Yeah, I have a 75 gallon, the 35 hex is the QT. The tangs got along soo well, I was sooo happy because i hear all these stories where tangs fight. all my fish hung out together in a close pack.
In responce to the "ick nazi" lol Dont worry, I like getting all sides. The last thing i wanted was them to die.. i listen to what everyone said, read as much as i could about the lifecycle, methods ect.. I'd rather be yelled at if I'm doing something that will harm anything so I can stop. I did the best i could.. They just came in sooooo infested.. then it went thro its cycle in my tank and multiplied like crazy and sadly got everyone... I really thought the tangs were going to make it... they were clearing up and doing great, eating garlic and everything.. then all of a sudden it cycled again and they got covered again, and so did the clowns... its weird, the bangaii didnt eat any garlic, was rubbing up against and sleeping sandwiched in between the two tangs.. but he is totally fine.. he has maybe 3 or 4 spots on the tip of his front fins. Hes not breathing heavy or anything. The male clown is still covered.. i noticed some spots falling off of his body today, but his scales are soo messed up and scarred... he is still breathing heavy, but is still eating little bits, not as much as usual.. but hes trying.
For the cupamine copper treatment.. it said to add 2 drops per gallon of water.. then test levels 48 hours later.... It says its suppose to be at .5 or .6... It is barely even reading .25.. So i added more this morning, and tonight I just tested again, still says .25 barely.. the color is soo faint. But the ammonia is inbetween .25 and .5 ppm but closer to the .25 color. (API copper test kit) I had a bubble strip going to keep up the ph and give some more oxygen for the fish struggling to breathe. Not sure if the added oxygen is breaking down the copper and making ammonia some how?? The tank is bare, no sand or anything, just a plastic pvc L-shape to provide some hiding. So i just hung on a filter with foam and some Fluval Biomax things (white cylindars with a hole in the center) It says they absorb nitrates and ammonia. I just started this today, and its helping to move some water around. I shut off the bubble strip(dont want to get popeye either). I know carbon will take out the copper. I do not have any carbon in the filter. any ideas why the copper is still low and the ammonia went up?