What else should I be testing?

e46er · #1 04-30-2011, 10:07 PM

Then the ich will still be in your tank
I had to take my entre tank apart to catch my fish for QT

MarkoD · #2 04-30-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by e46er

Then the ich will still be in your tank
I had to take my entre tank apart to catch my fish for QT

im running a UV sterilizer on the tank now. wont that kill the free floating ich in a few weeks?

dsaundry · #3 05-01-2011, 12:45 AM

I feel your pain!

plutoniumJoe · #4 05-01-2011, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

im running a UV sterilizer on the tank now. wont that kill the free floating ich in a few weeks?

It will reduce ich that is in the water column but even if a fish does not show signs of Ich it can still be a host (I think) and therefore you will be simply re-introducing you fish into a tank that has ich present. Some believe that this is all tanks! If you fish are strong enough and have a strong immunity system they should be able to fight it. Otherwise you are back where you started.