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02-07-2013, 10:18 PM
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go for it. get some cleaner shrimp. may help.
I've kept tangs for years and never had an ick outbreak and I don't bother to quarantine. I put it down to a stable balanced system, the cleaner shrimp and wrasse may help... lol. but do a through inspection as well. As you said though, healthy in a friend's tank probably is ok. if you do grab all his fish, I'd be more concerned with your bio-load suddenly jumping from all those fish. Watch your nitrates/ammonia/etc. 
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02-07-2013, 10:25 PM
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You've opened up a can of worms. You've got 9 fish already and looking to add some fish that can get too big for your tank. Do you have a skimmer good enough to handle the bioload? All the tangs and the foxface will get too big for your tank other than the kole tang. As for the ick there is means to combat it which another member has posted but I will add that soaking food in garlic helps as well.
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02-07-2013, 10:32 PM
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Concerning the bioload i have a huge skimmer in my sump....i have one euro reed skimmer rated at 200 gallons and another coralife skimmer rated at 100...and i have a fluval 405 filter hooked up aswell so im hopeing those should be good enough for the tank? also i have multiple snails and crabs and a urchin to help with the cleaning
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02-07-2013, 11:26 PM
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ahahah thanxs aquatttro....So im grabbing the fish tonite...any special way of adding them to the tank...like should i put the blue tang in last or first?....leave the lights on or off....feed them rite after i put rhem in...any tricks?
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02-07-2013, 11:28 PM
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soo cleaner shrimp sounds good ill grab emm tommorow...how many should i get?...also so pur live rock in the sump?
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02-07-2013, 11:17 PM
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dito on cleaner shrimp...
After you put the new fish in, spend your money on a good skimmer and cleaner crew aswell before putting any more stuff in. IMO a skimmer is one of those pcs of equipment you can't spend too much on. Euroreef skimmers are good....but be carefull on skimmer ``ratings`` as these are mfgr suggestions, and do not take bioloads into account. I know the high end ones are expensive, but they will retain some value incase you sell it down the road, and for the most part do a much more efficient job. May wanna ween out your fluval and use some socks for mechaincal filtration. More live rock couldnt hurt Remember, Patience is the key, slow and steady will give you long term success
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265 gal reef display, 60 gal sump, 20 gal fuge, +/- a few other tanks Last edited by bloat; 02-07-2013 at 11:23 PM.
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02-09-2013, 02:08 AM
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You should be adding no more than one fish per month at the start up. You bio load is too high for the fish you already have. Most reefers will agree that your tank is too small for tangs
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