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Old 08-11-2008, 12:43 AM
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The water should be the same pH and temp as the tank water. This means RO is not a good idea unless adjusted for pH.

I used to use the water from my FW tanks back in the day when I did this.
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Old 08-11-2008, 01:03 AM
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you do this once or more and if so how often for how long?
what are the signs that the fish has recovered and after the fish looks clean is it ready to be moved back into the main tank or is there an isolation period?
does temperature bring this on or factor in at any stage of this healing process, basically does heat make fish more susceptible to ich or does heat in the QT tank better to get rid of the ich?
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Old 08-11-2008, 06:04 AM
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I used it for some large wild caught clownfish. It's not something I would do anymore really.

You can't just FW bath and put them back in the tank, or they are immediately reinfected.

Hyposalinity in quarantine is the way to treat fish if your tank hasn't been years established.

http://atj.net.au/marineaquaria/hyposalinity.html

Tough to do, you need a very accurate refractometer.
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