EMERGENCY - NEW TANK

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RickyOutlaw

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Two days ago, I realized my fish caught ick, problem is I ordered some fish like 4 days ago and they arrive tomorrow. I asked friend if they can hold the fish for a few days for me and they all are overstocked and these fishes I ordered are too small to be in with monster fish.

I set up a 30 Gallon tank around 3pm yesterday and grabbed a working filter from a separate tank and let it ran all day it has been running for 12 hours now and I just checked the water levels and everything seems fine but the nitrate and nitrite are at 0. My fish come in and noon tomorrow, I also bought Nutrafin cycle and I wonder if this can help. I throw it salt early today as well, any ideas for this emergency situation ?
 
shellies215;5026322; said:
It would help if you can get some substrate from a cycled tank without ick
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I have three 30 gallons up and running and been treating the ick for two days. In one tank the ick only affected two fish, the other tank maybe 3 and the other tank none. I think the ick is under control but I been using high temps, salt and coppermine, I think I got that under control as no new fish been affected.

So nutrafin cycle work ?
 
You are not safe yet, there can still be trophonts (like ick spores) in the tank, do not add any new fish until you have treated the affected tanks for 6 days, and have removed the meds and are symptom free
 
Me, I would just treat the original tank with higher temps and salt, then I would just put the new fish in too. They've been shipped, are likely stressed and might get ick no matter what you do. Might as well treat them too, IMO
 
Good suggestions guys, I know I got one tank under control because only two fish out out maybe 15 are sick, others did not catch it, i bumped the temp to 86 and added salt, plus ick meds.

Now as far as my tank , everything reads normal except nitrate and nitrite both at 0. I am going to pet store tomorrow to add goldfish or dainos , my fish arrive today at 1pm.
 
Nutrafin cycle won't hurt the new tank, but it's not going to cycle it instantly either. For best results starting up the new tank get sand and filter media from a cycled tank that is free from disease.
 
When in question just add fresh water and salt and heat about 89 or 30 degress....do daily water changes of 15%..... do not add more salt...
By adding heat you speed up thre ick process, the new ick if you will can not mature in high temps.......
I was forced to add 50 plus cichlids to a un cycled 110 gallom tank today the only known way in my experience is to do lots of water changes,and cut your feedings in half or feed them half as much each time,,,,,,
Cycle does help but will cause a bacteria spike and cause you to have a cloudy tank for about a week (do not use water clarifier) keep changing the water it will pass,,,
If you have any tanks with decore that are running throw them in the tank the good bacteria attaches its self to rocks and decore and plants, however if you think you got the ick in all tanks turn them all up...............
I do not like to use any chemicals ever but if you frrl that all yer fish are going to die or be harmed use ammonia lock//////////////// ouch............ it will work your ammonia reading will be hooped... get a free ion tester it will tell nyou about the harmful levels..........
May your bubbles be pure and your water fresh
PEACE
 
RickyOutlaw;5026305; said:
I set up a 30 Gallon tank around 3pm yesterday and grabbed a working filter from a separate tank and let it ran all day it has been running for 12 hours now and I just checked the water levels and everything seems fine but the nitrate and nitrite are at 0. My fish come in and noon tomorrow, I also bought Nutrafin cycle and I wonder if this can help. I throw it salt early today as well, any ideas for this emergency situation ?
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Was the filter from a tank that didn't have the ick. This setup sounds like it will be fine. Cycle couldn't hurt..
 
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