Hello; I did a search and found this post from a while ago by duanes. I think your tank is a 90 gallon so say about somewhere around three pounds if I am figuring correctly.
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Hello; I did a search and found this post from a while ago by duanes. I think your tank is a 90 gallon so say about somewhere around three pounds if I am figuring correctly.
Putting it into a filter or sump will allow it to gradually dissolve over a few hours, and not totally shock your ailing fish all at once.
I see no reason to boil it.
It will take days, maybe even a week for all ick to hatch out. They are programed to hatch at different times, under different conditions.
And if you vacuum the substrate (which will help eliminate some dormant cysts) you will need to approximate replace the salt removed with the water change.
Salt doesn't work over night, it sometimes takes weeks to get them all, it is not like a pill you take, and all is rosy.(especially the dormant stragglers).
I see no reason to boil it.
It will take days, maybe even a week for all ick to hatch out. They are programed to hatch at different times, under different conditions.
And if you vacuum the substrate (which will help eliminate some dormant cysts) you will need to approximate replace the salt removed with the water change.
Salt doesn't work over night, it sometimes takes weeks to get them all, it is not like a pill you take, and all is rosy.(especially the dormant stragglers).
Dumped about 3 1/2 lbs. salt in sump (tank is closer to 100 gal. with sump.) Raised the temp to 83, put 10 tsp of an herbal parasite treatment from Petco, and started a drop of garlic on food 2x/day. That's all I can do I guess. Now I wait :/
hello; You are not the first to do this but it likely is a bad idea. That being using two different medications at the same time. While I am not familiar with the herbal parasite treatment from Petco it very well may function the same way as the salt treatment does. The two treatments together may do some harm where as either alone should be fine. This shotgun approach is generally not such a good idea.
Since you have access to some well informed people here why not run such an idea by them before trying things at random. Duanes knows his stuff about the ich. may I suggest again your doing a search about ich.
One other thing, consider a QT (quarantine tank) for the future.
I still think the temp is low and have doubts about two medications at the same time.
Good luck
Oh, oops, sorry - didn't think it was a big deal since it's non-chemical. Our local family owned store wanted me to do salt AND m. green with formalin which just sounded so nasty (I didn't do that. ) My only issue with bumping the temp up any more is that i'm leaving Fri-Tues. My neighbor is watching the fish but it was complicated enough showing her everything else... Duanes - everyone seems to trust you. Want to lay out the plan for me going forward? I'd really appreciate it! More salt at some point? Higher temp? Stop with the herbal treatment?
hello; I do not guess the PRIME will do any harm but can not think of a reason to add prime if you put the salt in the sump and let it slowly dissolve.
Hello; I took a look and found this sticky in the disease section of the forum.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/one-proven-way-to-treat-ich-ick.20681/
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/one-proven-way-to-treat-ich-ick.20681/
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