I don't have temperature (no thermomiter), but our house is always 67-0 degrees. I DONT have a heater. I use a testing kit, and if nitrates get above 0 i do a change and I test pH as well
Ill test real quick
Ammonia 0.1 ppm
Nitrate (NO2) 0.1 ppm
Nitrate (NO3)0 ppm
pH 6.5
(I used the 'API Freshwater Master Test Kit')
Where can I buy Furan 2?
--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, sevenspringss@... wrote:
>
> Michelle,
>
> You've stated that you allow the ammonia to rise to 0.25 ppm and then make
> a PWC (Partial Water Change) at that time. If your ammonia is rising to
> that level, your tank must not be completely cycled.
>
> Besides your ammonia level, please give us the rest of your water
> parameters -- Nitrite, Nitrate, pH and temperature. Unless your fish are otherwise
> stressed (from a sudden temperature drop, etc.), there's no reason for your
> fish to get sick -- and especially not by two differrent illnesses unless
> there's something else drastically stressing them -- like water parameters too
> high in organic wastes, etc. Depending upon your pH, (and temperature),
> even 0.25 ppm of ammonia can be toxic and possibly even lethal at that range
> (when the pH is around 8.0). We need to know the rest of your parameters --
> in numbers -- to properly advise you.
>
> After ensuring your water is free of toxic contaminents -- by adequate
> PWC's for starters -- raise the temperature to 87 o and add one Tablespoon of
> salt per 5 gallons (for treating the Ich). At this same time, medicate with
> Furan 2 to treat the fin rot -- which may be fungal or bacterial -- this
> medication will treat both.
>
> Hold the temperature at 87 o until at least 2 days after seeing no further
> signs of Ich on your fish. Increased aeration will not only help in
> providing enough oxygen but will hinder the Ich from finding it's host (your fish).
> No medication is needed for Ich; it connot reproduce above 86 o so it's
> lifecycle ends -- but latent cysts on the bottom need to extra time to hatch
> out and die off. The salt will induce the fish to create a heavier slime
> coating, which will make it difficult for the Ich to get a hold in the fishes'
> skin.
>
> Ray
>
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