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Blocks09

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i just setup my 150 gallon 3 weeks ago..
it has been cycling with 3 dozen small goldfish
today i noticed the goldfish caught a disease (ich) and now i'm very worried about the tanks future inhabitants...
i have a 2217 eheim on there and i put the carbon pad in there
if i put rid-ich in the tank, won't the bacteria die, and the carbon pad filter out the treatment ?????????
& it has been showing huge spikes of ammonia and nitrites... but no sign of nitrates yet :screwy:
and its been 3 weeks at 80*
how come ?????????
oh lol and i picked up one of the goldfish by hand with ich because it jumped out and i forgot to wash my hands and ate a slice of pizza lol....will the touching of the ich-riddled fish affect me internally ?????????
lol if anybody can answer these 3 ?'s, than i totally appreciate it ;););)
 
use aquarium salt to speed up the process and kill off ich.1 tbl spoon per 5 gal and you will be okay.bump the temp a little more also and I wouldnt worry about ich mouth:ROFL:
 
some say that you can buy it in bulk at a hardware store-depot lowes etc....but I never have.a lfs will definitely have it
 
itsbadlands;2646903; said:
no-wait is this a marine tank?salt?
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nope, freshwater
i've always used the "treatment" salt that says you can use it for goldfish...it comes in a paper carton..
how about using marine salt ?
and how long should i put salt in ?
i just set the temp to 83* :)
 
I agree with itsbadlands. I don't ever use that rid ich crap.
 
i wouldnt use marine salt-use the paper carton API Aquarium salt.You only need to add it once and then after water changes.The goldfish will most likely die -some will anyway and thats good anyway.Just toss em right away so your nitrates dont spike.In my opinion,with death comes life.It causes bb to grow in the tank etc.good luck
 
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