Ich QT tank questions
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sugartooth
Reef bully
My fish QT has nothing but PVC and loc line in it. My other QT is more like isolation than real QT, it has sand, rock, etc. I usually QT coral in this one along with smaller fish.
sugartooth
Reef bully
Yes. Make sure you monitor the water quality if you don't have good/matured filtration up and running. You may have to perform extra water changes.
sugartooth
Reef bully
Yes, but you may have some die off because of the difference in salinity. Potentially you may have a spike so the first few days keep a watch. (just to be safe, I would do 10-20% change if it was my situation) Then again at the end of the week. This is probably a better option than setting up brand new everything.
If you use a biowheel, it may be beneficial also to put in a powerhead for more surface agitation and flow.
If you use a biowheel, it may be beneficial also to put in a powerhead for more surface agitation and flow.
sugartooth
Reef bully
Also, if you can find some PVC or some other plastic pieces, it would be nice to put some in that bare tank so the fish can retreat somewhere if they want to.
sugartooth
Reef bully
If you bring over the Emperor filter, I would also use the water from the tank that the Emperor was on.......I'm assuming the Emperor filter that you plan to bring over is a redundant one? Meaning you have some other forms of filtration in place even after removing that Emperor?
I also assumed that you were going to treat the ich using hyposalinity. It's your choice how you want to treat. Personally, I have only treated ich this way and not tried any other methods except hypo+copper.
I have done hypo 2 ways:
If you choose hyposalinity, use the mature tank water and measure salinity. If you are starting at 1.024-1.025, bring over about 50% of the mature water, with fish. After fish are acclimated to the new tank, start adding fresh RO/DI water ~1/4 at a time. If the QT is 30 gallons, bring over 15 gallons of tank water with the fish. Then add about 5 gallons of RO/DI slowly. Wait until the powerhead and filter mix the water (~20 min.)
Check salinity. Repeat the additions of 5 gal. RO/DI, check salinity, check fish each round until you have dropped the salinity to 1.009-1.010.
You will most likely have to drain some water out and replace with some more RO/DI.
Do not go any lower than 1.009 and no more than 1.010.
The second way you can do this, is bring over 100% of the mature tank water with fish and filter. Wait until they settle down. Then start draining a little bit, and adding RO/DI water.
Wait for mixing, check salinity, check fish. Repeat.
Both ways, you need to check pH and alk as you go along and adjust.
Hyposalinity treatement should last no less than 6 weeks before starting to bring them back to regular levels.
I also assumed that you were going to treat the ich using hyposalinity. It's your choice how you want to treat. Personally, I have only treated ich this way and not tried any other methods except hypo+copper.
I have done hypo 2 ways:
If you choose hyposalinity, use the mature tank water and measure salinity. If you are starting at 1.024-1.025, bring over about 50% of the mature water, with fish. After fish are acclimated to the new tank, start adding fresh RO/DI water ~1/4 at a time. If the QT is 30 gallons, bring over 15 gallons of tank water with the fish. Then add about 5 gallons of RO/DI slowly. Wait until the powerhead and filter mix the water (~20 min.)
Check salinity. Repeat the additions of 5 gal. RO/DI, check salinity, check fish each round until you have dropped the salinity to 1.009-1.010.
You will most likely have to drain some water out and replace with some more RO/DI.
Do not go any lower than 1.009 and no more than 1.010.
The second way you can do this, is bring over 100% of the mature tank water with fish and filter. Wait until they settle down. Then start draining a little bit, and adding RO/DI water.
Wait for mixing, check salinity, check fish. Repeat.
Both ways, you need to check pH and alk as you go along and adjust.
Hyposalinity treatement should last no less than 6 weeks before starting to bring them back to regular levels.
sugartooth
Reef bully
Not if you do it right, and if you bring them back up properly. You cannot keep them that way indefinitely, only for the treatment period.
sugartooth
Reef bully
If you are uncomfortable doing this treatment, there are others you can try.
sugartooth
Reef bully
I found this is the best way for me. You can look towards the top of this forum and there is the thread about various treatment and good information about the life cycle of ich and the reasoning behind treatments. Look up towards the top, about 2-3 threads.
Freed
It's what it's
Yes hypo is in the top two of the best. I use hypo as well. You CAN use copper but you will have to test, test, adjust treatment, test, test some more, adjust, adjust, test, test, buy more treatment, test, buy more treatment, etc, etc. Hypo is just test, adjust, test, top off, top off, top off.
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