need help on water condition
- Thread starter shin chan
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Ok...here, I found this in my AQUARIUM PHARM BOOK...this tells you how to get rid of them...
1. raise the water temp to 85 degrees (F) or 29 degrees (C) and remove the
carbon
2. add 1 tablespoon (18 g) of the DOC WELLFISH'S AQUARIUM SALT to the tank
3. remove the carbon and continue aeration, add one dose of the GENERAL CURE to the water....wait 48 hours and add one more dose
4. wait another 48 hours after the second dose, do a 25% water change and add the carbon back to the filter (this will remove any of the residual medication in the water)
5. you may repeat the process if nessicary, but wait 48 hours before you start again...
Hope this helps!
Jen
1. raise the water temp to 85 degrees (F) or 29 degrees (C) and remove the
carbon
2. add 1 tablespoon (18 g) of the DOC WELLFISH'S AQUARIUM SALT to the tank
3. remove the carbon and continue aeration, add one dose of the GENERAL CURE to the water....wait 48 hours and add one more dose
4. wait another 48 hours after the second dose, do a 25% water change and add the carbon back to the filter (this will remove any of the residual medication in the water)
5. you may repeat the process if nessicary, but wait 48 hours before you start again...
Hope this helps!
Jen
1) i have a small partition in one of my tank, so water is not flowing well...resulting in bad water condition...
how do i over come this problem?//Are there holes in the partiton for water to flow thru? you could alsways add a filter to the other side of the partition
2) notice white worm in both my tanks....understand that the tank with bad filtration is the main cause, but the other tank water is quite good...why is there still white worm ard// those would be planeria and are common in most tanks living in the substrate.If you are seeing the the problem is a dirty tank and or overfeeding vacuum the substrate and don't feed for a day or two they will die back
3) the tank with the poor water contition, i notice there is alot of woodlice alike insect crawling at the base of the tank. what are they? are they harmful? sorry couldn't provide any pix cos they are too small, and camera cannot forcus.//inside or outside the tank?
how do i over come this problem?//Are there holes in the partiton for water to flow thru? you could alsways add a filter to the other side of the partition
2) notice white worm in both my tanks....understand that the tank with bad filtration is the main cause, but the other tank water is quite good...why is there still white worm ard// those would be planeria and are common in most tanks living in the substrate.If you are seeing the the problem is a dirty tank and or overfeeding vacuum the substrate and don't feed for a day or two they will die back
3) the tank with the poor water contition, i notice there is alot of woodlice alike insect crawling at the base of the tank. what are they? are they harmful? sorry couldn't provide any pix cos they are too small, and camera cannot forcus.//inside or outside the tank?
Shin Chan,
as far as your water flow problem, If you don't want to add another filter or power head you can replace your divider with egg crate ( the plastic grid commercial lighting uses for light dispression), it does not interfere with water flow. There is a picture of the stuff in use in this forums "no more ghetto divder" thread.
White worms can be planeria or protien worms/micro worms, If you find a lot of them in you filter media they are probably the latter. Cleaning your sponges or pads will help as will salt. If you can put one under a strong magnification and it has a wide head end and two eyespots it is planaria and also harmless, they eat detritus and like to hide under rocks. If you have any small tetras or fry white worms make good food for them.
The woodlice looking guys are probably isopods, another detritus feeder and harmless, they are usually bigger than argulus and much more common. They often get imported to tanks on plants, but some types have eggs that can dry out and be carried by the wind to new homes. For pictures of the argulus and isopods go to the "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" forum and look at the "feeding snails to loaches" thread. Argulus must be treated, sometimes salt and heat as with ick are enough. Isopods can be ignored or physically reduced in number while improving your tank hygiene. I used to net them and feed them to a couple of severums.
as far as your water flow problem, If you don't want to add another filter or power head you can replace your divider with egg crate ( the plastic grid commercial lighting uses for light dispression), it does not interfere with water flow. There is a picture of the stuff in use in this forums "no more ghetto divder" thread.
White worms can be planeria or protien worms/micro worms, If you find a lot of them in you filter media they are probably the latter. Cleaning your sponges or pads will help as will salt. If you can put one under a strong magnification and it has a wide head end and two eyespots it is planaria and also harmless, they eat detritus and like to hide under rocks. If you have any small tetras or fry white worms make good food for them.
The woodlice looking guys are probably isopods, another detritus feeder and harmless, they are usually bigger than argulus and much more common. They often get imported to tanks on plants, but some types have eggs that can dry out and be carried by the wind to new homes. For pictures of the argulus and isopods go to the "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" forum and look at the "feeding snails to loaches" thread. Argulus must be treated, sometimes salt and heat as with ick are enough. Isopods can be ignored or physically reduced in number while improving your tank hygiene. I used to net them and feed them to a couple of severums.
shin chan said:
do 100% water change and clean the rocks and do the whole cycling prosess over thats the best way because it will take a long time before the white worms will do away trust me
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