whalen
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have been treating ich now for a long time it seems. When I first got it, I was using meds, but I was also cycling the tank. Ended up doing water changes, but re-medicated for the water I took out. Went through 3 boxes of medicine like this. After that I was still cycling the tank and didn't want to use the meds again so soon. I read about using salt to treat ich and wanted to try this method. I read different articles about how much salt to use and what the temperature should be on.
I have been using 2.5 tbsp salt for every 5 gallons and I had the temperature on 82F. After a week of doing this, I still notice them scratching and whatnot and I am getting frustrated with this now. I posted on here before and someone advised me to turn the heat up to 86F. I have seen this on articles before but was nervous to go up so high. I'm getting desperate now though. I went to the heater in my tank and turned it all the way up. Woke up this morning to find that my heater will only go to 83.7F. Going to get a new heater is not an option for me right now, since this one is new.
Will this temperature do the job or should I go back to meds again now that my tank is cycled?
I have been using 2.5 tbsp salt for every 5 gallons and I had the temperature on 82F. After a week of doing this, I still notice them scratching and whatnot and I am getting frustrated with this now. I posted on here before and someone advised me to turn the heat up to 86F. I have seen this on articles before but was nervous to go up so high. I'm getting desperate now though. I went to the heater in my tank and turned it all the way up. Woke up this morning to find that my heater will only go to 83.7F. Going to get a new heater is not an option for me right now, since this one is new.
Will this temperature do the job or should I go back to meds again now that my tank is cycled?