Dosing hydrogen peroxide for ich and valvet

[Akka1]

Hi everyone,
I’m new to this site and would like to know how long I can dose hydrogen peroxide in my main display as I have ich and valvet? Any help will be appreciated and just so you know I have limited spay so can’t setup a qt system.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Hi everyone,
I’m new to this site and would like to know how long I can dose hydrogen peroxide in my main display as I have ich and valvet? Any help will be appreciated and just so you know I have limited spay so can’t setup a qt system.

That will not successfully treat ich or velvet.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

You can read about proper treatments here. https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-disease-treatment-and-diagnosis.771/

 

[Akka1]

That will not successfully treat ich or velvet.

What’s the best treatment as I don’t have and can’t do qt tank due to space

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What’s the best treatment as I don’t have and can’t do qt tank due to space

I linked a good place to start...Did you read any of the posts at the top of the page?

 

[PGT253]

How To - Peroxide (H2O2) dosing for parasites in reef tank

***Current dosing recommendation for active outbreaks, using 3% hydrogen peroxide*** (a TLDR for people who just need to know how to get started) Week 1: 1mL/8g, 3x per day Week 2: 1mL/5g, 3x per day Week 3: 1mL/5g, 3x per day, plus overnight dosing. Continue the week 3 dosing regimen for a...

humble.fish

@Akka1 This is the original thread I believe. It's long but the first few posts are summary of the methods and updates. Give it a read

 

[Mil69]

That will not successfully treat ich or velvet.

I’ve used it myself several times instead of copper and it works well.
The difficult part is dosing a high enough dose without overdoing it as it stays active longer than expected.
If you overdose it will stress the fish out and they will be irritated or resting on bottom all the time.
To low dosing won’t be effective to kill the parasites.
I use a 6% strength