I began a scrub on the tank yesterday. I am running a canister filter lined with 1micron sheets and uv. I am hoping to get some of my diatoms under control.
I was also stupid enough to bring a coral over from my 40g tank, so I started my fallow period over. Now fish can be moved back in on January 16th.
However, due to my issues, all fish will go through a complete medicated qt. I had only done medication when needed in past and I think the harboring of the parasites and such came out with the stress of the moves to new tank and ended up causing all my losses. I am going to try to eliminate that from now on.
While I do think natural immunity is a good thing and was working great in my tanks for years, the move stress caused a huge outbreak of something and I cannot go through that again.
Currently all my fish are in qts and being treated with CP starting today. They will remain in there until all fallow periods are finished. My 40g/20g system also was showing signs, so I moved them to treat. No deaths, but definitely ich. So no fish in the 40/20g system until Jan 20th. UUGGGG! I tis going to be a long few months.
At least I have time to plan out. I am hoping to make the tanks as close as possible to captive bred fish only. Lots of research to find those fish when I need them.
I was also stupid enough to bring a coral over from my 40g tank, so I started my fallow period over. Now fish can be moved back in on January 16th.
However, due to my issues, all fish will go through a complete medicated qt. I had only done medication when needed in past and I think the harboring of the parasites and such came out with the stress of the moves to new tank and ended up causing all my losses. I am going to try to eliminate that from now on.
While I do think natural immunity is a good thing and was working great in my tanks for years, the move stress caused a huge outbreak of something and I cannot go through that again.
Currently all my fish are in qts and being treated with CP starting today. They will remain in there until all fallow periods are finished. My 40g/20g system also was showing signs, so I moved them to treat. No deaths, but definitely ich. So no fish in the 40/20g system until Jan 20th. UUGGGG! I tis going to be a long few months.
At least I have time to plan out. I am hoping to make the tanks as close as possible to captive bred fish only. Lots of research to find those fish when I need them.