Chloroquine Phosphate Treatment Log

[edosan]

Hello Guys:

I have bought 2 yellow tangs, 2 clowns and 1 Japonicus, and a watchman with Marine Velvet. I had setup a new tank, 75 Gal, nothing in ther but 8*8*4 block of MP as biological filtration and a sponge as mechanical F.

I have dip in formalin all fishes 10 days ago. Then I add Dr Time One & Only bacteria and the fishes.

I had in my hands Hydroxichloriquine Sulfate (plaquenil) 200mg, so I add 5 gr in total, considering 60mg/gal or 15mg/lt. I let the lights (Radion) on 30% max, only whites and blue.
During 1 week I have saw free velvet fish, but today I saw the velvet again. No amonia issues (Ammonia Alert Seachem)

I went to a drug store and I found that CP is way cheaper than HCP and no prescription needed, so I bought several boxes.

So my plan is:

1- Turn Skimmer on for 1 day
2- Make 50% water change
3- Redose with CP
4- Turn the lights off only ambient light.
5- Keep them there for 30 days

So far all fishes are ok, and eating but I still saw signs of velvet.

I will post pictures later, but for those with experience I have some Q.

1- MP as biological filtration works like a charm, but I wonder if the blocks I use (8*8*4) will also abosrb CP.?
2- 30% blue and white only (max) on radions, will degrade cp?
3- Any aditional ideas/sugestion/recomendation

After I finish the treatment I plan to use that tank as a reeftank (I will no add more fishes), so I will take the MP block out (and all out but fishes), run GAC and make a 100% water change, soak all in Chlorine, dry, but them back and redose One&only, add some cheap frags and check until frags are ok in order to add the rest of the corals.

Any advice is more than welcome. Thanks!

 

[Humblefish]

What is MP?

Also, can you post photos of the affected fish and QT?

 

[edosan]

What is MP?

Also, can you post photos of the affected fish and QT?

Sorry, MP = MarinePure block 8*8*4 basically ceramic porous blocks that are used for biological fitration.

Pictures later for sure. But is Marine Velvet 100%

 

[Humblefish]

This is it, right? I'll need to do more research to figure out how much does ceramic absorb: http://www.cermedia.com/MarinePureTechSheet.pdf

 

[edosan]

Yup that one. Thanks for your help.
Also I have a air difuser in the tank for extra air just in case, and a vortech Mp40 working

 

[edosan]

The tank (old pic now is with no rock at all)


Cp


I think mp will absorb cp

 

[edosan]

MP Blocks are made from aluminimsilicate

I Think they will absorb CP and that the reason why velvet come back again making HCP inefective (The box of HCP is expensive, US$50 the box).
Since I have unlimited supply of CP in theory, and 1 box cost like US$6 (20 pills, 250mg each pill, 150mg active cp) the 3 grams, I will remove the MP form the tank, and do water changes and redose if neccesary.

Will start tomorrow, let me know if you find something I am doing wrong. Thanks!

 

[Humblefish]

Good luck, and I believe you are right about the MP Blocks absorbing medications. Including CP.

 

[edosan]

Change my mind

Took all fishes to hospital tank, since all where reinfected and japo was with breathing problems, dose cp 80mg/gal. Before That I did a formalin dip

The other tank is with bleach right now

So far so good, day 1 started

 

[edosan]

Day2: The japonicus did not make it [emoji30], the others are looking good so far.

 

[edosan]

Day 3 all good, no amonia (heater and air stone only in a 40g hospital tank) and fish eating good. Still sad for the japonicus [emoji30]

 

[melypr1985]

I'm so sorry for your loss sweetie! keep up the good fight though!

 

[domination2580]

Keep fighting. It's a good experience in the end. Sorry to hear about the loss though.

 

[edosan]

Day 4: End of the log, all fishes died. Yesterday I made a 50% water change, add prime and redose. This morning I found a sad end to all of them.

Cause: Too much streess for the fish and velvet where all over them. Probably. Seachem Ammonia Alert was ok.