electrikat
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Exactly how do you do a freshwater dip. Is it just plain water, no salt? What about ph? I assume the dechlorinator part. How long on average? She's been in Qt since I got her two weeks ago.
True if done correctly FW dips can be beneficial but they also need to used for the right circumstances. If the fish is already in the QT, dipping the fish would be unneccessary unless heavily infested. As far as the copper is concerned, that can be true of any med used so as long as the directions are followed exactly, it shouldn't be an issue. It really depends on the sensitivity of the animal.border324 said:i disagree i did a fresh water dip yesterday and if done right its not to stressfull on the fish at all. i have found that copper if not done just right can cause more problems than good.
Even 1 tspn per gallon would kill the fish 8Oas for ph use 1 TBS spoon per gallon of baking soda to raise your ph to tank conditions, and salt, and water temp a perfect match
Never heard of this to tell you the truth. Any chance of a pic?electrikat said:well I did another post on this because the white "ich" has turned brown and looks like the same diatom algae that's on the glass and sand. Any idea?
So when the treatment was finished, it sounds like the ich was still a problem? Hence the post for the dip?electrikat said:I stopped it a week ago and have since changed 25% water and run carbon for a week.
Then I guess I shouldn't need to tell you that baking soda has very little effect on pH overall (volume depending) but does have an enormous impact on alkalinity. Even 1 tspn/gal would raise the alkalinity 20 mEq/l in SW so imagine what 1 tbsp/gal would do.border324 said:steve-s i study chem in school. i have had a sw tank for about 4 years now and i have always use baking soda to raise the ph in my qt tank.
Please post it 8)i have a ref. if you would like to check it out ?
Sorry for your losselectrikat said:Well she didn't make it. I'm not sure I want to try another blue. This is the second one(one regal and one powder) that we have lost to ich. I know they are susceptible to it but this is rediculous.