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fadec40

fadec40

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This probably belongs in in the disease section, but I figure this forum gets the first visit.
I have a fish only tank that has been up and running since June. It succesfully cycled by the end of July. Fish stayed healthy and happy until October. I added another fish at that point and roughly a week later they started dying off. All water parameters were good. I figure the last fish started the death and destruction.
I did not overload the tank.
There is no life at all in this tank for about 5 days now.
My question is, how long should I leave this tank running with no life to kill off whatever is left there?
Thanks all.
 
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thomas712

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30 days, or 4-6 weeks. And that is if it was an ick problem.
 
fadec40

fadec40

Member
Thanks for the reply. yes it did appear to be ick on the fish. The white spots on body and fin.
 
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thomas712

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Ah..Thus it is recommended to quarenteen new arrivals for 30 days in a dedicated Q-tank. As you have learned one fish can wipe out a whole system. All you need is a 10 or 20 gallon tank, heater, filter and your all set. If you need to preform hypo-salinity a refractometer is also advised. The refractometer is much more accurate than a hydrometer and you will always use it for any salt water tank, including water changes.
Thomas
 
fadec40

fadec40

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One more qusetion.
If the fish had ick,or a parasite for that matter, and they all died off, would snails be affected?
 
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