hypo journal

[lpuzon]

hey lazy, i wonder, how long did it take for the uv to clean up ur fish?
update on my hypo tank-->
2 days since the episode. all my fishes are fine since that day. esp my puffer... check the refractometer, spgh says .010. but i'm thinking, when the episode happened that night, the spgh level is at .009. (w/c in reality is lower, i think) so, could be the refracto is not calibrated right. i'm buying my own, most likely the one on this site.
anyhow, i went over to our lfs, asked them if they could measure my spgh with their own refracto, which they did.. so, i'm at peace that my level is right.
so far, i'm still seeing ich on one fish. just the hippo. all others, are clear. the kole, sometimes, she has it, sometimes don't. water parameteres are:
ammo .25
trite .5
trate 10 - 20
ph 8.2
temp 78
i also kept the skimmer off, since the time it sucked my puffer near its death...
still keeping my fingers crossed..........

 

[lazypinoy]

about 1 1/2 weeks.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by lpuzon
hey lazy, i wonder, how long did it take for the uv to clean up ur fish?
update on my hypo tank-->
2 days since the episode. all my fishes are fine since that day. esp my puffer... check the refractometer, spgh says .010. but i'm thinking, when the episode happened that night, the spgh level is at .009. (w/c in reality is lower, i think) so, could be the refracto is not calibrated right. i'm buying my own, most likely the one on this site.
anyhow, i went over to our lfs, asked them if they could measure my spgh with their own refracto, which they did.. so, i'm at peace that my level is right.
so far, i'm still seeing ich on one fish. just the hippo. all others, are clear. the kole, sometimes, she has it, sometimes don't. water parameteres are:
ammo .25
trite .5
trate 10 - 20
ph 8.2
temp 78
i also kept the skimmer off, since the time it sucked my puffer near its death...
still keeping my fingers crossed..........
With all of the water changes you have done I am wondering why you have measuable amounts of Ammonia and Nitrite. Could you shed some light on that for me girl? How old was this tank before you began hypo?
I mean no part of this as rude, but the poor water quality is definately going to make life more difficult!

 

[lpuzon]

i really don't know sepulatian! i wish i know... i'm feeding my fishes every other day, and i'm only giving them measurable amount that they could eat in 2 minutes or less. my tank is already almost a year old..... or could it be that the saltwater master kit that i bought is not reliable too? and this is the first time im doing hypo....

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by lpuzon
i really don't know sepulatian! i wish i know... i'm feeding my fishes every other day, and i'm only giving them measurable amount that they could eat in 2 minutes or less. my tank is already almost a year old..... or could it be that the saltwater master kit that i bought is not reliable too? and this is the first time im doing hypo....
This is my first hypo as well. I am currently bringing my tank back up. it is at 1.015 today. I had no jumps in ammonia or trites. Ah, damn, I wish I knew more to help you more, but unfortunately my knowledge of this subject stopped at all of your fish comming to a hault at the bottom of your tank. Lion_Crazz will be on within the next few days. Or hopefully Beth can help. I am so sorry that I don't have more to give!

 

[lazypinoy]

Originally Posted by lpuzon
hey lazy, i wonder, how long did it take for the uv to clean up ur fish?
update on my hypo tank-->
2 days since the episode. all my fishes are fine since that day. esp my puffer... check the refractometer, spgh says .010. but i'm thinking, when the episode happened that night, the spgh level is at .009. (w/c in reality is lower, i think) so, could be the refracto is not calibrated right. i'm buying my own, most likely the one on this site.
anyhow, i went over to our lfs, asked them if they could measure my spgh with their own refracto, which they did.. so, i'm at peace that my level is right.
so far, i'm still seeing ich on one fish. just the hippo. all others, are clear. the kole, sometimes, she has it, sometimes don't. water parameteres are:
ammo .25
trite .5
trate 10 - 20
ph 8.2
temp 78
i also kept the skimmer off, since the time it sucked my puffer near its death...
still keeping my fingers crossed..........

i think ur tank is cursed or something..

what kind of skimmer do u have???

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by LazyPinoy
i think ur tank is cursed or something..

what kind of skimmer do u have???
Oh, stop, she is doing everything right, and her tank isn't cursed. There must be something I am overlooking............. It realy doesn't matter what kind of skimmer she is using as none work in hypo anyway, just blow oxygen.

 

[lazypinoy]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
Oh, stop, she is doing everything right, and her tank isn't cursed. There must be something I am overlooking............. It realy doesn't matter what kind of skimmer she is using as none work in hypo anyway, just blow oxygen.
1. i was just kidding...hahaha??
2. im just asking for my OWN reference.

 

[beth]

You must be precise with the readings. It should read 1.009 specific gravity and 14 ppt. If the readings are not maintained right at that level, then hypo will not work.
Why don't you calibrate your own refractometer? It is really easy. Also, when you take the reading, look through the eyepiece under a strong light so you can see the reading precisely.

 

[lpuzon]

Originally Posted by LazyPinoy
i think ur tank is cursed or something..

what kind of skimmer do u have???

yeah right? i have a remora skimmer, but currently i'm not operating it, since i dosed the tank with SP. i though tried to operate it, 3 nights ago, but my puffer got sucked up on it. i dont know lazy.. i'm getting depressed. but u know, all my fishes are fine. they eat good, and i think i'm seeing good results with this hypo already. i'm not sure if it would stay that way though.....

 

[lpuzon]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
This is my first hypo as well. I am currently bringing my tank back up. it is at 1.015 today. I had no jumps in ammonia or trites. Ah, damn, I wish I knew more to help you more, but unfortunately my knowledge of this subject stopped at all of your fish comming to a hault at the bottom of your tank. Lion_Crazz will be on within the next few days. Or hopefully Beth can help. I am so sorry that I don't have more to give!

thanks sepulatian! as long as i know there's people like you that goes with me along the way, i would be confident.

 

[lpuzon]

Originally Posted by Beth
You must be precise with the readings. It should read 1.009 specific gravity and 14 ppt. If the readings are not maintained right at that level, then hypo will not work.
Why don't you calibrate your own refractometer? It is really easy. Also, when you take the reading, look through the eyepiece under a strong light so you can see the reading precisely.
yeah, i think ima do that. i'm buying my own... i'll let u guys know. right now, i checked my parameters:
temp 78
ammo 0 finally
trate 10-20
trite 0 thank god!
ph is alittle low. i just put in buffer.
spgh as the refracto here, .010. (w/c i think really is .009, from my experience of the recent episode...)
all my fishes are free of ich for 2 days now. the kole included. but not the hippo still. although her ich is not getitng any bigger, but she still got them. gave them food today, brine. krill for the puffer. tried to operate the skimmer, w/h is creating foam, btw, (w/c is think is still from the SP), but turned it off, coz i'm scared that the puffer might be sucked up again, plus the kole started darting...

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by lpuzon
yeah, i think ima do that. i'm buying my own... i'll let u guys know. right now, i checked my parameters:
temp 78
ammo 0 finally
trate 10-20
trite 0 thank god!
ph is alittle low. i just put in buffer.
spgh as the refracto here, .010. (w/c i think really is .009, from my experience of the recent episode...)
all my fishes are free of ich for 2 days now. the kole included. but not the hippo still. although her ich is not getitng any bigger, but she still got them. gave them food today, brine. krill for the puffer. tried to operate the skimmer, w/h is creating foam, btw, (w/c is think is still from the SP), but turned it off, coz i'm scared that the puffer might be sucked up again, plus the kole started darting...
I'm glad to hear things are starting to go well again. Yes the SP definately causes alot of foam. If you were at normal salinity it would overflow within a half hour. Did you try to recalibrate the refractometer you are using? If the sg is at 1.010 they are still going to breed. Also, an sg of 1.008 wouldn't be detrimental to your fish if it is indeed a point off. I don't know what happened with your fish before when they all went to the bottom, but I had mine at 1.008 a few times durring hypo and had asked prior to doing hypo if 1.008 would cause any harm and was told no. I am also glad to see that the Ammonia and Nitrite have finaly hit zero!!!

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by LazyPinoy
1. i was just kidding...hahaha??
2. im just asking for my OWN reference.
I knew you were kidding, I was kidding/ sarcastic when I said "oh, stop". Sorry, should have used smilies :jumping:

 

[lazypinoy]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
I knew you were kidding, I was kidding/ sarcastic when I said "oh, stop". Sorry, should have used smilies :jumping:
lol. mah bad. sooo why did u go for the hypo when you could have bought a uv sepulatian?

 

[lpuzon]

the ammo already hit zero a week ago, actually. only after two days, went back up. so, i don't really know if my ammo and trites would stay where they are. fyi, i hooked the skimmer again. it's been running for 9 hours already, and my puffer is still free!!!

will probably leave it on for tonight. (but will of course check it around 3 or 4 am ahhahaha)

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by LazyPinoy
lol. mah bad. sooo why did u go for the hypo when you could have bought a uv sepulatian?
Well honestly, a uv may or may not work. I have heard both. Hypo always works as long as it is done correctly

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by lpuzon
the ammo already hit zero a week ago, actually. only after two days, went back up. so, i don't really know if my ammo and trites would stay where they are. fyi, i hooked the skimmer again. it's been running for 9 hours already, and my puffer is still free!!!

will probably leave it on for tonight. (but will of course check it around 3 or 4 am ahhahaha)
I am not familiar with the brand of skimmer you are using, mine has a sponge pad over the intake so no one can get sucked up even if they wanted to :joy:

 

[lpuzon]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
Well honestly, a uv may or may not work. I have heard both. Hypo always works as long as it is done correctly

thought the same way too.....

 

[lpuzon]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
I am not familiar with the brand of skimmer you are using, mine has a sponge pad over the intake so no one can get sucked up even if they wanted to :joy:
hmmm... now that u said it, i think i would do that!!! thanks!

but don't u think the pad would get sucked up inside the rio? oh... i know what to do, i'll put a rubberband on it so it would stay outside instead of putting it straight right in the hole.... :cheer: :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish