Episode 80 pt 6,The 500 Gallon Aquarium, LA Fishguys

Follow along in the eightieth episode of LA Fishguys as Jim Stime of Aquarium Design in Thousand Oaks CALIF., inspects Scotts Euro - Mud - Algae filter system and discusses how to resolve Ick in his coral reef tank.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• 500
• coral
• reef
• aquarium
• LA
• Fishguys

[FishHobby1984]

@lafishguy Wouldn't it be cheaper for someone in scotts situation to just setup another tank to treat the fish in, instead of taking the coral out of the primary tank? Ich can't live in the primary tank without fish in it!!!

[lafishguy]

hey F, actually Scott did set up a seperate100 gallon tank but other than some new Chromis he never moved any other fish into it.

[TWhite2345]

Where did he get the sump

[lafishguy]

hey T, it was designed by Scott and custom made by a local acrylic fabricator

[ksandz21]

hey there jim.  i just wanted to say that i love your show! i have a question do your clients ever mind that you film while you work? is it time consuming?

[lafishguy]

hey K, some people are wierd about cameras. I prefer that they not be around when I film as I am more comfortable. I do find it takes me upwards as twice as long due to figuring out all the camera angles and re-do's.

[Joeyt66]

Copper will kill of the live rock as well. Either Quarantine the fish in a separate tank using copper or hypo-salinity. Leave the display tank with out fish for 6-8 weeks. I went through this about 2 years ago. and after trying differewnt meds and losing some pricey fish the only thing that worke dwas copper in a QT tank. Leaving the tank fishless will for 6 weeks will kill off all the ich. Then be sure to trat a quaritine all fish before putting them in the tank

[smuutheness]

Jim when are we going to get another video?

[FishHobby1984]

@I2eapz Having a low salt level won't kill Ich. Ich can live in a freshwater tank!!

[vipete1985]

i have had great results with removing ich by elevating the temperature to 80 degrees and using a uv sterlizer for a few months to reallly kill it alll and also dosing garlic drops into the tank and into the fish food

[lafishguy]

hey H, i dont think there is a formula for a Refugium, its more as big as you can go.

[huzzygam1]

Hi from Australia, Great vids.Ive seen most of them and enjoy seeing what you get up to.I want to set up a refugium, i know your not a big fan of this system but i see a lot of sucsess with this.What i dont know is the size?? is there a formula for tank size vs refugium size. Any ideas??