Mini Coop
Valuable Member
Hi!
I got ich in my display, and am running fallow for 80 days to make sure it is gone. I am BRAND NEW to this, so had to rush in an emergency to set up QT, as I didn't have anything for it before.
I want to treat the fish with copper to make sure to rid the ich, but am not in a huge hurry to do that, as I have 80 days!
In the meantime . . . I have tried an ammonia reducer, doing weekly water changes, running the filter that came with the 20 gallon tank with a bio max bag in the bottom, sponge in the top, and been turning the filter off for 2 hours per night for a week while a cap full of "stability" is put into it. The ammonia level was testing up at 4 ppm, I did a water change last night (30%) This morning ammonia was at about 2 ppm. The Nitrites are still measuring high as well (unsafe zone on the strip test).
Any ideas of what else to do to stabilize QT would be great! Thank you.
I got ich in my display, and am running fallow for 80 days to make sure it is gone. I am BRAND NEW to this, so had to rush in an emergency to set up QT, as I didn't have anything for it before.
I want to treat the fish with copper to make sure to rid the ich, but am not in a huge hurry to do that, as I have 80 days!
In the meantime . . . I have tried an ammonia reducer, doing weekly water changes, running the filter that came with the 20 gallon tank with a bio max bag in the bottom, sponge in the top, and been turning the filter off for 2 hours per night for a week while a cap full of "stability" is put into it. The ammonia level was testing up at 4 ppm, I did a water change last night (30%) This morning ammonia was at about 2 ppm. The Nitrites are still measuring high as well (unsafe zone on the strip test).
Any ideas of what else to do to stabilize QT would be great! Thank you.
