The Puffer Forum

My Pocrupine puffer has Crypt. I'd post the obvious readings of my DT but I've been in the hobby for over 10 years and I know what Marine Ich looks like. I'm here for advice on treatment.

With most fish I just QT them and hit them with copper but Porcs tend to be more sensitive than other fish. I'm in the process of QTing him in a different tank other than my original QT because I'm going to try and do Hyposalinity. From what I understand it's easier on the fish than copper treatment. I'll lower the salinity gradually over a few days to eventually 1.09 and keep it at that reading for a few weeks until I see no signs of stress.

I'm seeking the advice from anyone else who has used Hypo to treat their Porcs and wondering if there are any tips to helping him along the way. I setup a small 10g tank for him considering he's only about 4-5 inches with a heater and HOB filter just for water flow. I'd worry about the nitrogen cycle but it's inevitable considering I'm dropping the salinity down to 1.09 that I'll kill all the nitrifying bacteria anyways. So, I guess i'll be forced to do WC's every other day to keep things in check. Any advice on this approach or should I just go with copper?

I have eradicated crypt on a burrfish with high dosing of vitamin C. But you'd need a skimmer on there.
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I have a skimmer on my DT but not on the QT. You added Vitamin C in what form directly in the water of the QT?

I'd dose 100ppm:

VITAMIN C DOSING CHART
Here are the directions:
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To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily (down to 2-3 ppm works also). If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.

Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.

You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.

Dosing amounts using I-herb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.

For every 100 gallons:

5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC

After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.

Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 or lower if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread, also for better health/coloration of your fish. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Higher doses of as much as 100ppm (for about 2 weeks) for fish illness. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
* If you notice an algae bloom (white stringy stuff) or increased scum on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water then pour into overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors. *Keep your Vitamin C bottle in the refrigerator. * If you have a question, ask here. I do my best to check these threads daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.

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