Cryptocaryon Irritans - tank transfer method
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billy mitchell
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reading about ttm...because the ich falls off and crawls about the bottom would a good quality UV light system work...I am led to believe that this unit kills whatever gets pumped through it
Just a thought
Just a thought
Deinonych
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UV is not an effective treatment for crypto. While it will likely kill anything that passes through it, you have to ensure that 100% of the free-swimming parasites pass through the filter - a near impossibility. UV *may* reduce the overall parasite load in a tank, but it will never get rid of all the parasites due to the nature of the parasite's life cycle.
billy mitchell
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just thinking of an easier way using uv
if the fish are removed when the ich falls off and they are transferred then to other tank and UV is used to remove ich from original tank ...pump transfers water from tank base to uv before going to hob filter killing ich ..tank turnover over 24 hours should remove ich would you think ??????
if the fish are removed when the ich falls off and they are transferred then to other tank and UV is used to remove ich from original tank ...pump transfers water from tank base to uv before going to hob filter killing ich ..tank turnover over 24 hours should remove ich would you think ??????
Deinonych
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Not sure how that is easier than draining and drying the original tank and equipment? Drain & dry is 100% effective; UV, not so much.
LinkinReef
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Thanks! Yeah I believe it is ich. The surviving fish are looking very healthy and eating everything again. Just did my second transfer this morning.
Do cleaner and blood shrimp carry ich as well? Should I place them in the transfer tanks as well?
No, only fish can act as hosts for cryptocaryon irritans. However anything wet can bring parasites into a tank: coral, inverts of any description.
JoshuaG
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Just wanted to bump this and offer my thoughts. I've tried every ich cure out there from CP to copper and by far tank transfer is the easiest and most sure fire way to clear fish of ich. There is nothing like seeing a fish covered in ich on day 1 be completely and permanently cured in just 12 days. Thumbs up to whoever invented this method.
TT hiccup
TT hiccup
Long story short - I won't be able to do TT in the morning, and I wasn't even sure I could make the "75 hrs max" deadline. So, instead I did TT tonight (about 10 hrs sooner than scheduled).
Moving forward, how do I fix this? Do I just start doing TT at night (so, next TT would be Friday night)? Maybe add on an extra transfer at the end? TIA
TT hiccup
Long story short - I won't be able to do TT in the morning, and I wasn't even sure I could make the "75 hrs max" deadline. So, instead I did TT tonight (about 10 hrs sooner than scheduled).
Moving forward, how do I fix this? Do I just start doing TT at night (so, next TT would be Friday night)? Maybe add on an extra transfer at the end? TIA
NTP66
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I did all of my transfers around 5am before leaving for work, so you should be fine, as well.
Two is fine assuming they are behaviorally compatible.
Zacktosterone
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How early in the morning? Will I have to get up at 5? Like another poster said, or can I just get up at 8
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The critical issue is no more than 72 hours for a given transfer cycle. Less is fine. Reading the entire thread would have made this crystal clear.
Zacktosterone
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Thanks snorvichso your saying tonight around 9 when I put them in would be best
There is no best time of day although there are subtle reasons why morning is slightly preferred. Details of which can be found here. Less than 72 hours in a cycle is critical, however.
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