hypo treatment?
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al mc
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Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3235131
o so you did take the LR out of your DT.hmmm.
i dont think i have ever had an ammonia spike beacuse those are two filters so less ammonia.
You can take rock out or leave in. The fish will need someplaces to hide/feel safe. So if you take the LR out then put some pieces of clean pvc pipe of different shapes/sizes in your DT.
http:///forum/post/3235131
o so you did take the LR out of your DT.hmmm.
i dont think i have ever had an ammonia spike beacuse those are two filters so less ammonia.
You can take rock out or leave in. The fish will need someplaces to hide/feel safe. So if you take the LR out then put some pieces of clean pvc pipe of different shapes/sizes in your DT.
al mc
Active Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3234784
can you explain why you think you never had an ammonia spike due to the fact that you have a skimmer and trickle filter.I am going to have to respectfully disagree with my good friend . Al i would treat via hypo for at least 6 weeks using the documented time line of the parasites life cycle
No 'respect' needed Joe. Guess I should have put a minimum of three weeks in hypo state.
OP...Joe is correct. It is best to go 4-6 weeks to make sure that the parasite is definately gone.
http:///forum/post/3234784
can you explain why you think you never had an ammonia spike due to the fact that you have a skimmer and trickle filter.I am going to have to respectfully disagree with my good friend . Al i would treat via hypo for at least 6 weeks using the documented time line of the parasites life cycle
No 'respect' needed Joe. Guess I should have put a minimum of three weeks in hypo state.
OP...Joe is correct. It is best to go 4-6 weeks to make sure that the parasite is definately gone.
florida joe
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Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3235131
o so you did take the LR out of your DT.hmmm.
i dont think i have ever had an ammonia spike beacuse those are two filters so less ammonia.
umm i still dont understand are you saying you used the two filters from you DT
http:///forum/post/3235131
o so you did take the LR out of your DT.hmmm.
i dont think i have ever had an ammonia spike beacuse those are two filters so less ammonia.
umm i still dont understand are you saying you used the two filters from you DT
florida joe
Well-Known Member
some clarification is really needed here. where are your two filters you speak of . how did you originally start a cycle in the tank you have these filters
sargeboy
Member
i had the two filters in the DT i have been talking about and i let my tank naturally go through the nitrogen cycle if that is what you mean.
i was wondering, if all wet things from other saltwater tanks need to be quarantined how do you quarantine coral, LR, and invertabrates? cant the ick be on there wet surface off their body when you put them in your DT tank?
i was wondering, if all wet things from other saltwater tanks need to be quarantined how do you quarantine coral, LR, and invertabrates? cant the ick be on there wet surface off their body when you put them in your DT tank?
cranberry
Active Member
I was answering this question.
Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3235716
i was wondering, if all wet things from other saltwater tanks need to be quarantined how do you quarantine coral, LR, and invertabrates?
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3235725
You put all that stuff in a fishless QT tank for 6 weeks. If the parasite is on there it will die without a live host.
Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3235716
i was wondering, if all wet things from other saltwater tanks need to be quarantined how do you quarantine coral, LR, and invertabrates?
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3235725
You put all that stuff in a fishless QT tank for 6 weeks. If the parasite is on there it will die without a live host.
florida joe
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Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3235757
o that sucks having to quarantine all that stuff that isnt even a host
it is a host that's why you are quarantining it
http:///forum/post/3235757
o that sucks having to quarantine all that stuff that isnt even a host
it is a host that's why you are quarantining it
florida joe
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Renee you are absolutely right in the bio wold in relation to our tanks A primary host or definitive host is the infected fish. BUT in response to the post
o that sucks having to quarantine all that stuff that isn't even a host
he was referring to no fish items and as i stated they are hosts if you prefer secondary then that is what they are but again i think he needs to understand why he must Quarantine these things
o that sucks having to quarantine all that stuff that isn't even a host
he was referring to no fish items and as i stated they are hosts if you prefer secondary then that is what they are but again i think he needs to understand why he must Quarantine these things
cranberry
Active Member
I'm not quite following the BUT....
EDIT: You edited.
I just have a hard time swallowing the word in that context. I honestly wouldn't even say intermediate or secondary when referring to this. For those of us that biology or medically inclined, this would lead to greater confusion.
EDIT: You edited.
I just have a hard time swallowing the word in that context. I honestly wouldn't even say intermediate or secondary when referring to this. For those of us that biology or medically inclined, this would lead to greater confusion.
florida joe
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o that sucks having to quarantine all that stuff that isn't even a host
ok how do you explain to him why he must QT what he feels is not a host
ok how do you explain to him why he must QT what he feels is not a host
florida joe
Well-Known Member
contaminated
we can go on and on I prefer "inhabited"
cranberry
Active Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3236051
we can go on and on.
Oh....I thought it was an actual question, not a rhetorical. Sorry.
http:///forum/post/3236051
Oh....I thought it was an actual question, not a rhetorical. Sorry.