sand help?

bustedbikes · 01/01/2009, 06:30 PM

I took out my live rock it was infested wit bad hair algae, aptisa, flat worms, ick, and I dont know what else, but my sand is still there what to do take it out or OK?

Aquarist007 · 01/01/2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by bustedbikes
I took out my live rock it was infested wit bad hair algae, aptisa, flat worms, ick, and I dont know what else, but my sand is still there what to do take it out or OK?

how long has the sand been in your tank?

not sure how you could tell your rock had ich?

loyalrogue · 01/01/2009, 06:53 PM

Do you still have livestock, fish, corals in the tank or is this a complete redo from scratch?

bustedbikes · 01/01/2009, 07:00 PM

fish had ick, so I would think rock to, have corals n fish, not stupid,reposting me no good, think?

loyalrogue · 01/01/2009, 07:04 PM

Yes, the Ich would be on both the rockwork and sand.
How are you treating the fish?

Best thing would be to move the fish to a QT for the next 6 weeks.
Give them a hyposalinity treatment to clear them of Ich and during that time the Ich will naturally die-off in your main tank without any fish to host.

bustedbikes · 01/01/2009, 07:10 PM

how about aptisa and flatworm

WaterKeeper · 01/01/2009, 07:15 PM

It will give you some time to calm down while you inject the aiptasia with KW or Joe's Juice. Flatworm Exit works on the worms.

loyalrogue · 01/01/2009, 07:21 PM

Even if you removed all the sand, there's a chance both of those pests could survive on your coral bases, so removing and sterilizing all your sand is still no guarantee.

I've had good luck with FW Exit for the flatworms, and manually injecting aiptasia with a syringe full of alk buffer or feeding Joe's Juice.

*edit* I type too slow. WK beat me to it.

Aquarist007 · 01/01/2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally posted by bustedbikes
fish had ick, so I would think rock to, have corals n fish, not stupid,reposting me no good, think?

reposting you good--me think
its hard to help you without a clear picture of your problem but I agree with loyalrogue that if the fish have ich they should be taken out of the tank and treated in a qt tank.

You should monitor your ammonia and nitrate levels if you took out all your live rock at once and disturbed your existing sand bed
The necessity of doing that would depend on how long your tank has been established thus the question I asked.

Hair algae also indicates that you have a high level of nitrates and or phosphates. Taking the rock out, scubbing it and replacing it will not rid the hair algae if you don't find out where you are importing the nitrates and phosphates from.

bustedbikes · 01/01/2009, 07:45 PM

old news been threw it all, anything else

01/01/2009, 06:30 PM	#1
bustedbikes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale,Ca Posts: 231	sand help? I took out my live rock it was infested wit bad hair algae, aptisa, flat worms, ick, and I dont know what else, but my sand is still there what to do take it out or OK? __________________ mike Current Tank Info: 60 acrylic,Mh 400watts20k,220watt vho actinics,sump,skimmer,flow,live rock ,acro's

01/01/2009, 07:00 PM	#4
bustedbikes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale,Ca Posts: 231	fish had ick, so I would think rock to, have corals n fish, not stupid,reposting me no good, think? __________________ mike Current Tank Info: 60 acrylic,Mh 400watts20k,220watt vho actinics,sump,skimmer,flow,live rock ,acro's

01/01/2009, 07:10 PM	#6
bustedbikes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale,Ca Posts: 231	how about aptisa and flatworm __________________ mike Current Tank Info: 60 acrylic,Mh 400watts20k,220watt vho actinics,sump,skimmer,flow,live rock ,acro's

01/01/2009, 07:15 PM	#7
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	It will give you some time to calm down while you inject the aiptasia with KW or Joe's Juice. Flatworm Exit works on the worms. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/01/2009, 07:45 PM	#10
bustedbikes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale,Ca Posts: 231	old news been threw it all, anything else __________________ mike Current Tank Info: 60 acrylic,Mh 400watts20k,220watt vho actinics,sump,skimmer,flow,live rock ,acro's

01/01/2009, 06:53 PM	#3
loyalrogue Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Posts: 1,535	Do you still have livestock, fish, corals in the tank or is this a complete redo from scratch?

01/01/2009, 07:04 PM	#5
loyalrogue Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Posts: 1,535	Yes, the Ich would be on both the rockwork and sand. How are you treating the fish? Best thing would be to move the fish to a QT for the next 6 weeks. Give them a hyposalinity treatment to clear them of Ich and during that time the Ich will naturally die-off in your main tank without any fish to host.

01/01/2009, 07:21 PM	#8
loyalrogue Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Posts: 1,535	Even if you removed all the sand, there's a chance both of those pests could survive on your coral bases, so removing and sterilizing all your sand is still no guarantee. I've had good luck with FW Exit for the flatworms, and manually injecting aiptasia with a syringe full of alk buffer or feeding Joe's Juice. edit I type too slow. WK beat me to it.