Can I use two 10G tanks for TTM with this stock?

pacificdiver

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I have 6 small fish that need to be "de-iched." Only one is showing signs, but I know what's coming. Can I do TTM with two 10G aquariums, if I dose Amquel every other day and Stability every day during treatment? Or should I get larger containers? I'd like to use what I have and keep it simple, but if needed, I can get larger containers of some sort. Thanks in advance.

Stock
2 ocellaris (1.5" and 1.75")
2 chromis (1.5")
Royal Gramma (1.75")
Yellow Wrasse (2")
 
I have 6 small fish that need to be "de-iched." Only one is showing signs, but I know what's coming. Can I do TTM with two 10G aquariums, if I dose Amquel every other day and Stability every day during treatment? Or should I get larger containers? I'd like to use what I have and keep it simple, but if needed, I can get larger containers of some sort. Thanks in advance.

Stock
2 ocellaris (1.5" and 1.75")
2 chromis (1.5")
Royal Gramma (1.75")
Yellow Wrasse (2")


Yes you should be fine. Keep up on the water changes and testing. Good luck with the Ich treatment.
 
Just a thought: I've used two tanks for TTM for new fish before, and recently lost a fish when a heater went beserk and boiled the water. Due to the need to dry everything out between each use, each setup is only running for a day before the fish are introduced.

I was thinking to myself that in the future, I would set up three tanks at once so that each has a good amount of time to stabilize before fish are introduced. (Three tanks and not four, b/c by the time I needed to do the last transfer the first tank would have had time to dry and run for more than one day.)

I know that in my case it was equipment failure, but if I had set up the tanks all at once I would have had time to spot/fix heater/equipment issues.

Those are just my thoughts. Good luck.
 
I would just do the transfers more often. I'd probably transfer every other day and feed very lightly. I'd also get a ranco controller for the heater to be safe.
 
I think you will be fine, watch your feeding...I would draw it out as long as possible so there is not a lot of waste. Maybe consider a seachem ammonia alert or pair of them. Keep some prime handy JIC.

2/3 days is not much time for a NH4 buildup. I have a messy wrasse in my QT now, eats like a pig and my badge always shows .05, Salifert test does not show anything. I have not started TTM yet, and am going about 5 days between water changes in a 10g.
 
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