Hi all,
I have a Blue Tang about 4" in my 20 gal QT Tank. He lays underneath the PVC that is in the tank almost all the time. He barely eats if any. His breathing looks ok and his color is excellent, except for a small (pinhead size) clear looking bump on the top/front of his dorsal fin. He has been in the QT tank for about 4 days now. I was using Kordon AmQuel to control the ammonia levels, though I didn't think I was going to have that problem since I put some biomax in the display tank for about a week before it was added to the QT Tank. The LFS steered me toward the API Stress Zyme (added 2 capfuls 24 hours ago). I am also using Sentry AQ Mardel Coppersafe (2 1/2 tsp added) and Bionox Extra Strength for Fungus and Bacteria (3/4 tsp added) at the suggestion of the LFS. I have already performed a 10 % water change, which is why I added the extra 1/2 tsp of Mardel. My ammonia was at .5 ppm 24 hours ago and now it is at .25 ppm. I have also been transfering a few extra bio balls a day to help with the ammonia levels. Is this what I should be doing? How long should I leave him in QT? I try to feed him 2 times a day with Spirulina with a drop of garlic on the food and the food is usually gone when I check on the tank but could the filter being gathering it? Does anyone know what the lethal amount of copper is? Parameters are:
Tank = 20 gal
S.G. = 1.016 (low to match the LFS, will bring up gradually)
Temp = 80
Ph= 8.4~8.5
Ammonia = .25 ppm
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
Copper = 2 ppm (hard to read)
I have a Blue Tang about 4" in my 20 gal QT Tank. He lays underneath the PVC that is in the tank almost all the time. He barely eats if any. His breathing looks ok and his color is excellent, except for a small (pinhead size) clear looking bump on the top/front of his dorsal fin. He has been in the QT tank for about 4 days now. I was using Kordon AmQuel to control the ammonia levels, though I didn't think I was going to have that problem since I put some biomax in the display tank for about a week before it was added to the QT Tank. The LFS steered me toward the API Stress Zyme (added 2 capfuls 24 hours ago). I am also using Sentry AQ Mardel Coppersafe (2 1/2 tsp added) and Bionox Extra Strength for Fungus and Bacteria (3/4 tsp added) at the suggestion of the LFS. I have already performed a 10 % water change, which is why I added the extra 1/2 tsp of Mardel. My ammonia was at .5 ppm 24 hours ago and now it is at .25 ppm. I have also been transfering a few extra bio balls a day to help with the ammonia levels. Is this what I should be doing? How long should I leave him in QT? I try to feed him 2 times a day with Spirulina with a drop of garlic on the food and the food is usually gone when I check on the tank but could the filter being gathering it? Does anyone know what the lethal amount of copper is? Parameters are:
Tank = 20 gal
S.G. = 1.016 (low to match the LFS, will bring up gradually)
Temp = 80
Ph= 8.4~8.5
Ammonia = .25 ppm
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
Copper = 2 ppm (hard to read)