Soaking nori in vitamins..does this work?

[jamal-188]

Does soaking nori in vitamins work at all? I've tried soaking in in Selcon and Vita-chem but a big cloud just comes off the nori once it hits the water. Does any of the vitamin actually stay in the nori so the fish can benefit from it?

 

[jamal-188]

Nobody does this?

 

[boxfishpooalot]

I do but it does the same thing. Plust it adds oils to the water and halts skimmer performance. Thats why I dont use it anymore. Plus there is enough stuff I already add to my tank, it does not need more. Especially in soluble form.

I agree with the vitamin c content although. Vit c is damaged easily which warrants supplemention.

 

[jamal-188]

In your sig I noticed the comment about hyposalinty...so I'm assuming you are not a fan of this method? You use copper for treatment?

 

[boxfishpooalot]

Im not a fan of this meathod. Even though its proven to fight ich, its simply not natural. Puts stress on vital organs. I dont use copper either its not natural, and toxic in small doses!

What I would do is quarantine that fish in normal seawater 1.026, and make sure its belly is full and water quality stays perfect. Imo the fish can fight it off,providing water quality is great.

Fish get ich in the wild too.

 

[miztic]

I get less of a 'cloud' from the selcon soaked nori if i let it soak for a long time, 30 mins at least.. rolling up the nori tightly seems to help too..

 

[HotHotHot]

I let mine soak over night in a zip-lock bag. That reduces the cloud too.

Ed