Currently treating ich in QT
I Was going to do hyposalinity but then realised that my refractometer doesn't read below 1.015 SG, so I purchased a new one that reads down to 0.000 SG. It arrived broken and was unusable. Then I managed to get a copper treatment from my LFS.
The main thing I don't understand is the lack of info online / reviews with the specific treatment I am using, which is NTLabs anti-parasite, which is based in the UK and not very well known in the US.
I do not have a copper test kit, but am on day 3 of dosing the copper treatment which I know is not a good idea not to test, but is the only way to treat the growing case of ich. What I don't understand is that the dosing instructions are over an 11 day period, and then the dosing ends and has no instruction of whether to leave it or remove the medication. I do know that treating ich needs 14-30 days when using copper as far as I know.
I should also note that this treatment includes formalin, which could explain why it's only over an 11 day period, however this is my first time using copper and I am simply following the instructions, and this is the only copper based medication I could get my hands on easily.
I have contacted NTLabs and asked about what to do after the 11 days are over since I have no idea what to do after.
Any info would be very helpful
Thanks
I Was going to do hyposalinity but then realised that my refractometer doesn't read below 1.015 SG, so I purchased a new one that reads down to 0.000 SG. It arrived broken and was unusable. Then I managed to get a copper treatment from my LFS.
The main thing I don't understand is the lack of info online / reviews with the specific treatment I am using, which is NTLabs anti-parasite, which is based in the UK and not very well known in the US.
I do not have a copper test kit, but am on day 3 of dosing the copper treatment which I know is not a good idea not to test, but is the only way to treat the growing case of ich. What I don't understand is that the dosing instructions are over an 11 day period, and then the dosing ends and has no instruction of whether to leave it or remove the medication. I do know that treating ich needs 14-30 days when using copper as far as I know.
I should also note that this treatment includes formalin, which could explain why it's only over an 11 day period, however this is my first time using copper and I am simply following the instructions, and this is the only copper based medication I could get my hands on easily.
I have contacted NTLabs and asked about what to do after the 11 days are over since I have no idea what to do after.
Any info would be very helpful
Thanks