Is this Ick?

[guppy]

Yeah I got that. What I am saying is that I added the 1 table spoon per 5 gallons which was 15 tablespoons for the 75 gallons. I did a 50% water change so the water left in the tank would have the solution. My question was would I add 7 1/2 tables spoons to bring the new water up to the proper concerntration? Also, How many tablespoons would you recommend for a 75g to reach the proper concentration? The only fish that I am concerned about killing is the Datinoid.

Yes yould would add the 7 1/2 tablespoons to reach your original concentration.

to make the salt solution for an entire 75 gallons of fresh water you will need 50 tablespoons of salt which converts to 3.12 level cups of salt.

Since you already have 15 tablespoons of salt in there add more which is 2 1/4 cups.

Your datnoide should actually enjoy it, they are considered a brackish water species even though most people keep them in fresh water.

 

[cabouta1]

good luck, clown loaches are very prone to getting ick, ha no luck with any remedies for mine and they all persihed. Beautiful fish but very sensitive. Best wishes with yours.

 

[Miles]

I measure salt like this;

Take a handful of salt, and dump it in the filter.
If the Ich looks worse the next day, I do it again.

If it's a big tank, I take 2 handfuls of salt and do the same thing.

Few things to keep in mind though.. I don't do this with salt sensative fish, such as wild Discus, or Apistos.

I have heard alot of speculation about Corydoras as well as Clown Loaches being intolerable of salt. This is likely because the salt was not pre-mixed before it entered the tank. If you don't dissolve the salt, and it dissolves at the bottom of the tank, you will damage these sensative fish. If you look at dissolving salt, you can see a layer of 'brine' at the bottom of the tank. It looks like the salt is releasing a goopy liquid into the water, and that is what hurts the fish. I dump the salt in the Hang-On Back filter, so it dissolves slowly into the tank and is well mixed as it enters the tank. These methods dosn't seem to harm biological filtration either..

 

[Miles]

Oh yeah, also..

When dealing with Ich, there are ALOT of species of Ich. Some species of Ich are much more tolerant of salt than others, which means sometimes the Salt+Heat method will not work. I have seen this happen to a few of my customers, as they complained of my 'idiocy' for not reccomending a 'chemical' to alleviate the problem. I talked with some LFS people about it, and they agreed on the thought as well. Sometimes you may have to resort to using chemicals such as Malachite Green, Formalin or perhaps one of the name-brand Chemicals like Rid-Ich or Quick Cure.

 

[guppy]

Yeah, I always wince to see salt just dumped into the tank. I forgot to mention that the way I add it is to dissolve it in warm water in a gallon jug them pour it into the tank in the inflowing water from the filter or in front of a powerhead so that it is quickly diapersed throughout the tank.