Supavagito Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Ya, i just started doing salt water tanks and i got a blue tang with 10 lbs of aragonite and 7 lbs of fiji live rock. I have a marineland bio filter and one heater and a powerhead, is that all I need? my tang also has a problem and i dont know what it is, she has white spots all over her, how do I cure it? Someone please help! Link to comment
Withers Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 i can here the tang police coming a mile away, lol. here's the problem. you have a tang in a very small tank. chances are, you just put the tang in the tank right after putting the rock and sand in. this means that your tank is just now starting its nitrogen cycle, and will not be able to support any fish. the tang has a disease called ich. it's a parasite thats harbored in every fish, and only presents itself when the fish is stressed. here's what's going to happen. the tang is going to die, because a.) the tank is toxic with ammonia/nitrite, and b.) it has ich, and you've got no place to put the fish to treat him. here's what i suggest, do a LOT of research on here, and on www.reefcentral.com to learn about setting up a new tank, and what equipment you need to have a healthy tank. i don't have the energy to post it all here today. also, i suggest deleting this thread before it becomes a flame-fest, but that's up to you. don't be discouraged about whats going to happen to your fish, and what the people say after me, they forget what it's like to be new to the hobby. good luck. Jason Link to comment
wallywaltt Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 BTW, did your local fish store tell you that you were ready for a tang? If so, you might not want to listen to their advice again. Link to comment
Supavagito Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 ya, i did just put the fish in on first day, do i need to wait a long time? and is there anyway to cure ich? Link to comment
Supavagito Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 what shpuld I start out with? Link to comment
Angel Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I totally agree with Vic, do some research. The tank is to small for a tang and it is way to early to add anything but the rock and sand. Link to comment
wallywaltt Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Here: http://www.nano-reef.com/articles/ I would start with reading all the beginner articles. (especially the "cycling your tank" article) Link to comment
Gilman Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Welcome to Nano-Reef.com Supavagito, Please forgive me but, every time someone joins the board and immediately asks about their new tang, I immediately think they are a troll. The reason being is because this has been the case time and time again here on the board! If you are NOT a troll, please feel free to take a look at the Nano-Reef.com Articles where you will find any information you need to get started in the hobby. Good reading, lots of easy to understand pertinent information.........I definitely recommend. Any tangs would be considered a bad choice for a Nano Reef. Unfortunately sometimes people are convinced to purchase the wrong animals from their LFS due to bad advice. Good luck and happy reefing, Gil Link to comment
oldtimer Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 If this is NOT a TROLL, a product called "Kick-Ich" will take care of the parasite which the tang got because of the stress of a too small tank for a big swimmer. If this IS a TROLL, Get a life! Link to comment
Gilman Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by oldtimer If this IS a TROLL, Get a life! werd Link to comment
corriewf Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by Gilman werd To ya momma Link to comment
ODOG Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Uhhhh, take a look at his/her posts....Troll city Link to comment
Withers Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 how can you look at someone's posts? Link to comment
rock12 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 you go under profile and on the bottom it will give you a list w/links of there latest posts;) Link to comment
Gilman Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Troll = to fish for by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat. Trolling on an internet message board consists of fishing for negative attention by posting threads that are obviously going to offend some if not all of the community. Fun Fact: Every "popular" message board has trolls. Link to comment
Gilman Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 To view all of someones posts, you can also just click the Search button in any of their posts. Link to comment
rock12 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 oh, thats what i thought but wasn't sure! WHy would someone do that? THats dumb, then it just takes away from the people who are truly serious! Link to comment
Gilman Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by rock12 WHy would someone do that? Get a life comments above hold the answer. Link to comment
Withers Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 it means that the person's mommy or daddy didn't give them enough attention as a child (which they may still be, whether it be physically, or mentally), so now they decide to try and get any attention they can, even if it is negative attention on a board that talks about nano reefs. they can get everywhere! Jason Link to comment
DRZL-sauras Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 [O nO he Diiiiiddddnnnnttt!!! Can someone be this stupid??? I mean i hear about this all the time but have never seen this idiocy in the flesh I'm going to go throw up now:x Link to comment
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