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hypo and lr

Post by vorton »

Hey,

i have a sns puffer whos have ich for about 6 weeks hes eating find and its not effecting him very much. I have treated with a wide range reef safe medication but its hasn't removed it . My water parameters are all within tolerances but i cnt seem to shift it. My main filtration method is LR ive been looking at hypo salinity will this effect my lr ?
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I would imagine so. Time for a hospital tank, do hypo salinity in the hospital tank keeping the tank with live rock stock free. You need to keep your live rock fed tho.
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ghaa ill set up a tank for the lr and treat all stock in the display probably the best option as my puffer has friends lol. very odd no other fish has displayed the ich at all
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Re: hypo and lr

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You cannot hypo LR, it will kill the bacteria & creatures in there, which will cause an ammonia spike, killing everything else. Hypo is filtered by many, many water changes.
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There will be much beneficial stuff in the sand etc, do not put your tank through that
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ok ill put stock in hospital tank just gotta try find one big enough to house the puffer and friends lol how long will they need to be kept in qt
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8 weeks
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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thanks again for the help ill keep you all posted, atm its not serious hes swimming and eating like a puffer and is happy enough
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Re: hypo and lr

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just brought a 89 gallon 4x2x1.5 tank with sump and all equipment bargain :D now have a qt tank lol
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Love it
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Re: hypo and lr

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untill i get the tank setup and running will fresh water dips help?
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I would not personally advise that as it would seriously stress the fish.
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Re: hypo and lr

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Depends on how infested the fish is by the parasite. They will fall off in the dip but then re-attach from the infected tank.
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Re: hypo and lr

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He was pretty infested i rang a reputable fs and they advised to dip him so did match the ph and temp to the water he was fine didn't stress him at all.
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Re: hypo and lr

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Remember to not expose him to any actual air.
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