Idiot proof ideas please

[Mariette]

I’m getting really tired of the heartbreak and the death. Last outbreak has left me w 2 fish and a half dead one. Running FOWLR. So, new plan:

Hotrocks’ Qt protocol
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

Ammonia badges
Weekly water changes of 10%
Weekly parameter checks
Needless to say: proper nutrition, suitable tank mates, suitable number of fish ....

What else would you do? Ive heard arguments for and against UV and am not sure where I stand. Do t have UV currently

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

I’m getting really tired of the heartbreak and the death. Last outbreak has left me w 2 fish and a half dead one. Running FOWLR. So, new plan:

Hotrocks’ Qt protocol
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/

Ammonia badges
Weekly water changes of 10%
Weekly parameter checks
Needless to say: proper nutrition, suitable tank mates, suitable number of fish ....

What else would you do? Ive heard arguments for and against UV and am not sure where I stand. Do t have UV currently

With the QT protocol you’re adopting I don’t think you’ll need a UV to control disease. If you QT everything then you’ll have a disease free system.

 

[Lukas75]

I'm going to agree. There's no need for a UV if you follow the QT protocol. UV sterilizers will keep the amount of pathogens down, but it cannot completely eliminate them. The only thing I would add is to QT the survivors and follow the appropriate fallow period for the DT. If you had a disease run through the tank it is likely still there unless you nuked the tank. I'm not a disease expert so I'll let them chime in depending on what exactly you had run through the system.

 

[Mariette]

I'm going to agree. There's no need for a UV if you follow the QT protocol. UV sterilizers will keep the amount of pathogens down, but it cannot completely eliminate them. The only thing I would add is to QT the survivors and follow the appropriate fallow period for the DT. If you had a disease run through the tank it is likely still there unless you nuked the tank. I'm not a disease expert so I'll let them chime in depending on what exactly you had run through the system.

Running Dt fallow for min 76 days even though protocol for velvet says 6 weeks. Just in case it was ich and not Velvet. 76 days will take care of ich. Wish me luck