We are packed with fish and corals this week so stop in and visit us. We are also expecting an Atlantic shipment with tons of clean up crew creatures.  Come in and mention the web post and you can buy up to 5ea. emerald crabs for 4.99 ea . Red and blue leg hermits are on special for .99 ea. and as always we have the lowest snail prices around. Sale is for Saturday, Sunday and Monday ONLY!

This is the time of year when the temperature fluctuations  and we see a lot of  ICH infections in our tanks. In a fish only tank the solution is simple, lower the salinity to 1.013 and add copper sulfate, preferably Cupramine, to a dose of .5 ppm. This normally will cure the ICH in two weeks with minimal loss. It is IMPORTANT to catch the ICH at the very onset to control losses.

Now in a reef tank things are not so simple. First off your coral and inverts will not tolerate copper, or low salinity so we need to use some of the new products on the market such as Herbtana, buy Eco labs. We have had success with this as long as you use 12 hour dosing.  The best scenario is to remove most of the fish to a quarantine tank and treat them with copper,  keeping the main tank fish free for 20 days giving the parisite time to die off in the main tank.

In any event if you have questions feel free to call us for further advice.

Here are some of the great corals we have in stock

Tropical Lagoon can custom quote you a price on a nice saltwater aquarium for that special gift for the holidays. Just fill out the contact form with approximate or exact size of the tank you want and if you want reef or fish only and we will give you a custom quote for your specific needs.

Be wary of packaged saltwater sets, they usually do not contain the best equipment. Saving money on equipment never saves money on fish. A saltwater fish average price is around $30. You don’t want to many of these to die because you saved $20 buying a lower priced filter.

Come in and check out our new all in one reef supplement by Reef Results.  It provides calcium, strontium,  iodine,  Co2,  and all the major and minor trace elements.  A 12oz. bottle treats 3500 gallons and retails for $15.99. Come in and try it today! To learn more about this product go to www.reefresults.com .

Just in case you didn’t know Tropical Lagoon carries many types of live and frozen foods for your pets. Tuesday nights we receive our live rodents, (6 sizes),and crickets, (4 sizes).  Wednesdays we receive our live brine shrimp,  black worms and feeder fish.  Don’t forget to check out our large selection of frozen goodies for you fish. We now carry Rod’s food to go along with our complete selection of frozen marine diets.

Check out this link for everything you need to know about aquarium lighting. This article tells you the straight facts about lighting you aquarium.

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