ich in 20000 gallon tank
- Thread starter ghettoshaolin
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Seen you say this a couple of times today, but doesn't raising the temperature just increase the speed of their life-cycle? I thought that it was the salt you add in that actually makes it impossible for the ich to reproduce.
True, salt stops reproduction, temp speeds through their life period
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It increases they're life-cycle to a super charged speed, so that they're life cycle ends within 48 hours.
But yes, salt makes this cycle go by even faster when dosed at a tbsp per gallon.
Not necessarily true. Ich can be treated with heat alone in most cases when above 86 degrees & higher -- Although there are ich strains that have been known to survive 90 degrees & upward. The reason salt is used along with high temps is that it is a lethal combo against ich. If you are increasing temps, why not use aquarium salt as well -- more efficient & effective in eradicating the little buggers. On the downside of just increasing temps (& not using aquarium salt) to treat ich is you have to make sure temps are at a TRUE 86 degrees or higher at all times, & it will take longer to treat if just used by itself.
As far as a 20k gallon pond, increasing temps to treat ich is unrealistic. A copper based med is used or fish are removed to be treated in smaller tanks/holding units.
Would love to see pics of the 20k gallon pond. What is your stock?