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Hi all,

Need advise for medication for the above.

My perc has this white slime on its body. One died, now another has it. I saw at LFS, there are some reefsafe medication. Are those safe to those in main tank? It cures itch n parasites.

Much apprecaite any input :)

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Hi all,

Need advise for medication for the above.

My perc has this white slime on its body. One died, now another has it. I saw at LFS, there are some reefsafe medication. Are those safe to those in main tank? It cures itch n parasites.

Much apprecaite any input :)

White slime is indicative of brookynella. You will need a medication that contains formalin as an ingredient. Those are not reef safe. You will have to catch out the fish for 3 separate dips every 2-3 days until it is cured.

Always something more important than fish.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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White slime is indicative of brookynella. You will need a medication that contains formalin as an ingredient. Those are not reef safe. You will have to catch out the fish for 3 separate dips every 2-3 days until it is cured.

So medication is not safe to dose into main tank? Mine is a FOWLR with no corals except for coco worms. All are fishes.

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Means all the micro-organisms living in and on the live rock. Denitrifying bacteria will also die off.

Roger that.

I placed activated carbon in my filter to get rid immediately after seeing that post.

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Roger that.

I placed activated carbon in my filter to get rid immediately after seeing that post.

suggest you do a huge water change, and monitor your nh4 , no2 , u might have to restart cycling

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Did anyone try this products "Herbtana" from Microbe-lift before to combat the white spot ?? Seem to be reef safe as it mention it is a bacterial base products ?

The website link is here ; http://www.microbelift.com/

hi Larry, it sounds convicing. they have a board range of medication that im interested in. but sadly, i never seen them on our shore before. and some of their medication content can considered controlled in singapore which are the more effective medication for our fish. how ironic.

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

|| Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 ||

|| Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea ||

|| FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 ||

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hey larry,if u are concern about the ich in your tank. i think u need not worry. your tank is quite new and the ick doesnt seems to be so strong to kill your fishes yet.

give them another 2months or so. everything will be alright :)

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hi Larry, it sounds convicing. they have a board range of medication that im interested in. but sadly, i never seen them on our shore before. and some of their medication content can considered controlled in singapore which are the more effective medication for our fish. how ironic.

Hi bro, I am actually using the "special blend" bacterial right now and so far so good. In fact C328 is selling their products also, so if you wanna check it out.

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hey larry,if u are concern about the ich in your tank. i think u need not worry. your tank is quite new and the ick doesnt seems to be so strong to kill your fishes yet.

give them another 2months or so. everything will be alright :)

Cant bare to see the fish swimming around with ich although it is still feeding like a pig . If this medicine is reef safe was thinking of trying it out for the benefit of other reefer whom may want to tried it in future too lor..

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Cant bare to see the fish swimming around with ich although it is still feeding like a pig . If this medicine is reef safe was thinking of trying it out for the benefit of other reefer whom want to tried it in future too lor..

I would stick to the trusted UV sterilizers. At least in theory they would be more effective. Don't get the small ones.

Always something more important than fish.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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I would stick to the trusted UV sterilizers. At least in theory they would be more effective. Don't get the small ones.

yeah, UV really helps though its startup can consider rather high.

get a over sized ones.

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

|| Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 ||

|| Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea ||

|| FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 ||

|| UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex ||

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Hi bro, I am actually using the "special blend" bacterial right now and so far so good. In fact C328 is selling their products also, so if you wanna check it out.

thats cool. i will check it out when i have the time. but i reckon those tt i want is not allowed thru.

and dun worry about ick, new tank is like that. give it a moment. dun add fish too quickly.

all the best Larry.

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

|| Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 ||

|| Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea ||

|| FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 ||

|| UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex ||

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and one more point to note, UV like heater, so its adding work to your chiller.

thats the sian part. but they are good to have.

If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

|| Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 ||

|| Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea ||

|| FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 ||

|| UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex ||

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and one more point to note, UV like heater, so its adding work to your chiller.

thats the sian part. but they are good to have.

Thanks for the advice guys, any recommandation what brands / Watt that is a good buy for my 6x2x2 ?

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Thanks for the advice guys, any recommandation what brands / Watt that is a good buy for my 6x2x2 ?

Check this out, should be big enough to plumb to your return.

http://www.saltysupply.com/Aqua-UV-40-Watt.../uv_a000060.htm

I am thinking of getting the 25W models. If you want to share shipping we can work it out...

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http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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i am too looking for a UV sterilizer...

seems like the coral life brand is recommended?

how about other brands? jebo etc?

so far only aquamarin carries coral life UV?

A UV unit is only good if it can handle the flowrate of your pump. If you buy a small unit and run a large volume of water through it, even brine shrimp passing through the UV will come out alive.

Always something more important than fish.

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A UV unit is only good if it can handle the flowrate of your pump. If you buy a small unit and run a large volume of water through it, even brine shrimp passing through the UV will come out alive.

yah i understand... it works somehow like the chiller...

just wondering which brand is better?

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yah i understand... it works somehow like the chiller...

just wondering which brand is better?

For small flowrates below 1200l/hr most UVs seem to be effective. Above that, very hard to find a good one. Even the large pond UVs are not that effective as they are designed more as clarifiers than sterilizers. Good UV units will state the uv irradiation level at respective flowrates passing through the unit. UV irradiation needs to be of a certain intensity to kill different organisms. For example, low irradiation levels will kill algae but not protozoans.

Always something more important than fish.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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