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8 weeks is recommended. Read this post it has a lot of useful info....
Haha my order just shipped today too
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Yes I agree the cycle does last up to 8 weeks. I currently have a 90 gallon tank with sump. No corals yet but plan on keeping mostly softies. Did not...
So I recently had a ich break out. Tank is going to be fallow for the next 6 weeks :-/. SO I learned the hard way and do not want to take any chances...
If you have live rock that is all you need for your filter. I wouldn't use bio balls or live rock in the sump. Debris gets stuck and causes your...
Thanks fischkid I have heard this opinion a lot and do agree. My problem is I just started stocking my tank and am no where close to being fully...
lotzoffish yes please help haha. So i went and bought a quarantine tank. I wanted to use my DT water but wasnt sure if its safe with the ich. Do you...
I have heard this but it does not rid your tank of ich. The only proper way to rid your tank is to go fallow for 6 weeks. I cant add any new fish and...
Wanted to treat the fish with copper in quarantine. Then let the display tank go fallow for 6 weeks to rid the ich. Ich caused my potter angel to die...
Thanks fischkid. Im sorry for my run on sentences haha. What are you confused on? Are you trying to say copper will kill ich in quarantine tank? I...
Ok so your supposed to cycle a quarantine tank just like a display tank. I want to just use 10 gallons from my display tank which is already...
Maybe a dumb question? Can feeding live foods such as live brine or pods introduce ich into our systems? Is there a proper procedure to avoid this?...
Great tank marlinman. Tanks like yours are why I am so motivated to have one. Yes unfortunately there are a lot of different opinions which is why i...
Thanks. I agree with you on not adding more fish i wouldn't want to introduce them to it but how is the cycle going to stop? Do the ich eventually...
Thanks again for the great info I (and my fish) appreciate your help.
Thanks irr0001 that is exactly what i thought. I have been soaking my pellets with garlic every night the past couple days. Would you suggest to use...
Ok but ive been reading that pretty much every tank has ich... and what if it does come back when I re introduce them to the tank and or add new...
Unfortunately not. Ive been reading that most saltwater tanks have ich and fish slowly gain immunity to it. I was hoping to minimize it with...
which is cryptocaryon (saltwater ich) right? Have you used ich attack or formalin 3 or have any recommendations? Thanks I appreciate your help
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