Might have to eat my own words re: quarantine - Page 11

Borderjumper · #**101** 01-31-2012, 05:03 AM

What about if you filled an old nylon( I know you have a few!) with live sand, either from E's tank or I could scoop you some and filled the filter up with that?

Aquattro · #**102** 01-31-2012, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

What about if you filled an old nylon( I know you have a few!) with live sand, either from E's tank or I could scoop you some and filled the filter up with that?

That may work. I took all the rock from her sump already

Borderjumper · #**103** 01-31-2012, 05:12 AM

Wonder how long it would take to seed a new canister filter? You may want to get one and start it in E's tank or bring one over here and I can set it up and stir my sump up really well.. Lots of good gunk hiding in there. I'm thinking your going to be needing something for a month or 2 at least to leave your display fallow.

Aquattro · #**104** 01-31-2012, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Wonder how long it would take to seed a new canister filter? You may want to get one and start it in E's tank or bring one over here and I can set it up and stir my sump up really well.. Lots of good gunk hiding in there. I'm thinking your going to be needing something for a month or 2 at least to leave your display fallow.

I think it takes about 3 weeks. I'll scoop some sand, and I bought a bucket of IO and prime, so I can do lots of water changes for a couple of weeks

fishoholic · #**105** 01-31-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

the fish are breathing a bit fast for my liking.

I added a bunch of bubbliers to my qt tank, it seemed to help, also FW dips really helped the fish breathe better. Fairly certain I would of lost my king angel if I hadn't done a FW dip on him.

Aquattro · #**106** 01-31-2012, 01:53 PM

Laurie, the fish look ok, I think it's more the O2 levels are a bit low. I'll do a 80% water change today and see how they look. Not sure it's velvet still, and so far the 2 remaining fish in the display look fine. No idea how I'm going to catch them

muck · #**107** 01-31-2012, 03:14 PM

Damn Brad... this really sux.
Hope you can keep this under control now.

Mad props to Christy for giving you a hand...

howdy20012002 · #**108** 01-31-2012, 03:15 PM

if anyone has chaeto, I think that would help.
I am sure that there would be bacteria hanging out on that.
I have used that a few times to help start a tank.
sorry to hear of your problems.
good luck
Neal

Aquattro · #**109** 01-31-2012, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by howdy20012002

if anyone has chaeto, I think that would help.
I am sure that there would be bacteria hanging out on that.
I have used that a few times to help start a tank.
sorry to hear of your problems.
good luck
Neal

Good idea Neal. I've got a bunch in another tank. I'll add that today.

lngrhaul · #**110** 01-31-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Shelley, this one is big enough, I'm just short on bacteria

I've got a bunch of rubble under one of the foam blocks, but the water is a bit cloudy tonight and the fish are breathing a bit fast for my liking. I added some prime to the tank, so that should help with the NH3 a bit. I hope. New water in progress, although I should probably let it mix until morning.

Not sure what you are looking for, but I've got some rock that I took out of my tank because it was all covered with hydroids. It is cooking in a bucket and there is LOTS of crap on these!

I could trade you for some other rock as I guess the treatment tank is going to nuke the rock from ever being used in a tank again due to the copper - correct?