I use 100 micron filter socks.
But I just received my 1 micron socks.
Will they work to reduce ich/velvet size?
But I just received my 1 micron socks.
Will they work to reduce ich/velvet size?
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My tank is 300 gallons and I just installed an 80 watt UV filter that was rated for 600 gallon tanks inside the main display that runs 480gph (for parasite control)I don't think they filter socks alone is gonna do it but it never hurts to try. Something else you need to consider soder is that puppy is gonna clog up super fast and then water will just free spill over into the rest of your sump / tank.
I use 100 micron filter socks.
But I just received my 1 micron socks.
Will they work to reduce ich/velvet size?
But the UV is in a true closed loop. And all the water that will pass through the overflow will pass through the socks.
I’m going to try it out and see where it goes. I cannot practice eradication because it’s not feasible. It can get in my tank from a coral, snail, sea water change (unless I run a filter through it). I cannot quarantine inverts for 76 days.
and people who do quarantine can still get ich. I want to minimize the ich population as much as I can and practice management.
Not very effective in my case. I think it definitely has potential, but the issue is that the fish are much closer targets than the overflows at the top of the tank.@Miami Reef how did the 1 micron sock experiment work out for you?
HIgh dosage UV, Ozone and a 17 micron roller mat is what I'm using at the moment.Not very effective in my case. I think it definitely has potential, but the issue is that the fish are much closer targets than the overflows at the top of the tank.
I also didn’t have much luck with UV in the past. I currently QT everything (I got tired of managing the issue). If I had ich again I would use H2O2 with UV which is becoming very promising for eradication. It’s also reef safe. I personally never tried it, but a few people have already.
I found this! Looks like I’ll be good! I think my tank will be ich free for life...or at least really really low enough!