Only info I can give is to treat longer then what you think is good. Ich is a pia. How'd you end up with ich?
Purple algae that mbuna will eat.
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I am guessing it came about 9 months ago on some synod cats, as they each were covered in white dots,.
7 x flow with 100 micron filtration probably kept it under control. Until summer left me too busy to keep up with good maintenance, nitrates creeped up to 40 ppm, and the filter floss switched with 10ppi foam that would go 2 weeks, before plugging up.
2 gallon daily change hospital tank next 12 weeks.??? 76F so far
7 x flow with 100 micron filtration probably kept it under control. Until summer left me too busy to keep up with good maintenance, nitrates creeped up to 40 ppm, and the filter floss switched with 10ppi foam that would go 2 weeks, before plugging up.
2 gallon daily change hospital tank next 12 weeks.??? 76F so far
All the aggression has stopped.
All the algea has been eaten, and it has not been growing back with the current salt levels.
I kept most of the limestone, and coral pieces on the back porch, so once some more water changes occur. I will put it back.
Lost one synod cat. Have 2 left in hospital tank.
Round 2 of attempting to eradicate Ich. Opened the 55 gallon drum today.
The live rock is mostly yellow from the sun, it's on my shady back porch.
Interestingly both my female psudotrouphus elongatus are about ready to spawn after a year long hiatus. They were usually hiding in the rocks.
They are half yellow tail acai x dragons blood. Their parents were brother and sister. Grand ma Dragons Blood Grand pa Acie.
All Male blues in the picture, they don't fight. Unless having a really bad day.
Ich is gone, and the salt killed off most of the algea and moss. Doing some water changes
and will reseed the algea ftom my ich free top tank.
A little green is coming back. Aggression is minimal. Ich free. Working too much to tend with the fish much.
Back in the orange on nitrates after 3 water dumps, green algea is making head way.
The light is on full power 16 hrs day. Trying to decide on adding my rock work, as with out it the synod cats are more visible, probably but it up front were the flow is heavier from the spray bar.
