Lion Fish has ICK-- Help!!! - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

**melosu58** · 05-17-2008, 06:57 AM

All good advice Read this as far as the QT

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

cmor1701d · 05-17-2008, 10:56 AM

All of the advice given is spot on and should be followed for the long term health of your tank and it's inhabitants. I did the hyposalinity QT for the livestock in my 125 a couple of years ago. I had to remove all the LR (temporarily into 20gal Brute bins) to get all the fish out. I can tell you that it is worth it to rid your tank of Ich.

Partial water changes of 10-20% once or twice a day are the penalty until you can establish a bio-filter in the QT tank. I used a HOB with biowheel during the QT. The fish can live with the higher nitrates and PWC's help keep those in check. They also help keep the pH stable which can be another problem with hyposalinity.

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s10469 · 05-21-2008, 05:23 PM

Thats why I have a couple cleaner shrimp in my tank

05-17-2008, 06:57 AM	#11
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,135 Images: 76	All good advice Read this as far as the QT An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

05-17-2008, 10:56 AM	#12
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,833 Images: 43	All of the advice given is spot on and should be followed for the long term health of your tank and it's inhabitants. I did the hyposalinity QT for the livestock in my 125 a couple of years ago. I had to remove all the LR (temporarily into 20gal Brute bins) to get all the fish out. I can tell you that it is worth it to rid your tank of Ich. Partial water changes of 10-20% once or twice a day are the penalty until you can establish a bio-filter in the QT tank. I used a HOB with biowheel during the QT. The fish can live with the higher nitrates and PWC's help keep those in check. They also help keep the pH stable which can be another problem with hyposalinity. And.... __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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05-21-2008, 05:23 PM	#13
s10469 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 33	Thats why I have a couple cleaner shrimp in my tank