Old Aquapod for Hyposalinity Hospital Tank?

[Terefel]

Hey folks,

I have an old 24 gallon aquapod that I've had in storage for a while now. I need to set up a tank to do an ich hyposalinity treatment on two clowns, a firefish and a chromis (I had a royal gramma and another fire fish but they both disappeared 3 days ago and I am fearing the worst.)

I thought the aquapod would be good here because it has its own mechanical filtration built in and a compartment for a heater and I would think this is plenty large enough for these fish for the duration of treatment and the requisite fallow period. Could you please provide me your thoughts?

I've also read that you should not have a lot of circulation (no power heads). I no longer have the pump that was originally used for my aquapod, but am assuming I should keep it small to prevent much disturbance in the water. Is that accurate?

Thank you very much.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Four fish should be fine in a 24 gallon. Where have you read you shouldn't have a lot of circulation? It's not true. They will definitely need water flow to increase the oxygen level.

 

[Terefel]

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.

Someone on a local forum had linked me to this for the hyposalinity process and procedure: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...nts/23131-hyposalinity-treatment-process.html It just said "Don't add/use power heads or strong circulating pumps."

If this is wrong I have a Koralia one and I could fit a maxijet 900 or 1200 in the back chamber depending on how much circulation I wanted. I was planning on just doing some filter floss, some carbon and adding the pump and heater to keep it bare bones and give my guys a chance to recover. Totally open to other recommendation for reading materials if this is inconsistent. Thank you!

 

[DgenR8]

Try this;
<b><font size="4"><a href="http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php">Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans</a></font></b><br>
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A discussion of this parasite and the treatment options available.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.

Someone on a local forum had linked me to this for the hyposalinity process and procedure: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...nts/23131-hyposalinity-treatment-process.html It just said "Don't add/use power heads or strong circulating pumps."

If this is wrong I have a Koralia one and I could fit a maxijet 900 or 1200 in the back chamber depending on how much circulation I wanted. I was planning on just doing some filter floss, some carbon and adding the pump and heater to keep it bare bones and give my guys a chance to recover. Totally open to other recommendation for reading materials if this is inconsistent. Thank you!

I would highly recommend reading the stickies at the top of the forum on ich. I personally use the tank transfer method. Hypo can be hit or miss so read the stickies and see which method you feel comfortable with.