gasguzzler
Active Member
What is garlic supposed to do??? Its merely an attractant.
My Ich Killer 2000 - Please read!
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krowleey
Active Member
Originally posted by Biggie18
you haveto think...every white dot that you see on the fish falls to the bottom and turns into 200 -500 free swimming anemotopes. if your fish has lets say 10 dots on it when they reproduce do the math. UV is waste of power for ich. But good luck and hope your livestock stays live
it's far from a waste of power for ich, in fact it saved my tank from a ich infestation. seems ppl that do not use a UV do not quite understand the good they do, but steer people away from using one with no first hand knowledge at all.
sw65galma
Active Member
Originally posted by Biggie18
But ich is always there...thats my point
From a competeing Online Website Info on UV Lights.
"Ultraviolet Sterilization is a proven, dependable and effective method for controlling and eradicating algae spores, bacteria and protozoa (ie: ich) present in the water source Ultraviolet alters or disrupts the DNA and RNA of target organisms. It is is extremely beneficial in destroying disease causing pathogens as they pass through the unit. UV sterilization is an effective method of disease control "
gallyjh
New Member
Originally posted by sw65galma
That's what UV is for, kill parasites.
And it's not like i have a little one, they are going through a 36" super duper UV light, very slowly, I agree it's not the end all to my problems, but It's definatley gonna kill whatever it comes in contact with.
sw65Galma,
I wasn't aiming an attack on you with my post. I was simply stating that a UV sterializer helped me as well.
~gally
sw65galma
Active Member
Originally posted by gallyjh
sw65Galma,
I wasn't aiming an attack on you with my post. I was simply stating that a UV sterializer helped me as well.
~gally
No worries, that was intended for Biggie18 who insists that UV doesn't do anything..
Thanks for the support and info.
biggie18
Member
Geez, all I was trying to say is that a UV is not going to get rid of ich. I never said UVs dont work....of course they do. But once again ich is ALWAYS gonna be there and outbreak if conditions permit it to. Also I dont understand why you guys are quoting websites trying to prove to me that UVs work, i thought this thread is about ich not if a UV works. Obviously not getting my simple point so good luck with your treatment and hope everything turns out ok.
gallyjh
New Member
Biggie18 Quote:
UV is waste of power for ich.
That was would you had said previously. If thats not saying UV doesn't work then I'm not sure what is. We were just saying that UV is NOT a waste of power when fighting ich. It may not be scientifically proven to kill ich 100%, but it does assist in killing it as studies have shown. It's the same reason why people feed their fish garlic, it helps prevent and slow down its growth.
Not to come off harsh but your point was irrelavent to this thread. The questions asked in this thread was what are good methods to get rid / prevent infestations of ich. We never denied your statement of "Ich is always there".
My post simply helps fortify the issue of whether or not UV can help. Is it has (I believe and science has shown) helped me and several other people in this forum and other forums fight ich.
UV is waste of power for ich.
That was would you had said previously. If thats not saying UV doesn't work then I'm not sure what is. We were just saying that UV is NOT a waste of power when fighting ich. It may not be scientifically proven to kill ich 100%, but it does assist in killing it as studies have shown. It's the same reason why people feed their fish garlic, it helps prevent and slow down its growth.
Not to come off harsh but your point was irrelavent to this thread. The questions asked in this thread was what are good methods to get rid / prevent infestations of ich. We never denied your statement of "Ich is always there".
My post simply helps fortify the issue of whether or not UV can help. Is it has (I believe and science has shown) helped me and several other people in this forum and other forums fight ich.
sw65galma
Active Member
Originally posted by Biggie18
I never said UVs dont work....of course they do.
Ok maybe I took these quotes from you wrong then, My bad.
Originally posted by Biggie18
You can't "kill off" ich with a UV.
"UV is waste of power for ich."
But once again ich is ALWAYS gonna be there and outbreak if conditions permit it to.
This isn't 100% proven, based on theroies Ich can't live much past a month with no Fish host
Also I dont understand why you guys are quoting websites trying to prove to me that UVs work, i thought this thread is about ich not if a UV works.
In case someone new does a search and finds this thread, I don't want them to be under the Impression that UV doesn't work. I got that impression from you, so could someone else and I just wanted to make sure that people got the right info.
Obviously not getting my simple point so good luck with your treatment and hope everything turns out ok.
Like I said, My Bad based on those quotes above, I and the rest of the people that responded took it as you saying it was "a waste of power" So I hope you can see how we could take it the wrong way.
Also I do want to thank you for your input and No hard feelings.
Thanks
I never said UVs dont work....of course they do.
Ok maybe I took these quotes from you wrong then, My bad.
Originally posted by Biggie18
You can't "kill off" ich with a UV.
"UV is waste of power for ich."
But once again ich is ALWAYS gonna be there and outbreak if conditions permit it to.
This isn't 100% proven, based on theroies Ich can't live much past a month with no Fish host
Also I dont understand why you guys are quoting websites trying to prove to me that UVs work, i thought this thread is about ich not if a UV works.
In case someone new does a search and finds this thread, I don't want them to be under the Impression that UV doesn't work. I got that impression from you, so could someone else and I just wanted to make sure that people got the right info.
Obviously not getting my simple point so good luck with your treatment and hope everything turns out ok.
Like I said, My Bad based on those quotes above, I and the rest of the people that responded took it as you saying it was "a waste of power" So I hope you can see how we could take it the wrong way.
Also I do want to thank you for your input and No hard feelings.
Thanks
