old newbee

[Blue whale]

I am retired since 1986. I liked woodworking and gardening but lately I wanted to try something less strenuous. I previously had 2 twenty gal tanks.Last year I went and bought a 75 gal tank.moderately stocked with various plants.The fish are neons guuramis bearded tetras sword fish bristle nose cats and tiger barbs.I would to learn much more about water parameters and anything else.I recently had a problem with ich.Teated it with meds.some died but about 20 lived.Total fish in tank were 40.Also how much light do I need for this tank .Any advice would be appriciated.Thanks

 

[neilanh]

Welcome to AA!

Feel free to post your specific questions in the appropriate forums, you'll get much better responses to your items there.

Glad to have you with us!

 

[Blue whale]

sorry, im not familiar with this sytem.I hope that I catch up itsoon

 

[melosu58]

Welcome to AA

 

[JPKeenan]

Ich, have had problems with it. The folks on here turned me onto a way to treat it without meds that seems to work very well.

Get some aquarium salt and raise the temp a few degrees every 4 hours or so till the water temp is around 80F... Raise it only like a degree or two at a time over a day.

Keep the temp high like that for about 2 weeks after the last sign of ich.

Lot of folks here very much more knowledgeable than I am on the subject.