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08-27-2006, 09:48 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Jul 2006
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Reefer Ratings: (0) | fresh water dip/bath Hello to everyone, i have a 5 inch blonde naso tang with cloudy eyes so i decided to give him a fresh water dip (my first ever). Started by using a 5-gal bucket of tap water match the temp in the tank 78 degrees to the water in the bucket then added nova-qua plus to break down the chloramines then added kent marine super-buffer to match the ph in my tank 8.0 left him in for 5min then put him back in my main system he seems to be lay-boring and still has cloudy eyes, my question how long should a fresh water dip last? and for how many days? did some research on wetweb media and found no specific time fresh water dip should last nor for how long.... |
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08-27-2006, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Reefer Ratings: (35) | In my honest opinion you should never fresh water dip fish! Only zoanthids can be freshwater dipped successfully. QT tanks are the proper treatment with pristine water conditions. Think of it this way, if every time you had a cold (viral infection) would you like chicken soup and rest or a dip in bleach/ethanol/disinfectant? Don't underestimate a fishes immune system to counter disease. |
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08-27-2006, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bronx, NY 10475
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 I found one in reference to Marine Ich. It was suggested to use before placing a fish in a treatment tank. Was that what you were doing? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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08-27-2006, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westchester, NY
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Reefer Ratings: (21) | Zero minutes and zero seconds for the duration, FW dips should not be done at all.
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08-27-2006, 10:12 PM
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