Mumma.of.two
Aquarium Advice Obsessed
Yes, around the glass. Insulate it like a cooler/esky/what-ever-you-guys-call-it.it has a lid but it gets to below freezing here at night. wrap around the glass area?
Yes, around the glass. Insulate it like a cooler/esky/what-ever-you-guys-call-it.it has a lid but it gets to below freezing here at night. wrap around the glass area?
Update: All visible Ich is gone from all fish. Did another PWC and even more through substrate vacuum as i suspect those nasty critters fell off my fish. Im going to stop doing daily PWC and vacuum but will keep temperature at 86 for another week. Hopefully heat + salt will kill off any remaining ich. BTW I Got a 300W Aquatop heater, temperature is spot on at 86 after a bit of calibration, BUT i noticed a little bit of condensation. Is this something I should worry about?
So your issue totally sounds like what I was going through! I just couldn't manage to get my tank to stay at a decent temperature! It would be at a great 86, then drop to like 82 which wouldn't be beneficial. So I would up the temp and it would be 91! I had to put another smaller wattage heater in with this heater just so it could run too to keep it more stable. The best luck I've had is to keep the tank at about 87-88, but the fish seem to be doing well. I just did the heat and salt treatment too. But similar story, started with one, then that one got better, and bam the others, etc... But it looks like you've got it under control! Just be sure to keep the temperature up for I think it's at least ten days after the last ich is seen. & if you've got the bubbler in there and they don't look like they're gasping or anything the warm temperatures should be fine. Mine are actually seeming to really enjoy it ha ha. Good luck!!
Thanks! Yea its been a PITA but worth it for my babies I think the daily pwc really helps. But only do it if you can temp match to near perfect. I turned off and removed my 300w heater as condensation is getting worse..new one arriving on Monday. Cranked my little 150w to max to see if it can hold 86 as thats what my temp is at. 5 more days to go and they are in the clear.