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Yep, raised the temp to 86 yesterday and added some salt. Fish and inverts appear ok. Only 1 fish out of way too many had symptoms visible. Most including fry were flashing at times.

I have a planted 60 gallon with guppies, mollies, platys, swords, a panda cory and several shrimp. ( 2 ghost, 1 cherry and 2 amano). I am having an outbreak of ick starting. Some spotting on several fish and a lot of flashing. I am raising the temp but can I salt? What med will work without...

I stand corrected! Hey, not my fault, had a tooth cut out and Vicodin seems to affect thinking? Imagine that!

Nope, the ends and length are the same. If you find a rapid start ballast ( should be all you can find ) take the starter out completely. It's not needed. The ballast should have a diagram on it for the wiring. The link is pretty much good. The wire colors to the lampholders may be different...

You will have to change the ballast out to match the 18 watt T8 lamps. The output voltage and current is different on a T8 from a T12. By the wat the T meeans tubular and the numeral is the sive in tenths of an inch, hence T8= tubular, 8/10". I would try to get a rapid start ballast so no more...