So should I place mandarin back in DT tank during fallow period?
Yes or a tank without copper
Have you heard of Tank Transfer Method? Is the Mandarin eating frozen food? Mandarins are difficult to qt(main reason I don't have one).
You’ll need pipettes or other ways to accurately dilute your water sample. Since this test only reads to 0.8, and Coppersafe needs to be tested at 2.5, you’ll need to dilute by five times with distilled water, test that, then multiple the results by five to get the actual reading.
It’s frozen. I don’t know ttm. My lfs has these.
Can I treat with one of these meds in pic then put in tank after fallow period?
There's only a few "sure ways" to completely eradicate ich: Copper medication, Chloriquine Phosphate, TTM, and hyposalinity. Those bottled medications usually don't work with Saltwater fish. You can learn about all these methods by using the search option in the top right corner
How about this. This is only for the mandarin. I’ll put him in a 5 gallon bucket with livestock since he can’t be exposed to coppper. @Jay Hemdal @MindlessToxin
How about this. This is only for the mandarin. I’ll put him in a 5 gallon bucket with livestock since he can’t be exposed to coppper. @Jay Hemdal @MindlessToxin
ive been reading to raise temps to 82 while going fallow. will this not kill corals? im planning on going fallow for 72 days while fish are in QT with copper. im doing ttm method for mandarin. but will my corals be ok in 82 degree temps while in fallow for those 72 days? also, how gradually should i add the copper?
Raising the temperature will speed up the fallow period, but you’ll need to weigh the risk to the corals. I used to raise temps up to 90 to burn the ich out fast, but this was in empty tanks, no animals.
