Reef and coral tank

[stewy14]

Aside from curing your tank of ick, in my mind, ick is a stress related disease. Lack of oxygen, lack of rockwork, lack of flow, lack of proper foods, overstocking, stocking in tanks that are too small, aggression, etc..... all these contribute to stress which can lead to ick.

Some of the fish you listed should be in much larger tanks than a 75, and seems you had a few larger fish in the tank, this is stressful to the fish.

Stress leads to ick, and good fish care in my opinion comes down to avoiding all stresses to the fish. Just me 2 cents.

yes!
can u please add a pic of the tank, and a 20second video under whites plz, YouTube vid! mp4's dont work here much

 

[TX_REEF]

if your local fish store encouraged you to add those fish in that size tank at that pace, I think you should really consider finding a new fish store to give your money to. They clearly are not interested in yours or the fishes best interests. As others have said GO SLOW! If your husband is being "stubborn", ask him if he enjoys wasting money and killing innocent creatures. If he says yes, then carry on as you are. If he says no, then SLOW DOWN! I am sorry to be harsh, but this is the reality. It's not kind to the fish or your wallet.

 

[ElvisReef]

if your local fish store encouraged you to add those fish in that size tank at that pace, I think you should really consider finding a new fish store to give your money to. They clearly are not interested in yours or the fishes best interests. As others have said GO SLOW! If your husband is being "stubborn", ask him if he enjoys wasting money and killing innocent creatures. If he says yes, then carry on as you are. If he says no, then SLOW DOWN! I am sorry to be harsh, but this is the reality. It's not kind to the fish or your wallet.

more the fishies than the money ! lol

 

[stewy14]

Idk what is happening, u asked yesterday at 850pm for advice, u have only said 2-3 things, mostly about your hb being stubborn, you arent really recognizing anything we say, U r not getting on here(I understand its the work day, but if you are so worried, I feel like you would have come onto here and said some things)
we need reassurance from you that you are listening. I looked at past threads of yours, the coral thread as one example, you asked what was wrong, no context nothing, and you left people to figure out what you were talking about. We need info/reassurance that you are doing something

 

[stewy14]

Idk what is happening, u asked yesterday at 850pm for advice, u have only said 2-3 things, mostly about your hb being stubborn, you arent really recognizing anything we say, U r not getting on here(I understand its the work day, but if you are so worried, I feel like you would have come onto here and said some things)
we need reassurance from you that you are listening. I looked at past threads of yours, the coral thread as one example, you asked what was wrong, no context nothing, and you left people to figure out what you were talking about. We need info/reassurance that you are doing something

I am going to add something on to this, your tank is only a couple months old, and you already added 10(I think?) fish into there, some very difficult fish, some not for beginners.
You don't know how to treat ich(Cleary). As I (and othersmaybe) can see, you have not done research on sicknesses and treating them.
To add to that, seems like you haven't really done much research at all.
To me, this is looking like a, "I saw a yt video of a fish tank, and now I want to add all the cool fishies I can to it, ok sand, ok this fish, ooh this too, yay its done." type of situation
and...
YOU DONT HAVE A QT SETUP FOR A 75GAL!!!
im sorry, but you need to do more research before more fish should be added, and a qt, and bear in mind that a qt should also be cycled for some time too, I saw that after a week, you got a fish in your 75gal, how did you cycle? what are your params?
as I said before, white light video, 20 seconds, posted onto YouTube of your tank!

 

[TX_REEF]

I am going to add something on to this, your tank is only a couple months old, and you already added 10(I think?) fish into there, some very difficult fish, some not for beginners, you don't know how to treat ich(Cleary) you have not done research on sicknesses and treating.
YOU DONT HAVE A QT SETUP FOR A 75GAL!!!
im sorry, but you need to do more research before more fish should be added, and a qt, and bear in mind that a qt should also be cycled for some time too, I saw that after a week, you got a fish in your 75gal, how did you cycle? what are your params?
as I said before, white light video, 20 seconds, posted onto YouTube of your tank!

stewy laying down the law

 

[stewy14]

stewy laying down the law

somebody had to break it to her

 

[exnisstech]

stewy laying down the law

He is wise beyond his years.

 

[revhtree]

Hello,

To everyone helping this member, thank you for helping and thank you for your passion. Please remember that we can be passionate without being mean and yelling. That's not what R2R is about.

Thank you.

 

[stewy14]

Hello,

To everyone helping this member, thank you for helping and thank you for your passion. Please remember that we can be passionate without being mean and yelling. That's not what R2R is about.

Thank you.

im sorry
would I be able to edit my posts please? and make it less agressive? sorry if it was
I strongly feel like what I said should be said, but in a nicer tone!

 

[EliMelly]

As a fellow reefer I know that you didn’t come at it trying to be aggressive and it’s just a love for our hobby. But it could’ve been taken that way. I think people don’t really understand how amazing fish are with their personalities and all and don’t give them the care they need until they do.

I wouldn’t sweat it.

im sorry
would I be able to edit my posts please? and make it less agressive? sorry if it was
I strongly feel like what I said should be said, but in a nicer tone!

 

[stewy14]

r my comments still taken down?
here, im gonna rephrase them

 

[stewy14]

your tank is only a couple months old, and you already added 10(I think?) fish into there, some very difficult fish, some not for beginners.
You need to learn how to treat ich! and thats what we are here for! some links have been provided above!
I also do think you need to do more research! I looked at the photo of your tank, and it seems like you have a freshwater light?(maybe im wrong ) but you need one for coral! another thing, you NEED a qt for that 75! The fish you have should not be in there, the tangs I mean. by you past posting, it does show you might not be ready yet for this hobby. If you do ask, the people on this site can give you some very nice, constructive criticism and answers!
im sorry, but you need to do more research before more fish should be added, and a qt, and bear in mind that a qt should also be cycled for some time too, I saw that after a week, you got a fish in your 75gal, how did you cycle? what are your params?
as I said before, white light video, 20 seconds, posted onto YouTube of your tank!

 

[lmariax02010]

Idk what is happening, u asked yesterday at 850pm for advice, u have only said 2-3 things, mostly about your hb being stubborn, you arent really recognizing anything we say, U r not getting on here(I understand its the work day, but if you are so worried, I feel like you would have come onto here and said some things)
we need reassurance from you that you are listening. I looked at past threads of yours, the coral thread as one example, you asked what was wrong, no context nothing, and you left people to figure out what you were talking about. We need info/reassurance that you are doing something

Unfortunately I’m a nurse and I can’t always be on my phone, so I can only do so when I’m available with that being said thank you . My tank at the current time has no fish they have all passed when I went home that was that. I have rock and coral left

 

[Dburr1014]

Unfortunately I’m a nurse and I can’t always be on my phone, so I can only do so when I’m available with that being said thank you . My tank at the current time has no fish they have all passed when I went home that was that. I have rock and coral left

Sorry to hear.
I highly recommend going fallow and setting up a qt going forward.

 

[stewy14]

im sorry for your losses
but before u buy anymore fish. please do more research

 

[stewy14]

I will be providing links to aid you, please read through them
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tank stocking: https://www.liveaquaria.com/category/15/marine-fish (please click on a fish that looks cool to you, if the minimum tank size is anything below 50 or 75gal then choose those, and anything that is coral safe, and easy-moderate care)

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I do also see that you never answered my question about filtration, please buy a sump and plumb the tank, and please do get a heater. also carbon(gfo), skimmer, refugium(thats a if u want, but it is great)
also, about your sand, when u do get filter, stir up the sand, and let the filter filter it all out, those posts I posted earlier that got deleted(they were aggressive but still pretty helpful if read through entirely, imho)
did say those things ^, I did give critique, did give advice and such, and u did ask
happy reefing and please take these into consideration!
and an ato!

 

[mythesis]

Unfortunately I’m a nurse and I can’t always be on my phone, so I can only do so when I’m available with that being said thank you . My tank at the current time has no fish they have all passed when I went home that was that. I have rock and coral left

Sorry to hear you lost your fish.

It takes a *long* time to get started, and it's really frustrating to look at a super expensive box of just plain water for months on end.

But, it sounds like if you had Ich run rampant, the best thing to do is just leave the corals and rocks in there for *70* days (no fish at all). Otherwise, as soon as you put any fish in, it'll just get attached by the Ich right away and you'll be back at square 1. You have to let it all process out of the system and start over.

The good news --- if you take it really slow, and follow the advice of the great people on here, eventually the tank will be beautiful.

Good luck to you guys! Hopefully the 70 days will let the bacteria get settled and corals to get started growing!

 

[jabberwock]

Unfortunately I’m a nurse and I can’t always be on my phone, so I can only do so when I’m available with that being said thank you . My tank at the current time has no fish they have all passed when I went home that was that. I have rock and coral left

Fallow is boring, but worth it. I had to do it. I would do it again if I had too. Ich is worse than a fallow period. Good luck.

 

[stewy14]

Fallow is boring, but worth it. I had to do it. I would do it again if I had too. Ich is worse than a fallow period. Good luck.

exactly this
fallow is a must do
and read what I put up above
it is harsh, but its direct and true