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so I have modified my “qt regimen.
Having lost a lot of fish in a standard qt tank, with appropriate meds, I have modified it to incorporate a mix of methods.
Tank transfer method
Copper
General cure.
Tank transfer should do two thins for me. As long as I move the fish out of tank 1 within 72 hours, that should take care of ich, as long as it’s done 12 days. It also allows me to put the fish into new water, and to worry about ammonia in a standing qt tank.
Copper should take care of velvet, as well as a insurance policy for ich. Even tho I disenfect all equipment and tank with bleach for 12 hours, and let air dry for 24, any possibility of drop lets in heaters etc should be backed up with copper.
All new water for transfers has copper already added to it, to 2.0 copper power level
General cure on 2nd and 4th transfer , which should alleviate any flukes as well as brook and Uronema. I also formalin dip app fish prior to ttm, as well as or more interval between transfers.
Of math is correct, 12 days, well I’m doing 14 days, should stop it all. Believe my problem before was ammonia building up, and badge not registering it.
My question is, although I am doing this, I can not afford a qt system for acros. Another set of leds, skimmer etc, simply isn’t in the works. Acros are hard enough to keep, let alone in a bare bones budget friendly set up.
Are there any dip or dip combinations that would give me some insurance against not only aefw or red bugs, but fish parasites as well?
I will use Bayer for the worms, but what about something like metroplex for uro or brook, or even some peroxide for potential other critters like ich and velvet ?
I under stand the bullet proof way is to isolate for 72 days, but that’s not feasible for me.
Just looking for something that would give me at least some protection.
Thanks
Having lost a lot of fish in a standard qt tank, with appropriate meds, I have modified it to incorporate a mix of methods.
Tank transfer method
Copper
General cure.
Tank transfer should do two thins for me. As long as I move the fish out of tank 1 within 72 hours, that should take care of ich, as long as it’s done 12 days. It also allows me to put the fish into new water, and to worry about ammonia in a standing qt tank.
Copper should take care of velvet, as well as a insurance policy for ich. Even tho I disenfect all equipment and tank with bleach for 12 hours, and let air dry for 24, any possibility of drop lets in heaters etc should be backed up with copper.
All new water for transfers has copper already added to it, to 2.0 copper power level
General cure on 2nd and 4th transfer , which should alleviate any flukes as well as brook and Uronema. I also formalin dip app fish prior to ttm, as well as or more interval between transfers.
Of math is correct, 12 days, well I’m doing 14 days, should stop it all. Believe my problem before was ammonia building up, and badge not registering it.
My question is, although I am doing this, I can not afford a qt system for acros. Another set of leds, skimmer etc, simply isn’t in the works. Acros are hard enough to keep, let alone in a bare bones budget friendly set up.
Are there any dip or dip combinations that would give me some insurance against not only aefw or red bugs, but fish parasites as well?
I will use Bayer for the worms, but what about something like metroplex for uro or brook, or even some peroxide for potential other critters like ich and velvet ?
I under stand the bullet proof way is to isolate for 72 days, but that’s not feasible for me.
Just looking for something that would give me at least some protection.
Thanks