This is the most expensive, rewarding, frustrating, I want to pull my hair out hobby I have ever got involved in.
I set up my dream tank. Wired it and plumbed it so everything is neat and tidy. Took great pride in doing so. Started with dead, dry rock and sand. Set up a QT system. Did everything “right.” All fish were qt’d for 30 days and treated prophylactically. DT has been running perfectly for 8 months. I added my new 3 fish after QT and it is all going to sh**. Bad outbreak of ich. Kole tang died sat/sun, royal gramma is almost gone now. And many others are not looking good. Can’t catch any of them to put them in QT. Trying to save my tank by dosing rally and kick ick as the only reef safe treatment I can find. Ordered a UV sterilizer (to help prevent- not a cure all, issues in the future).
I am a grown a** man that just wants to cry as my dream tank is crashing hard. My happy place is now turning into a nightmare. Ok, so I may be a little over dramatic right now.
Phew. Ok. I feel a little better. Thanks for letting me vent.
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I set up my dream tank. Wired it and plumbed it so everything is neat and tidy. Took great pride in doing so. Started with dead, dry rock and sand. Set up a QT system. Did everything “right.” All fish were qt’d for 30 days and treated prophylactically. DT has been running perfectly for 8 months. I added my new 3 fish after QT and it is all going to sh**. Bad outbreak of ich. Kole tang died sat/sun, royal gramma is almost gone now. And many others are not looking good. Can’t catch any of them to put them in QT. Trying to save my tank by dosing rally and kick ick as the only reef safe treatment I can find. Ordered a UV sterilizer (to help prevent- not a cure all, issues in the future).
I am a grown a** man that just wants to cry as my dream tank is crashing hard. My happy place is now turning into a nightmare. Ok, so I may be a little over dramatic right now.
Phew. Ok. I feel a little better. Thanks for letting me vent.
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