so, I had ich happen in my 25g quarantine tank. I have removed the fish and they are currently undergoing TTM in two other smaller tanks. My question is how can I remove ich from my fishless 25g quarantine tank without draining it and starting over or waiting 76 days. It was nicely cycled and I would rather not start it all over again. There is no livestock in the tank. Will it be ok if I just treat the tank with a heavy dose of copper since there are no fish in it? That should eradicate it, right? I'd like to place the fish back into it after they complete TTM 2 weeks from now. Any suggestions?
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Dosing copper for 30 days should work. However, if your fish have a strain of ich which takes longer than 30 days for all the theronts to be released from their tomonts - then they will just be reinfected once placed back in the QT. A heavy dose of copper won't eradicate the free swimmers any faster than a normal therapeutic one.
My suggestion would be to sterilize the QT by dosing chlorine (60 mg/L) and then after a few days dose some Stability to reseed the bacteria population.
My suggestion would be to sterilize the QT by dosing chlorine (60 mg/L) and then after a few days dose some Stability to reseed the bacteria population.
Chlorine will fully evaporate after 2-3 days. This is how I sterilize my QTs in-between batches of fish. Buy a chlorine test kit to be sure before dosing bacteria/adding fish back.
Just to be clear- I add the same chlorine as for a swimming pool? And how much to dose? And do they make a chlorine test for saltwater- all I'm seeing is for freshwater. Thanks- sorry if these are basic question. I've shocked my pool many times, but never my tank. lol
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IME 24hr maximum. With skimmer running even less
I use pool chlorine (w/ no stabilizer) and you can also buy a Free Chlorine test kit at most pool places. Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Test-Systems-481026-Chlorine/dp/B0026DURIO
Dosage is 60 mg/L using a digital scale (I use this one); obviously you need to use chlorine granules so you can measure it.
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