EvaporatingFish
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Apr 9, 2014
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so my 45G tank had an ick outbreak. i had just swapped the substrate to white sand from black gravel so i didnt notice the early signs. i thought it was just sand on the cherry barbs (beginner mistake). only three of the fish remain and they seem to be getting better. my girlfriend has a 10G tank and i just bought her a 20G for her mollys and platies. and i bought a fluval canister for my 45G. so im going to turn the 10G tank into a quarantine tank (until i can afford a 29 or bigger) so i can avoid this situation again.
my question is, is the filter in my 45G infected with ick too? my goal is too move the 3 remaining fish in my 45G to my 10G quarantine tank, set up the canister for my 45G tank, and move the current filter (aquaclear 50) to my girlfriends 20G tank. i want to do a deep clean/purge on the infected 45G tank and set it up as if its brand new so it can cycle again with the new canister. im fairly new to fish keeping and could use some advice.
TL;DR can i move a filter from a tank infected with ick into a non infected tank with fish in it without problems.
my question is, is the filter in my 45G infected with ick too? my goal is too move the 3 remaining fish in my 45G to my 10G quarantine tank, set up the canister for my 45G tank, and move the current filter (aquaclear 50) to my girlfriends 20G tank. i want to do a deep clean/purge on the infected 45G tank and set it up as if its brand new so it can cycle again with the new canister. im fairly new to fish keeping and could use some advice.
TL;DR can i move a filter from a tank infected with ick into a non infected tank with fish in it without problems.