Anton
Aquarium Advice Newbie
My fish are just starting to show symptoms of Ich. The Congo Tetras are developing white spots, while the Cherry Barbs are flashing.
I've been browsing this forum the past couple days and have learned a lot about treating Ich. I decided to try the heat method combined with salt. I've been increasing the temp slowly and have been adding salt solution gradually. Salt concentration is currently at 0.5 tsp/Gal and target is 1 tsp/Gal.
Here's the problem: I've got two (different) heaters max'ed out in my tank, and my temp only reads 82.4degF. The heater thermostats don't seem to let the heaters go any higher.
Any ideas on how to get the temp up past 86deg? Think 82deg will be okay when combined with salt treatment? At what concentration, keeping in mind my plants?
Thanks for any advice!
-Anton
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44Gal Planted FW w/
4 Lemon Tetra
3 Congo Tetra
2 Cherry Barb
1 Zebra Danio
Cryptocoryne affinis
Echinodorus amazonicus
Hygrophila difformis
Microsorum pteropus
I've been browsing this forum the past couple days and have learned a lot about treating Ich. I decided to try the heat method combined with salt. I've been increasing the temp slowly and have been adding salt solution gradually. Salt concentration is currently at 0.5 tsp/Gal and target is 1 tsp/Gal.
Here's the problem: I've got two (different) heaters max'ed out in my tank, and my temp only reads 82.4degF. The heater thermostats don't seem to let the heaters go any higher.
Any ideas on how to get the temp up past 86deg? Think 82deg will be okay when combined with salt treatment? At what concentration, keeping in mind my plants?
Thanks for any advice!
-Anton
~~~~~~~~~
44Gal Planted FW w/
4 Lemon Tetra
3 Congo Tetra
2 Cherry Barb
1 Zebra Danio
Cryptocoryne affinis
Echinodorus amazonicus
Hygrophila difformis
Microsorum pteropus