Cryptocaryon Irritans - tank transfer method

[DasCamel]

Schedule looks good.

Schedule looks good.

Can someone critique my plan? Here it is below:

1. Start tank transfer this Wed, the 19th.
2. Transfer on Sat, the 22nd.
3. Transfer on Tue, the 25th.
4. Transfer on Fri, the 28th.
5. Transfer on Mon, the 31st to QT tank for 4-6 weeks (or until DT is fallow for up to 9 weeks)

Should I add another transfer on the 31st or can I transfer it to my QT that day?

*what if I started the initial transfer at 6pm on Wed. Should I still do the next transfer on Sat at 8am? If I did the second transfer on Sat at 8am that would not give me the full 72 hour gap between transfers. It would only give me a 62 hr window. Would this be a problem?

Personally I wouldn't sweat it over 10 hours or even 1 day less. One of the stickies has statistical percentages and by that point your still in the high 90% range of being free and clear.

 

[Maximus]

Thanks DasCamel.

 

[Spar]

*what if I started the initial transfer at 6pm on Wed. Should I still do the next transfer on Sat at 8am? If I did the second transfer on Sat at 8am that would not give me the full 72 hour gap between transfers. It would only give me a 62 hr window. Would this be a problem?

The only rule is that you can't wait more than 72 hours (or at least close to). You can do the tank transfers every 48 hours even. You just need to do the transfers as many times as you prefer to where you do a transfer on Day 12 or after. (ex. if do transfers every 48 hours, you will do 6 total transfers).

Even if you transfer a Trophont over, it will still need to encyst as part of its cycle, and the cyst stage takes 72+ hours.

 

[snorvich]

The only rule is that you can't wait more than 72 hours (or at least close to). You can do the tank transfers every 48 hours even. You just need to do the transfers as many times as you prefer to where you do a transfer on Day 12 or after. (ex. if do transfers every 48 hours, you will do 6 total transfers).

Even if you transfer a Trophont over, it will still need to encyst as part of its cycle, and the cyst stage takes 72+ hours.

Yes, I agree. If you are doing them every 48 hours, consider adding one more transfer for a total of 4 rather than 3.

 

[Spar]

Yes, I agree. If you are doing them every 48 hours, consider adding one more transfer for a total of 4 rather than 3.

did you mean 5 instead of 4? or would you go with the full 6 to keep it at 12 days?

 

[snorvich]

did you mean 5 instead of 4? or would you go with the full 6 to keep it at 12 days?

Mistype. I would keep it at the 12 days. I was rushing to do something else at the same time (delivery). Sorry for any confusion.

 

[Maximus]

I have to add a twist to my TT. I just ordered a couple fish (midas blenny and gold assessor from LA). They are coming tomorrow, however, I just started my tank transfer today at 5:00 pm. Thus, my modified TT schedule looks like this:

1. Started tank transfer today, Tue, the 18th at 5pm.
2. Transfer on Fri, the 21nd.
3. Transfer on Mon, the 24th.
4. Transfer on Thurs, the 27th.
5. Transfer on Sun, the 30th to QT tank for 4-6 weeks (or until DT is fallow for up to 9 weeks)

Should I keep on this schedule or modify it based on the fact that I will be adding two new fish tomorrow at around 5pm? Those two fish would only receive around 48 hrs of transfer. Thanks again for all your help, guys!

 

[Spar]

If adding new fish, you will want to start your schedule over again. Otherwise, your schedule looks good; just make sure you are doing the transfers around the same time each morning on the days.

if for whatever reason you don't think you will be around (or don't have time) on those mornings, you will want to do the transfer the day before and possibly add an extra transfer to the schedule. just never let the clock go over 72 to 73 hours from the transfer prior.

 

[Maximus]

Sounds good Spar. Thanks again.

 

[snorvich]

I use vinegar instead of bleach since it won't harm marine life.

You may want to do an additional transfer since you are shortening the period of the second transfer.

this.

 

[Reefahholic]

Great read!

 

[NTP66]

I know there are some renovations going on in this forum, but this thread should be a sticky (like it used to be), IMO.

 

[snorvich]

I know there are some renovations going on in this forum, but this thread should be a sticky (like it used to be), IMO.

We have the informational threads as stickies (well, they exist with a pointer to them in a master sticky). We strongly prefer any questions be individual threads so we do not miss them to that is why this particular thread is no longer a sticky. There are simply too many types of problems and different solutions to make all stickies.

 

[CoralReeForrest]

Currently have a gramma in QT which definitely seems to have ich, currently running hypo at 1.009. Should I not TTM with hypo? Or as I tank transfer slowly raise the SG in each transfer? I'm going to start this next week.

 

[snorvich]

Currently have a gramma in QT which definitely seems to have ich, currently running hypo at 1.009. Should I not TTM with hypo? Or as I tank transfer slowly raise the SG in each transfer? I'm going to start this next week.

TT should be done with normal salinity. But if you are 1.009 you must raise it slowly, like 0.002 per day.

 

[CoralReeForrest]

TT should be done with normal salinity. But if you are 1.009 you must raise it slowly, like 0.002 per day.

Ok! Lol I just recently got him to hypo, ill raise it slowly over the next few days, just going to grab another power head and heater and use buckets for TTM. Wish I had researched more into this prior.

Is it true that grammas tend to be very hard to cure of disease? (I know sorry off topic just a yes or no =) ))

Thanks Steve!

 

[snorvich]

Ok! Lol I just recently got him to hypo, ill raise it slowly over the next few days, just going to grab another power head and heater and use buckets for TTM. Wish I had researched more into this prior.

Is it true that grammas tend to be very hard to cure of disease? (I know sorry off topic just a yes or no =) ))

Thanks Steve!

I am unaware of any issue specific to G. loretto.

 

[CoralReeForrest]

I am unaware of any issue specific to G. loretto.

Thank you sir! You're a master at this stuff!!!

 

[tmz]

I agree TT at reltively normal salinity is better. Hypo may slow the life cycle down and throw of the timing,imo.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Anybody done TT on a mandarin? I'm thinking it probably won't starve in 12 days.