Nori for Tangs

Jintz · 07/14/2008, 04:00 PM

So I bought some Nori for my new Tang who is in QT (powder brown tang). He is nipping at it every so often which is good. My question is when should you take out the leftover nori that is uneaten? At the end of the day or in a few hours??? Will it cause an ammonia spike if you leave it in? Also I have been doing a 1 gallon change per day just so everything stays in check. Is that ok or can I do a 1 gallon every 2 days?

old salty · 07/14/2008, 04:13 PM

I would remove it after 5 minutes. You don't want it to break down inside the QT tank.

Water changes in a QT tank are very important. Depending on how much water your tank holds, I would do it every day for a 10g tank and every other day for a 20.

Aquarist007 · 07/14/2008, 04:27 PM

I agree with old salty

I would not use nori--rather Sera spirualina algae tablets. These stick to the sides of the tank, and don't break down very easily and the tangs love picking at them all day.

Jintz · 07/14/2008, 04:43 PM

Well I was doing a 1 gallon change for the past few days. I will try every other day and test the water and see if I maintain parameters. I will try the Algae tablets...thanks for the tip.

Aquarist007 · 07/14/2008, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jintz
Well I was doing a 1 gallon change for the past few days. I will try every other day and test the water and see if I maintain parameters. I will try the Algae tablets...thanks for the tip.

there is a link on the capns log book site for Sera tablets

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1424845

Jintz · 07/14/2008, 05:09 PM

I must not see it ....

Aquarist007 · 07/14/2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jintz
I must not see it ....

oops I didn't include a link
go to www.mops.ca

and click on the US site at the top of the web page
Its mailorder, very quick and reliable service

Aquarist007 · 07/14/2008, 05:16 PM

there is a Sera USA also

http://www.sera-usa.com/pages.php?pageid=95

Jintz · 07/14/2008, 05:28 PM

Thanks

Jintz · 07/14/2008, 07:08 PM

Unfortunately when you click on the US link it does not have an option for Sera. Bummer

Aquarist007 · 07/14/2008, 08:26 PM

acutually phone MOPs tomorrow--the owner is Dan. I'll bet he will mail out of the US site to avoid duty ect

Macimage · 07/14/2008, 08:59 PM

Your new tang may not initially recognize the stuck on tablets as food. Hopefully, he will nibble them. If not, just keep feeding the nori. I've had great luck with using rubber bands to tie the nori to rubble rock and then pushing it into the rockwork in my qt tank. Tangs are grazers in the wild and will start picking at your rockwork and get a taste of it.

How big is your qt tank? It's impossible to know if 1 gallon a day is enough water to change without knowing the size of the tank and the size of the tang. If you are in doubt about the water quality, test the qt tank water for ph, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. Do a large water change if the levels are not correct, as tangs do best in excellent quality water.

Good luck!
Joyce

chatyak · 07/14/2008, 10:12 PM

Sera Tablets

http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart....613+1216098641

07/14/2008, 04:00 PM	#1
Jintz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 80	Nori for Tangs So I bought some Nori for my new Tang who is in QT (powder brown tang). He is nipping at it every so often which is good. My question is when should you take out the leftover nori that is uneaten? At the end of the day or in a few hours??? Will it cause an ammonia spike if you leave it in? Also I have been doing a 1 gallon change per day just so everything stays in check. Is that ok or can I do a 1 gallon every 2 days?

07/14/2008, 04:13 PM	#2
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I would remove it after 5 minutes. You don't want it to break down inside the QT tank. Water changes in a QT tank are very important. Depending on how much water your tank holds, I would do it every day for a 10g tank and every other day for a 20. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

07/14/2008, 04:27 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I agree with old salty I would not use nori--rather Sera spirualina algae tablets. These stick to the sides of the tank, and don't break down very easily and the tangs love picking at them all day. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/14/2008, 05:16 PM	#8
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	there is a Sera USA also http://www.sera-usa.com/pages.php?pageid=95 __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/14/2008, 08:26 PM	#11
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	acutually phone MOPs tomorrow--the owner is Dan. I'll bet he will mail out of the US site to avoid duty ect __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/14/2008, 04:43 PM	#4
Jintz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 80	Well I was doing a 1 gallon change for the past few days. I will try every other day and test the water and see if I maintain parameters. I will try the Algae tablets...thanks for the tip.

07/14/2008, 05:09 PM	#6
Jintz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 80	I must not see it ....

07/14/2008, 05:28 PM	#9
Jintz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 80	Thanks

07/14/2008, 07:08 PM	#10
Jintz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 80	Unfortunately when you click on the US link it does not have an option for Sera. Bummer

07/14/2008, 08:59 PM	#12
Macimage Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Quartz Hill Posts: 4,078	Your new tang may not initially recognize the stuck on tablets as food. Hopefully, he will nibble them. If not, just keep feeding the nori. I've had great luck with using rubber bands to tie the nori to rubble rock and then pushing it into the rockwork in my qt tank. Tangs are grazers in the wild and will start picking at your rockwork and get a taste of it. How big is your qt tank? It's impossible to know if 1 gallon a day is enough water to change without knowing the size of the tank and the size of the tang. If you are in doubt about the water quality, test the qt tank water for ph, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. Do a large water change if the levels are not correct, as tangs do best in excellent quality water. Good luck! Joyce

07/14/2008, 10:12 PM	#13
chatyak Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,090	Sera Tablets http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart....613+1216098641 __________________ Fishville