Help need advice

[Russ1989]

I'm new to salt water I have a 75 with a sump a 20 gal and a 10 gal they all have live rocks one fish Has ick they are damsels this is in the 75 only with ick the ammonia is at 8.0 with ammonia lock added there is 2 damsels 4 hermit crabs 2 feather dusters they have been shedding the feathers the 20gal is at 4.0 ammonia lock added in all tanks every fish looks fine except for the feather dusters and the damsels so what do y'all think we should do wait it out or try something different oh and the tanks are about 3 weeks old

[mistahoo]

I'm new to salt water I have a 75 with a sump a 20 gal and a 10 gal they all have live rocks one fish Has ick they are damsels this is in the 75 only with ick the ammonia is at 8.0 with ammonia lock added there is 2 damsels 4 hermit crabs 2 feather dusters they have been shedding the feathers the 20gal is at 4.0 ammonia lock added in all tanks every fish looks fine except for the feather dusters and the damsels so what do y'all think we should do wait it out or try something different oh and the tanks are about 3 weeks old

Hard to read what you're trying to say. So do you have a 75gal with a 20gal and 10gal sump? Or do you have three tanks, a 75gal, 20gal, and 10gal? I'm a complete idiot when it comes to saltwater, but I've read several times on this forum and others, that ich in a saltwater tank = game over... unless the fish can fight it off.

Those ammonia levels are really high! I would do a water change and I'm assuming this ammonia lock is a chemical you're adding to lower it? I've never once used chemicals do lower ammonia and never will. They sound a gimmick to take you're money since a water change would do the trick. I would assume that the reason for your ammonia levels is that the tank isn't fully cycled since they're only 3 weeks old. Maybe give it some more time? Unless you're overfeeding, ammonia levels shouldn't be that high.

Don't take my word for it though. I'm a newbie to the hobby and I only have freshwater tanks. Everything I based my reply on were things I've read or come across from other people's experience.

[Russ1989]

Lol yes three tanks and thank you for the reply.I figured it out 66 views and only 1 comment. But it's all coming down slowly

[mistahoo]

Lol yes three tanks and thank you for the reply.I figured it out 66 views and only 1 comment. But it's all coming down slowly

The views are usually lurkers or guests so they wouldn't comment and it's quite late. Most of the members are on in the morning or the evening

[Geral]

+1
Not cycled at all 3 week for salt water is not quite enough

I just know a little bit of SW u need to cycle live rock and sand first when your bacteria build up then u add fish very slow , and better if u start the sump with use media from some cycled tank


Dont take my word neither just for what have read and hear frim some people here , wait later and i know members with more experience can help u

[Russ1989]

I have live rocks and live sand in all the tanks the ammonia has gone down in the 75 gal