Prazi-Pro in a reef tank
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Daimyo68
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I've never dosed an entire system myself, but when I need to administer PraziPro, (If I've got a sick fish, or introduce a new fish), I always gut load brine shrimp to get the meds in the fish.
Get a helping or two of brine shrimp, and put a few drops into the bag with the brine. Let it sit for a couple hours and then feed the tank.
The brine shrimp will survive for a few days in the fridge in the solution, and when fed to the tank, the fish will devour them.
Get a helping or two of brine shrimp, and put a few drops into the bag with the brine. Let it sit for a couple hours and then feed the tank.
The brine shrimp will survive for a few days in the fridge in the solution, and when fed to the tank, the fish will devour them.
blackthunda77
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I did my whole tank a couple months ago. Didnt encounter any ill effects on fish or coral. If you look through my build thread i think i documented it in there on how much i added and stuff. Cant remember at the moment.
ERivera65
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Thanks blackthunda! I saw it on your thread. You dosed 20% more than the recommended dosage on the bottle? I am going to be doing the same tonight. I will remove carbon and turn off skimmer and uv.
ERivera65
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How much do you dose into the bag of brine shrimp? Depending on the amount of water or do you just throw in a capful?
I just dosed my tank last Sat. No ill effects at all except a couple of mushrooms were angry for about a day. ..crabs, snails and shrimp not affected at all. ..all corals open fine. Going to begin getting it out tonight with carbon, a water change and turning the skimmer back on.
Daimyo68
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I put enough in the bag that the water becomes cloudy/hazy. I can still see through the bag and see the shrimp swimming around
AquamanE
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i thinks thats a very good idea, but Mr x told me it has to be done for 10 days. Is that what you guys do to rid worms.
Crud. ..my aquamaxx hob skimmer overflows sometimes with just a water change. ..I can't imagine what it will do tomorrow when I turn it back on. ..I did put carbon in my hob filter this afternoon and am going to do a lg. water change tomorrow ...do you think it will still overflow? ?
mrx66699
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Yes it will overflow ....open it up and let it skim wet and rig water to just go back into the DT as it starts to slow down then over a a few hours slowly close it off so it now is not just overflowing .....sometimes its a lot quicker to start regular skimming if you just let it overflow wet for awhile ....
mrx, what do you mean "open it up"? I have the cup as high as it can go. ..is that what you mean?
AquamanE
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I think he means open the output of PS so their is less water in the skimmer chamber.
Aquamaxx hob doesn't have a way to do that that I am aware of
Ok. ..I have the drain tube going back into the skimmer body. .. haven't turned it back on yet. .going to do a water a change first. .wish me luck.
