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Yes sorry, lol. That would be a true disaster! .25ppm ;)

Thanks so much for the responses. I wasn't crazy concerned about the ammonia since it was a low reading and I figured the water change would take care of it. I guess I didn't do enough water change (because it remained at 25ppm) It was 12 am and I was pooped. I still don't understand how I can...

I recently had an issue in my tank with ich. So I used salt and heat treatment for a couple of weeks and got rid of it. I have spent this past week lowering temperature back down. The ammonia, nitrite and nitrate stayed good through the whole process. The salt treatment ended last Saturday and...

Thanks so much! Hey everyone, I just wanted to take a minute to thank jlk and pip walters for all of their help and advice. Thanks jlk for being so patient with me during all my meltdowns, lol. It seems I had one issue after another when I lost my cycle after a power outage. Then with a new...

Sorry Stacyz. I feel like a fish out of water myself, trying to battle this ich! I guess I just don't really understand the life cycle and the way it all works. It seems like the fish are clear and then it is back again. Maybe I have just not been doing the treatment long enough yet.

I didn't get the full amount of salt in until Saturday morning. By Sunday it looked like the ich was gone again from his fins and tail. It is hard to see on his body where he is white and red. Today I noticed a few spots on his pelvic fins. I am not sure I understand the life cycle of ich. Is...

Thank you Sandy, me too. Yes, it is iodine free. It is all natural. The only ingredient is salt. It is less than $2.00 for a 4 lb box at Walmart.

They are still eating (of course) and seem to be doing fair.. the larger fantail has had some blood streaking in his tail, but he was doing that before the ich showed up. He would have a few streaks and it would clear up and then do it again. No tearing or rotting or anything. I am not sure if...

How many teaspoons per gallon does this average out to be, so I will know what to add back when I do water changes?After the salt is added, when do I do a water change? How much and how often? Does it matter that I have some decorations in there or should I take them out? Oh my I am so confused...

I am using Mortons canning and pickling salt. We have one pet store and they have been closed for days (family issue). Wow, that is a lot of salt! Will this level of salt be toxic for my fish and will it destroy the cycle? Was I using too little salt in the beginning or what? I am panicking, my...

The larger fish that is covered in it now, never showed any sign of it at all in the beginning. I just do not understand.

Ok .. after seeing no ich for a couple of days it is back with a vengeance. My large fish's tail is now covered in white spots. What am I doing wrong? The temp is at 82 and I have added 80 teaspoons of salt of three days. Everything looked fine until this morning. I appreciate any advice. It...

So, I am using too little salt? Will the amount I am using kill it in it's cycles? I have gradually increased the water temp to 83-84. Is that warm enough. I see no signs of ich today. I only spotted 4 or 5 spots on the new fantail I bought and I see none of them today. Have you successfully...

I am not sure what to do in the mean time with vacuuming and water changes.:(

Thanks, I have raised the temp in my tank to 81 degrees. They seem to be doing good with that so far. I added extra aerators and reduced the water level to create more oxygen. I am trying to add the salt at a slow pace and see how they handle it. So far so good. Yesterday over the course of the...

I have a question...will treating my tank with ich medications disrupt the tanks cycle? Is it better to use salt? Advice please.