Temp of 86 will help to progress the life cycle. 88-89 won’t do any different than 86. Bumping the heat will help the salt can kill any free swimming ich. Keep in mind bumping the heat will quicken the life cycle of ich and the fish can get sicker. Dips won’t help when ich is attached to the fish and protected by the slime coat.
Help i have ick
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I order a big air pump but it The coast to coast overflow and my sump with the water Flowing over the Baffles do you think I will be alright till then?
I am just Double checking that it 3 teaspoon per gallon. I have 600 gallons that is 36 cups of salt just seems kind of high
Because salt comes in different grain sizes, measuring by volume (tsps/tbsps) is not always effective.
If you measure by weight, you will always treat with the proper amount. And salt is salt, NaCl, so if it says NaCl on the package it will work, the term "aquarium salt" is hyperbole.
I use 3 lbs or rock salt, or water softener salt, per 100 gallons of tank, (and sump, or filter water). This weight produces a salinity of 3 ppt (parts per thousand,) any salinity under 3 ppt does not kill emerging ick.
If you do not treat with the proper amount, to coddle your clown loaches, you may be sentencing the entire tank to death.
Sometimes you will need to experience some collateral damage to save the many. I know this sounds harsh, but its the reality.
If one fish is showing signs it means you need to treat them all.
Each ick spot becomes, or morphs (in the parlance of our time) into up to 100 new ick parasites, and its by killing the new ones that you actually combat and stop the disease, because ick are only vulnerable to being killed when in the new born stages. This also means you may need to treat for at least a couple weeks.
You are not killing the ones on the fish, they are immune to any and all treatment, you are trying to kill the emerging invisible ones.
The UV may kill the free floating new ones pulled past the light.
Vacuuming the substrate (tank bottom) to waste, may also help remove emerging ick, but then a proper weight of salt must be added back with the gallons of replacement water.
If you measure by weight, you will always treat with the proper amount. And salt is salt, NaCl, so if it says NaCl on the package it will work, the term "aquarium salt" is hyperbole.
I use 3 lbs or rock salt, or water softener salt, per 100 gallons of tank, (and sump, or filter water). This weight produces a salinity of 3 ppt (parts per thousand,) any salinity under 3 ppt does not kill emerging ick.
If you do not treat with the proper amount, to coddle your clown loaches, you may be sentencing the entire tank to death.
Sometimes you will need to experience some collateral damage to save the many. I know this sounds harsh, but its the reality.
If one fish is showing signs it means you need to treat them all.
Each ick spot becomes, or morphs (in the parlance of our time) into up to 100 new ick parasites, and its by killing the new ones that you actually combat and stop the disease, because ick are only vulnerable to being killed when in the new born stages. This also means you may need to treat for at least a couple weeks.
You are not killing the ones on the fish, they are immune to any and all treatment, you are trying to kill the emerging invisible ones.
The UV may kill the free floating new ones pulled past the light.
Vacuuming the substrate (tank bottom) to waste, may also help remove emerging ick, but then a proper weight of salt must be added back with the gallons of replacement water.
Believe me I am not going to coddle my clown loach if he doesn't make it I would rather lose to fish than an entire tank I just wanted to double check my math I bought the Aquarium salt And it works out to 100 oz of salt that is 3 boxes every day for 3 days to get to 3 %
That expense is why I suggested all salt (NaCl) is salt.
When treating for ick in my hundred + gallons taks, I buy a 50lb bag for $5 at the home improvement store, and it may last a year.
Thank you I will go online and get some cheap stuff. I justed Panicked and got this stuff was standing at the doors when they opened
