Update On My Ich Infestation

jcb

jcb

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Well, for those of you who might be interested in knowing how my battle with ich is coming along, the news are good! It's now been about two weeks since I started the hyposalinity treatment and about a week since I cranked on the uv sterilizer. Things are looking much, much better. The white specks on the fish have disappeared, their darting/scratching is at a minimal, their breathing is more calm, and their hunger is ... well, pretty scary at times. They devour their food FAST.
I owe all of these good results (thus far) to all of you that helped (and cared) by sharing your marine-expert knowledge. Although my LFS dude runs a very successful shop--and seems to know what he's doing--he really didn't come to the rescue when my fish needed him. So again, THANKS for caring.
 
beth

beth

Administrator
Staff member
Good job! However, if you're going to return salinity levels to normal,wait a full month AFTER all signs of ick are gone...just to be on safe side.
Ever since I began UV 2 yrs ago, I have had no parasites, so I definately believe in the UV [hopefully you got the quartz UV]
[This message has been edited by beth (edited 08-26-2000).]
 
jcb

jcb

Member
The one I got is an 8-watt U2 Double Pass UV made by CustomSeaLife, Inc. It costed me 100 bucks on sale ($140 regular). According to the box, it uses a quartz sleeve that increases performance and effectiveness. Is this what you mean by quartz?
 
M

mitch24

Guest
They can cost anywhere from $120-$300.
They are the ultimate parasite killer :)
I have a 15 watt that I wouldn't trade for anything :)
The bulb won't just die right out like a light bulb, but it will get duller and duller, so a good rule of thumb is to replace it every 6 months.
 
jcb

jcb

Member
Well, everyone! It's now been about seven weeks from when I began hyposalinity. Things continue to look good. I have now begun to slowly raise the salinity level. This should take me about another week-and-a-half. This time, I will keep my specific gravity at about 1.017. Is this high enough to introduce inverts? If not, what is the lowest s/g that can sustain inverts? I would like to keep the s/g as low as possible.
[This message has been edited by JCB (edited 09-23-2000).]
 
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