Amquel+, how long before its safe to medicate?

[Claus84]

Hi all,

I have just had to dose Amquel+ in my QT to detoxify a slight ammonia spike, I was due to be starting a 10day kanaplex treatment today but as per the excellent advice gathered from this forum I have postponed due to the Amquel.

Can anyone tell me how long this stuff lasts in the water and if it disspates on its own? Or should I just plan to do a 100% wc before medicating?

Thanks in advance

Nick

 

[ngoodermuth]

Amquel does not react with kanaplex like it would with copper, so it's a little less dangerous. It does dissipate with time, but a large water change will help. It will also help with your ammonia levels.

Since you are doing the antibiotic treatment, you can do a 25% waterchange every 48 hours before re-dosing the medication. That will help clear out residual medication and manage ammonia without a reducing agent.

 

[aykwm]

Usually Amquel and similar products will detoxify ammonia for 24-48 hours and after that dissipate. It should be safe to dose it with antibiotics but ensure enough oxygen is available in water.

 

[Claus84]

Thanks very much, test kits are still registering ammonia at the moment (albeit deotxified) so I might have to postpone the antibiotics until I know the filter has caught up anyway. I will be glad once this quarantine period is over!

 

[4FordFamily]

You're in good hands here. I usually just address ammonia in quarantine with large water changes and medication re-dosing. Dr Tims or a live bacteria source can help aid your nitrogen cycle.

 

[ngoodermuth]

This thread may be helpful:
Ammonia Control in a Hospital Tank

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/Ammonia-Control-in-a-Hospital-Tank.296119/

 

[Claus84]

Thanks, I have read the attached and to be honest you wouldn't believe the amount of seeded foam i have split between 3 filters in the QT, plus I added colony at the start but one or two days complaceny when clearing up uneaten food and boom, ammonia!
I find keeping the pH up in a bare tank to be a pain too, particularly when dosing amquel which instantly causes a 0.1 drop, even with adequate aeration so will be very glad to release everything back to the DT. I have halved the bioload by removing my clowns and done a large wc so hopefully everything will balance out again.