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So my fish got iched right up overnight and I lost my tang.. thought I lost my damsel but I just found him under a rock.. The only method I have right now for ich would be hyposalinity in a 10 gal quarantine..
I have need done this so I wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations... Im wondering if i should just leave him in the display tank and im sure hes gonna get better.. but I do want to get rid of this ich.. i mean I might as well at this point right?

We were at a loss at why people couldn't find the time to change their avatar from the stock avatar to something personalized. Finally, we realized that the little white silhouette figure on grey background was just too darn attractive.

People fell in love with that faceless dude and were having separation anxiety. With this new knowledge, we went back into the think tank and came out with a better idea.
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And so far I'm liking it. Life is much easier now. I no longer have to worry about changing and cleaning the filter socks (which I hate), and no sand bed in the refugium section of my sump means I can now stir/vacuum the bottom of the sump to remove detritus .

And call it science or just strange, but ever since, for the past three days, since I removed the Caulerpa I had growing my pH has maintained itself between 8.1-8.15 as opposed to the previous readings of 7.8-7.9. Let's ...

just picked up a orange spotted goby and to work he has started on my sand bed, i really like this guy!
any one have one?

Calcium tested at 460. Dosed last night and this morning and the dkH is just over 7. Less than 1dkH shift, taking it slow.
Decided to hold of on purchasing a new light fixture, goal was to focus on the basics, and get my tank back in line. So going
to swing by the LFS today and pick up more T5 bulbs that have to be replaced.

Filter sock lasted 4 days before replacement, have two going to pick up another to fit in the rotation. I just feel guilty wasting so much ...