white spot treatment

[Ld123]

I have had an outbreak of white spot - I used protozin to treat this, however I left the carbon in during treatment?

I use carbon filter pads as opposed to the little bead type carbon media.

the white spot has cleared up after treating on days 1,2,3 and 6, however I am unsure if it has cleared from plants, stones etc as I left carbon in.

Can anybody advise me on what to do from here? whether to take carbon out a re- treat tank, leave tank to see if it reappears on fish or any other opinions?

please help!

 

[jlk]

How long exactly were the carbon filters in your tank before you started treatment? How are your fish doing now?

 

[Ld123]

I have two filters running. They had been in one a few months and in the other only a couple weeks.

No white spot on fish at the moment

 

[jlk]

Its likely that the carbon is beyond its effectiveness at this point. If one filter has been running for months, its long past its usefulness & its just real estate for your good bacteria. If the other has been in for a few weeks, its likely ineffective at this point as well so the meds would not have been removed. Just keep a close eye on everyone (and dont change the filters!) for now. You dont have to retreat at this point unless they start to show symptoms again.

 

[Ld123]

Ok. Just a little worried as lost a few fish to this. Mainly rummy nose for some reason