need powerful lighting

[Spicer]

Originally Posted by kien

Do you know what caused the crash in your friend's tank? Plunking the stressed out Tang into your previously established 12g may not have been a great idea as you may have introduced some nasty bacteria and/or parasites into that tank. That is, if the tang is sick because the old tank it was in was infected with something, you may have infected your 12g tank as well. Something potentially more devastating than ich like marine velvet (which in its early stages looks just like ich).

Before bringing anything from the other tank determine what caused the crash. If it was biological in nature then you'll have to take further steps..

yes, 15lbs of live rock will help seed your baserock.

For a fish only with live rock tank the "plain old hood lights" will be fine. The live rock does not need powerful lighting

Yep, I screwed myself.

Six Line - Dead
FireFish - Dead

In my attempt to not have to kill his fish, Ive killed 2 of my own.

I ment cracked, and not crashed, sorry bout that.
And he refuses to buy another tank.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

MIght as well leave it in the 12gal until the ich subsides.

If anythingm you WILL kill the tang by rushing a tank setup, even with the new additives avaliable for our usage.

The fastest I ever got a NEW tank up and running was 2 weeks, with cured rock, and Stability. I would not suggest that for everyone.

Ken - BWA