Deitz's 120 Build

[126 reef]

Originally Posted by Crewdawg1981

Suuuuux.

I know I'll get flamed for it, but unless you have a massive QT (4 feet or longer), I dont see the benefit to putting many of the more fragile tangs in QT. They'll just stress from being in such a small container.

Obviously... this doesnt help you now. But you're hardly alone in the "crazy money lost" club of this hobby. This is coming from a member in good standing...

I could not agree more.

I just read through this thread and it reminded me of when I first started filling my tank with live stock. Looking back I went way too fast which I believed contributed to constant ich outbreaks. Healthy fish can fight of disease very well them selves. If your environment is healthy and established enough to keep delicate fish than you will never see ich. Everyone I would get a new fish there would be an outbreak for te first six months. I believe that's how long it took for my tank to fully establish. Even though my nitrates phosphates where zero. I have never treated fish for ich but
Most eventually got through it in the DT. Now that my tank is fully established there is no detectable signs of ich. Although I am sure it is still present in the tank, the fish can probably just fight it off. My opinion is that you will probably be fine if just wait awhile. Just want to share my experience inceni went though a period of loosing fish and now everytime has finally balanced out.

[PFCDeitz]

I do agree I rushed some. But i had no choice in parts.

As we speak I have left my YWG,Niger Trigger,Chromis and my Hippo.

My Clowns were lost to Brook.

Seems now that my Clowns and my Yellow tang is gone the Hippo seems to be clean of ich. Those two always tried to Smack each other.


AS of now i have no plans of adding fish.

The Wife and I are even talking about getting out of the reef Seen and doing FIsh only as I miss having a Eel

[JohnIII]

Originally Posted by PFCDeitz

The Wife and I are even talking about getting out of the reef Seen and doing FIsh only as I miss having a Eel

Blasphemy

[126 reef]

You could do corals with an eel if you plan it right

[PFCDeitz]

Originally Posted by 126 reef

You could do corals with an eel if you plan it right

Im Wanting to Rid it of anything that would Die if i Dose Copper in the DT

Still up in the air.


If i can catch the Chromis and YWG i could leave the system FIshless but he does not want to get caught!

[bpatterson617]

Originally Posted by PFCDeitz

The Wife and I are even talking about getting out of the reef Seen and doing FIsh only as I miss having a Eel

Didnt you just buy the mother load of LE zoas??? You cant get out now!! Unless you decided you wanted to trade all your corals for a mean little black and white clown that will just about jump out of the water to attack me....

But seriously, I hope everything works out whichever direction you decide is best for yall! I have caught myself drooling over some not so reef safe fish lately so I get the FOWLR tank!

[PFCDeitz]

Lol Yeah i Did. I bought a Ton of Sps too. WE shall see. Im letting everyone stay in the tank and they all seem to be 10X better without my Yellow tang who was a Punk

[bpatterson617]

Well I also had a coral only tank for a little over 2 months (also thanks to brook....bleh) and it really wasnt that bad....maybe set up like a 40 breeder reef tank with minimal fish but loaded with corals and use the 120 for a sweet fish only....